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Table AI.1 
Merchandise exports and re-expor ts by group of products, 2001-06 
(US$ million and per cent) 
Description 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 
  (US$ million) 
Total 259 215 250 195 361 441 
  (% of total) 
Total primary products 50.5 47.4 53.7 47.3 56.1 50.7 
   Agriculture 30.5 34.9 27.3 38.5 23.9 18.6 
      Food 30.3 34.5 26.9 38.2 23.7 18.0 
         1124 Spirits 7.5 9.7 8.0 12.4 8.8 6.2 
         0611 Sugars, beet/cane, raw, solid, no added flavour 8.5 8.7 8.2 11.8 6.1 4.4 
         0910 Margarine, etc. 1.8 2.2 1.8 2.6 1.5 1.6 
         0484 Bread, baked goods 1.3 1.6 1.3 1.6 0.8 1.0 
         4211 Soya bean oil, fractions 0.3 0.4 0.5 1.4 0.7 0.8 
         0172 Sausages and similar preparations of meat/blood 0.6 0.7 0.7 1.0 0.8 0.5 
         1110 Non-alcoholic bevera ges, n.e.s. 0.7 0.7 0.9 1.3 1.1 0.5 
      Agricultural raw material 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.6 
   Mining 20.1 12.5 26.4 8.8 32.3 32.0 
      Ores and other minerals 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.9 0.6 0.8 
      Non-ferrous metals 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 
      Fuels 19.9 12.2 26.2 7.8 31.6 31.2 
         3330 Crude oils of petroleum and bituminous mineral 0.0 2.8 4.9 7.8 4.6 5.2 
Manufactures 48.4 50.6 45.2 51.6 43.1 48.8 
   Iron and steel 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 
   Chemicals 13.8 14.5 12.8 13.5 11.7 10.2 
         5429 Medicaments, n.e.s. 5.4 4.7 5.0 4.4 4.5 4.2 
         5911 Insecticides for retail sale or as preparation 3.8 4.3 3.6 4.6 3.5 2.7 
   Other semi-manufactures 11.3 14.1 12.9 15.0 10.2 9.9 
         6612 Portland cement and similar hydraulic cements 3.2 4.8 4.7 6.5 4.5 3.5 
         6924 Reservoirs, tanks, vats of ir on, steel or aluminium 2.1 2.5 2.3 2.6 1.9 1.2 
         6912 Aluminium structures and parts 0.7 0.9 0.8 1.0 0.7 0.7 
   Machinery and transport equipment 13.6 12.5 11.5 14.3 11.0 12.7 
      Power generating machines 0.0 0.1 0.9 0.0 0.1 0.3 
      Other non-electrical machinery 1.9 2.1 1.8 2.3 1.0 1.2 
         Agricultural machinery and tractors 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 
      Office machines & telecommuni cation equipment 2.6 0.9 1.1 1.9 4.8 5.1 
         7643 Radio or television tran smission apparatus 0.2 0.1 0.5 0.8 3.9 4.0 
      Other electrical machines 6.0 6.6 5.6 7.6 4.0 4.7 
         7723 Electric resistors, excl . heating resistors 4.7 6.0 5.2 6.8 3.8 3.6 
         7731 Insulated wire, cable etc.; optical fibre cable 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.5 
      Automotive products 1.4 1.2 0.7 1.8 0.8 0.9 
         7812 Motor vehicles for the transport of persons 1.0 0.7 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.4 
         7821 Goods vehicles 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.2 
      Other transport equipment 1.6 1.6 1.4 0.6 0.3 0.5 
   Textiles 0.6 0. 6 0.7 1.0 0.5 0.6 
   Clothing 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.7 1.1 
   Other consumer goods 8.2 8.2 6.7 7.3 8.9 14.2 
         8973 Jewellery of gold, silver or platinum metals 0.9 1.0 0.4 0.0 2.2 3.5 
         8928 Printed matter, n.e.s. 2.3 2.0 2.1 2.8 1.9 1.8 
         8996 Orthopaedic appliances; artificial parts 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.8 1.4 
Other 1.1 2.0 1.1 1.0 0.8 0.5 
 
Source:  UNSD, Comtrade database (SITC Rev.3). 
