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Table AI.1  
Merchandise exports and re-expor ts by group of products, 1998-04  
(US$ million and per cent)  
Description 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 
 (US$ million) 
Total 680,435 692,784 780,332 731,006 693,222 723,609 817,906 
 (% of total) 
Total primary products 13.6 12.7 12.7 13.2 13.5 14.4 14.3 
   Agriculture 10.3 9.5 9.2 9.6 9.9 10.5 9.7 
      Food 8.0 7.5 7.0 7.4 7.7 8.1 7.3 
         2222 Soya beans 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 1.1 0.8 
         0449 Other maize, un milled 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 
         0412 Other wheat (including spelt) and 
         meslin, unmilled 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.6 
         0989 Food preparations, n.e.s. 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 
      Agricultural raw material 2.3 2.0 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.5 2.4 
         2631 Cotton (other than linters), not 
         carded 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.5 
         2515 Chemical wood pulp, soda or  
         sulphate 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 
   Mining 3.4 3.2 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.9 4.6 
      Ores and other minerals 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.2 
      Non-ferrous metals 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.1 
         6842 Aluminium and aluminium 
         alloys, worked 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 
      Fuels 1.5 1.4 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.9 2.3 
         3341 Motor gasolene, light oil 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.0 1.0 1.2 
         3212 Other coal, whether or  pulverized 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 
                
Manufactures 82.0 83.0 83.2 82.4 82.0 81.1 81.4 
   Iron and steel 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 1.1 
   Chemicals 10.2 10.4 10.6 11.3 11.7 12.7 13.4 
         5429 Medicaments, n.e.s. 0.5 0.6 0.7 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.3 
         5416 Glycosides; glands or other 
         organs 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 
         5112 Cyclic hydrocarbons 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.5 
   Other semi-manufactures 5.7 5.8 6.0 5.9 6.1 6.0 6.0 
         6672 Diamonds (other than sorted 
         industrial diamonds) 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.9 
         6417 Paper and paperboard, cellulose 
         wadding and we 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 
         6991 Locksmiths ware, safes, strong 
         boxes, etc. 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 
   Machinery and transport equipment 52.6 53.3 52.8 51.3 50.5 48.6 48.1 
      Power generating machines 2.8 2.9 2.6 3.2 3.1 2.9 3.1 
      Other non-electrical machinery 9.6 9.0 9.5 9.1 8.9 8.5 9.1 
         Agricultural machinery and tractors 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 
      Office machines & telecommunication 
      equipment 16.7 18.1 19.7 17.3 15.7 15.6 14.8 
      Other electrical machines 5.1 5.4 5.8 5.3 5.2 5.0 5.0 
      Automotive products 9.0 9.1 8.6 8.7 9.7 9.6 9.3 
      Other transport equipment 9.4 8.8 6.7 7.6 7.8 7.0 6.7 
   Textiles 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1. 5 1.5 1.5 
   Clothing 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.6 
   Other consumer goods 9.9 10.2 10.5 10.8 10.6 10.6 10.7 
Other 4.3 4.3 4.1 4.4 4.5 4.5 4.3 
   Gold 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.5 0.7 0.5 
         9710 Gold, non-monetary (excluding 
         gold ores, concentrates) 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.5 0.7 0.5 
 
Source:  UNSD, Comtrade data base (SITC Rev.3).  WT/TPR/S/160/Rev.1 Trade Policy Review 
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Table AI.2  
Merchandise imports by group of products, 1998-04  
(US$ million and per cent) 
Description 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 
 (US$ million)  
Total 944,350 1,059,220 1,258,080 1,180,074 1,202,284 1,305,092 1,525.269 
Total primary products 15.6 15.9 18.8 18.9 17.9 20.1 22.0 
 (% of total)  
   Agriculture 6.6 6.2 5.5 5.8 5.9 5.9 5.8 
      Food 4.9 4.6 4.1 4.4 4.6 4.7 4.4 
         0361 Crustaceans, fr ozen 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 
         1124 Spirits 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 
         1121 Wine of fresh grapes 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 
      Agricultural raw material 1.7 1.7 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.4 
         2482 Wood of coniferous 
        species 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 
   Mining 9.0 9.7 13.3 13.1 12.0 14.2 16.2 
      Ores and other minerals 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 
      Non-ferrous metals 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.4 1.3 1.6 
         6841 Aluminium and 
        aluminium alloys, 
        unwrought 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 
         6842 Aluminium and 
         aluminium alloys, worked 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 
         6812 Platinum and other 
         metals of the platinum         group 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 
      Fuels 6.6 7.5 11.1 10.9 10.1 12.5 14.2 
         3330 Petroleum oils 4.3 5.0 7.5 6.7 6.9 8.2 9.4 
         3341 Motor gasoline, light
         oil 0.5 0.6 0.9 1.0 0.0 2.2 2.6 
         3432 Natural gas, in the 
         gaseous state 0.5 0.6 0.8 1.3 1.0 1.4 1.3 
                