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Table AI.2 
Merchandise imports by group of products, 2001-06 
(US$ million and per cent) 
Description 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 
  (US$ million) 
Total 1,068 997 1,195 1,094 1,672 1,629 
  (% of total) 
Total primary products 32.0 28.7 35.2 24.9 35.1 36.9 
   Agriculture 19.4 21.5 19.0 22.4 17.0 17.4 
      Food 17.2 18.9 17.0 20.1 15.1 15.3 
         0989 Food preparations, n.e.s. 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.1 1.2 
         1110 Non-alcoholic bevera ges, n.e.s. 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.3 1.0 1.1 
         1121 Wine of fresh grapes (inc luding fortified wine) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.6 
         1124 Spirits 0.4 0.7 0.6 0.4 0.6 0.5 
         0249 Other cheese; curd 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.4 0.5 
         0484 Bread, baked goods 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.5 
      Agricultural raw material 2.3 2.6 1.9 2.3 1.9 2.0 
   Mining 12.6 7.2 16.2 2.5 18.1 19.5 
      Ores and other minerals 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.4 0.4 
      Non-ferrous metals 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.6 
      Fuels 11.6 6.3 15.4 1.3 17.1 18.4 
Manufactures 67.7 71.0 64.5 74.7 64.4 62.6 
   Iron and steel 1.4 1.7 1.7 2.3 1.9 1.9 
   Chemicals 10.8 12.3 10.5 11.4 9.2 9.5 
         5429 Medicaments, n.e.s. 2.5 2.7 2.5 2.8 2.5 2.5 
         5542 Surface-active agents (excl. soap) 0.7 0. 8 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.6 
   Other semi-manufactures 11.7 12.3 10.8 12.2 9.5 10.4 
         6911 Iron or steel structures, tubes and the like, for 
         use in structures 0.4 0.5 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.8 
         6343 Plywood of sheets <6 mm thickness 0.5 0.7 0.5 0.8 0.9 0.6 
         6429 Articles of paper pulp, paper, etc., n.e.s. 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.5 0.5 
         6624 Non-refractory brick, tile s, pipes, etc. 0.6 0.7 0.6 0. 6 0.5 0.5 
         6991 Locksmiths´ wares, etc. and hardware, n.e.s., 
         of base metal 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 
   Machinery and transport equipment 26.3 27.2 25.6 34.2 27.8 26.4 
      Power generating machines 1.3 1.2 0.5 1.6 0.5 0.7 
      Other non-electrical machinery 5.6 5.9 5.0 6.2 5.1 7.1 
      Office machines & telecommuni cation equipment 7.5 7.7 8.9 10.7 7.6 7.6 
         7643 Radio or television tran smission apparatus 0.5 0.6 2.4 4.0 2.7 2.3 
         7523 Digital processing units 1.1 1.0 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.9 
         7641 Electrical apparatus for line 
         telephony/telegraphy 1.8 1.5 1.5 1.0 0.7 0.9 
      Other electrical machines 4.4 4.5 4.1 4.9 2.9 3.9 
         7731 Insulated wire, cable etc.;  optical fibre cables 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.5 1.1 
      Automotive products 6.3 6.0 5.8 7.9 10.8 6.1 
         7812 Motor vehicles for the transport of persons, 
         n.e.s. 3.5 3.4 3.4 4.5 7.2 2.9 
         7821 Goods vehicles 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.4 1.7 1.4 
         7843 Other motor vehicle parts and accessories of 
        722, 781 to 783 0.8 1.0 0.9 1.0 0.7 0.8 
      Other transport equipment 1.2 1.9 1.2 2.8 0.9 1.0 
         7931 Yachts and other pleasur e/sports vessels 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.3 
   Textiles 1.9 1. 8 1.7 2.0 1.4 1.3 
   Clothing 2.1 1.9 1.7 1.3 1.5 1.4 
   Other consumer goods 13.5 13.7 12.6 11.4 13.1 11.7 
         8973 Jewellery of gold, silver or platinum metals 
        (except watches) 2.1 1.6 1.8 0.0 2.4 1.3 
         8931 Plastics containers, st oppers, lids, etc. 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.0 
Other 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 
 
Source: UNSD, Comtrade database (SITC Rev.3). 
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Table AI.3 
Merchandise exports and re-exports by trading partner, 2001-06 
(US$ million and per cent) 
Description 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 
 (US$ million) 
Total 259 215 250 195 361 441 
 (% of total) 
  America 64.5 70.8 61.4 78.2 59.9 60.8 
    United States 15.0 16.5 14.5 20.0 13.4 20.1 
    Other America 49.6 54.3 46.9 58.2 46.5 40.7 
      Canada 2.8 2.1 1.6 2.7 1.8 1.8 
      CARICOM 42.7 47.1 40.9 51.0 39.7 34.9 
          Trinidad and Tobago 11.0 11.0 11.4 14.3 10.8 11.0 
          St Lucia 5.3 5.3 4.7 6.7 6.1 5.1 
          Jamaica 7.8 7.0 6.2 6.3 5.8 4.8 
          St Vincent and the Grenadines 3.5 4.2 3.7 5.0 3.3 3.2 
          Antigua and Barbuda 2.4 3.3 2.5 2.8 2.6 2.6 
          Grenada 2.8 3.1 3.0 3.7 3.4 2.0 
          St Kitts a nd Nevis 1.8 2.5 2.1 2.9 2.1 1.8 
          Guyana 2.4 4.0 2.5 3.6 1.7 1.5 
          Dominica 1.4 1.9 2.1 2.0 1.5 1.2 
  Europe 16.8 18.2 15.7 20.5 12.7 11.8 
    EC(25) 15.9 17.5 14.9 20.0 12.4 10.6 
      United Kingdom 11.7 11.9 11.0 15.3 8.8 7.5 
      France 1.0 1.5 1.0 1.8 1.4 0.6 
      Netherlands 0.9 0.5 0.4 1.1 0.4 0.3 
    EFTA 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.9 
    Other Europe 0.4 0.1 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.3 
  Commonwealth of Independent Stat es (CIS) 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
  Africa 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 
  Middle East 0.1 0.0 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.1 
  Asia 1.1 1.0 0.8 1.1 0.9 1.4 
  Other 16.8 9.3 21.2 0.0 26.2 25.8 
      Bunkers 16.8 0.0 21.2 0.0 26.2 25.8 
Memorandum:       
    EC(15) 15.7 17.5 14.9 19.9 12.3 10.4 
    APEC 19.0 19.7 17.1 23.8 16.2 23.2 
 
Source:  UNSD, Comtrade data base (SITC Rev.3).  WT/TPR/S/203/Rev.1 Trade Policy Review 
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Table AI.4 
Merchandise imports by trading partner, 2001-06 
(US$ million and per cent) 
Description 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 
  (US$ million) 
Total 1,068 997 1,195 1,094 1,672 1,629 
  (% of total) 
  America 70.9 69.4 70.4 66.2 69.6 73.2 
    United States 42.1 44.1 37.9 43.6 35.9 37.6 
    Other America 28.9 25.3 32.4 22.5 33.7 35.7 
      Canada 3.7 3.7 3.5 4.8 3.4 3.7 
      CARICOM 20.4 15.9 23.9 11.4 24.2 26.3 
          Trinidad and Tobago 16.3 11.7 19.8 7.6 21.2 22.5 
          Guyana 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.4 0.9 1.1 
          Suriname 0.8 0.7 1.0 0.1 0.4 1.0 
          Jamaica 0.9 0.9 0.8 1.0 0.7 0.7 
      Brazil 1.2 1.7 1.5 1.9 1.9 1.9 
      Mexico 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.6 0.8 0.8 
  Europe 18.0 18.8 18.1 17.2 15.2 15.3 
    EC(25) 16.8 17.5 16.9 16.2 13.3 13.7 
      United Kingdom 8.0 7.9 6.2 7.1 5.4 5.8 
      France 1.4 1.9 2.3 1.5 1.8 1.8 
      Germany 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.4 
      Sweden 1.2 0.6 2.3 0.6 0.5 1.2 
      Italy 1.2 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 
    EFTA 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.8 1.8 1.3 
      Switzerland 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.4 1.7 1.2 
    Other Europe 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 
  Commonwealth of Independent Stat es (CIS) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
  Africa 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 
  Middle East 0.6 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.2 
  Asia 10.2 11.4 11.0 16.0 14.9 11.1 
    China 2.0 2.7 2.6 3.0 2.9 3.0 
    Japan 4.2 4.5 4.5 5.5 7.6 3.7 
    Korea, Rep. of 0.6 0.6 0.5 3.3 1.1 0.7 
    New Zealand 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.5 0.8 0.8 
Memorandum:       
    EC(15) 16.7 17.4 16.7 16.0 13.1 13.6 
    APEC 56.9 60.3 53.3 66.0 54.9 52.8 
 
Source:  UNSD, Comtrade database (SITC Rev.3). Barbados WT/TPR/S/203/Rev.1 
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TableAII.1 
Notifications to the WTO, 2002 to end 2007 
Legal basis Periodicity WTO documents Comment 
Agreement on Agriculture 
Article 10 & 18.2 Annual 16 March 2004 No export subsidies 
Article 5.7 & 18.2 Annual G/AG/N/BRB/13, 16 March 2004 No special safeguard measures taken in 2001 
  G/AG/N/BRB/14, 16 March 2004 The special safeguard provisions were invoked 
during the year 2002 (price-based measures) 
Article 18.2 Annual G/AG/N/BRB/15, 11 May 2004 Volume of imports under tariff quotas 
Article 18.2 Annual G/AG/ N/BRB/16, 3 August 2004 
G/AG/N/BRB/17, 3 September 2004 Domestic support measures 
Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures 
Article 7, Annex B Ad hoc G/SPS/N/BRB/1, 14 November 2001 Restrictions of trade of fresh meat and edible offal 
from Uruguay 
Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade 
Article 2.9 Ad hoc G/TBT/BRB/5-9, 2 March 2006 TBT measures on brewery products, rice, table eggs, 
and safety matches 
  G/TBT/BRB/2-4, 15 November 2005 TBT measures on pre-packaged food, carbonated 
beverages, meat and poultry parts/fish and fish 
products 
  G/TBT/BRB/2-4, 4 March 2003 TBT measures on meat and poultry parts/fish and fish 
products 
Agreement on Implementation of Arti cle VI of the GATT 1994 (Anti-Dumping) 
Article 16.4 Bi-annual G/ADP/N/158/ Add.1, 11 October 2007 (latest) No anti-dumping actions taken over the past six 
months, no action over 2002-07 
Agreement on Implementation of Article VII of the GATT 1994 (Agreement on Customs Valuation)  
Decision of the 
Committee on 
Customs Valuation (12.5.95) Once No notification made Responses to the checklist of issues 
Article 22.2 and 
Decision of the 
Committee on 
Customs Valuation   Once and, 
subsequently 
notification of 
changes No notification made Legislation 
Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures  
Article 7.3 Annual G/LIC/N/3/BRB/2, 31 July 2002 
G/LIC/N/3/BRB/3, 6 January 2006 
G/LIC/N/3/BRB/3/Add. 1, 14 September 2006
G/LIC/N/3/BRB/4, 27 September 2007 Import licensing procedures;  answers to annual 
questionnaire 
Agreement on Preshipment Inspection  
Article 5 Once  No laws or regulations notified 
Agreement on Subsidies a nd Countervailing Measures 
Article 25.1 Annual G/SCM/N/155/BRB, G/SCM/N/160/BRB, 
5 July 2007 (latest) New and Full Notification Pursuant to Article XVI:1 
of the GATT 1994 and Article 25 of the Agreement 
on Subsidies and Count ervailing Measures 
Article 25.11 Bi-annual G/SCM/N/162/ Add.1, 11 October 2007 (latest) No countervailing duties applied  over the past six 
months, no action over 2002-07 
Paragraph 1(a) of WT/L/691 Ad-hoc G/SCM/N/163/BRB, 27 August 2007 
/SCM/N/163/BRB/Corr.1, 29 August 2007 Request of Continuation of Extension under SCM 
Article 27.4 of the Transition Period for the 
Elimination of Export Subsidies Pursuant to the 
Procedures Concluded in the General Council Decision Contained in Document WT/L/691 
Table AII.1 (cont'd)WT/TPR/S/203/Rev.1 Trade Policy Review 
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Legal basis Periodicity WTO documents Comment 
Agreement on Safeguards 
Article 12.6 Once  No legislation communicated;  no action notified 
Agreement on Trade-Related Aspect s of Intellectual Property Rights  
Article 63.2 Once, then 
changes IP/N/1/BRB/2, 2 August 2002 
IP/N/1/BRB/G/2, 1 August 2002 IP/N/1/BRB/L/2, 1 August 2002 
IP/N/1/BRB/P/5, 1 August 2002 
IP/N/1/BRB/P/6, 1 August 2002 Notification of legislation 
General Agreement on Trade in Services 
Article III.4 Once only S/ENQ/78/Rev.9, 1 December 2006 Enquiry points 
Article V.7(a) Once only  S/C/N/229, 19 February 2003 Economic integration agreements  
General Agreement on Trade in Goods 1994  
Article XVII Annual None No notification received since 1996 
Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of  Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) 
Article 69 Once, then 
changes IP/N/3/Rev.10, 16 May 2008  Contact points 
 
Source : WTO Central Registry of Notifications. Barbados WT/TPR/S/203/Rev.1 
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Table AIV.1 
Bilateral and plurilatera l air services agreements signed by Barbados 
Country Traffic rights 
(freedoms) Tariff regulation Capa city Designation 
South and Central America and the 
Caribbean     
CARICOM MASAa 1, 2, 3, 4 Dual disapproval Free Multiple 
Brazil .. .. .. .. 
Cuba 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Dual a pproval Pre-determination Multiple 
St. Vincent and the Grenadinesb 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Dual approval Free Multiple 
Suriname 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Dual approval Pre-determination Single 
Venezuela 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Dual approval Pre-determination Multiple 
North America     
Canada 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Dual a pproval Pre-determination Multiple 
United States 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Dual disapproval and zone 
pricing Free Multiple 
Europe     
Belgium 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Dual approval Pre-determination Single 
Denmark 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Dual a pproval Pre-determination Multiple 
Germany 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Dual a pproval Pre-determination Multiple 
Luxembourg 1, 2, 5 Dual a pproval No provisions Multiple 
Netherlands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Dual approval Pre-determination Multiple 
Norway 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Dual a pproval Pre-determination Multiple 
Sweden 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Dual a pproval Pre-determination Multiple 
Switzerlandc 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Not specified Pre-determination Single 
United Kingdom 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Dual approval Free Multiple 
Africa     
Nigeria 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Dual approval Pre-determination Single 
 
.. Not available. 
 a CARICOM MASA signatories are:  St. Lucia, Trinidad and T obago, Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana 
 and St. Kitts and Nevis.  A bilateral agreement covering fift h freedom rights has been signed between Trinidad and Tobago and 
 Barbados, and an MOU on fifth freedom rights ha s been signed between St. Lucia and Barbados. 
b The agreement between Barbados and St. Vin cent and the Grenadines is an MOU rather than a bilateral air services agreement. 
c The agreement between Switzerland and Barbados  is an interim air services agreement. 
 
Source: Information provided by the authorities of Barbados. 
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