Manufactures 80.2 79.6 77.0 76.7 77.7 75.9 74.3 
   Iron and steel 2.2 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.3 1.1 1.8 
   Chemicals 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.9 7.3 8.0 7.6 
         5429 Medicaments, n.e.s. 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.9 1.3 1.4 1.4 
         5157 Other heterocyclic 
         compounds; nucleic acids 0.7 0.9 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1 
         5416 Glycosides; glands 
         or other organs 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 
   Other semi-manufactures 7.1 7.1 6.6 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 
   Machinery and transport 
   equipment 45.7 46.2 44.8 43.1 42.9 40.9 39.9 
      Power generating machines 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.9 1.6 1.3 1.2 
         7149 Parts of engines and 
        motors 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4 
      Other non-electrical 
      machinery 6.5 5.8 5.3 5.2 5.0 5.1 5.3 
         7478 Taps, cocks, valves 
         and similar appliances 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 
         7284 Machinery and 
        mechanical appliances 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 
         7232 Mechanical shovels, 
        excavators 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 
         Agricultural machinery 
        and tractors 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 
      Office machines & 
     telecommunication      equipment 16.5 16.7 17.1 14.6 14.4 13.8 14.0 
      Other electrical machines 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.4 4.3 4.2 4.1 
      Automotive products 13.7 14.7 13.5 14.0 14.7 13.9 12.9 
         7812 Motor vehicles for 
         the transport of persons 8.7 9.3 8.8 9.2 9.6 8.9 8.1 
         7843 Other parts and 
        accessories 2.4 2.5 2.3 2.3 2.5 2.5 2.5 
Table AI.2 (cont'd) United States WT /TPR/S/160/Rev.1 
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Description 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 
         7821 Goods vehicles 1.1 1.4 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.1 
      Other transport equipment 2.7 2.8 2.8 3.0 2.8 2.6 2.4 
   Textiles 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.3 1. 4 1.4 1.4 
   Clothing 5.9 5.5 5.3 5.6 5.6 5.5 5.0 
   Other consumer goods 11.9 11.8 11.3 11.8 12.2 12.1 11.6 
Other 4.2 4.5 4.2 4.4 4.4 4.0 3.7 
   Gold 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 
         9710 Gold, non-monetary 
         (excluding gold ores, 
          concentrates) 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 
 
Source:  UNSD, Comtrade database (SITC Rev.3). 
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Table AI.3  
Merchandise exports and re-exports by trading partner, 1998-04  
(US$ million and per cent) 
Description 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 
 (US$ million)  
Total 680,435 692,784 780,332 731,006 693,222 723,609 817,906 
 (% of total)  
  America 43.5 44.1 44.5 44.2 44.7 44.0 44.1 
    Canada 22.7 23.7 22.6 22.4 23.2 23.4 23.1 
    Other America 20.9 20.5 21.9 21.8 21.5 20.6 21.0 
      Mexico 11.6 12.6 14.3 13.9 14.1 13.5 13.5 
      Brazil 2.2 1.9 2.0 2.2 1.8 1.6 1.7 
      Venezuela 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.6 
      Colombia 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 
      Dominican Rep. 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 
                
  Europe 24.4 24.4 23.6 24.4 23.1 23.3 23.1 
    EC(25) 22.4 22.4 21.5 22.2 21.2 21.3 21.1 
      United Kingdom 5.7 5.5 5.3 5.6 4.8 4.7 4.4 
      Germany 3.9 3.9 3.7 4.1 3.8 4.0 3.8 
      Netherlands 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.9 3.0 
      France 2.7 2.8 2.6 2.8 2.8 2.4 2.6 
      Belgium-Luxembourg 2.1 1.9 1.8 1.9 2.0 2.1 2.1 
      Italy 1.3 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.3 
      Ireland 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.0 
    EFTA 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.4 1.4 1.4 
    Other Europe 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 
                
  CISa 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.6 
    Russian Federation 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 
        
  Africa 1.6 1.4 1.4 1.7 1.5 1.5 1.6 
    South Africa 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 
    Egypt 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 
        
  Middle East 3.5 3.0 2.4 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.9 
    Israel 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 
    Saudi Arabia 1.5 1.1 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.6 
    United Arab Emirates 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 
                
  Asia 26.2 26.6 27.6 26.5 27.4 28.0 27.7 
    China, P.R. Mainland 2.1 1.9 2.1 2.6 3.2 3.9 4.2 
    Japan 8.5 8.3 8.4 7.9 7.4 7.2 6.7 
    Six East Asian Traders 11.4 12.3 13.1 12.0 12.3 12.2 12.3 
       Korea, Rep. of 2.4 3.3 3.6 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.2 
       Chinese Taipei 2.7 2.8 3.1 2.5 2.7 2.4 2.7 
       Singapore 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.4 
       Hong Kong, China 1.9 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.9 1.9
        Malaysia 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.5 1.5 1.3 
       Thailand 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.8 
     Other Asia 4.2 4.1 4.0 4.0 4.5 4.6 4.5 
        Australia 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.9 1.8 1.7 
        Philippines 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.1 0.9 
        India 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.7 
        
  Other 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
        
  Memorandum:        
     EC(15) 22.0 21.9 21.1 21.8 20.8 20.8 20.6 
 
a Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS ) includes Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, 
 Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turk menistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan. 
 
Source:  UNSD, Comtrade database (SITC Rev.3). United States WT /TPR/S/160/Rev.1 
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Table AI.4 
Merchandise imports by trading partner, 1998-04 
(US$ million and per cent) 
Description 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 
  (US$ million) 
Total 944,350 1,059,220 1,258,080 1,180,074 1,202,284 1,305,092 1,525,269 
  (% of total) 
  America 34.7 35.3 35.6 36.0 35.3 34.6 34.3 
    Canada 18.8 19.0 18.5 18.7 17.8 17.4 17.0 
    Other America 15.9 16.3 17.1 17.3 17.5 17.1 17.2 
      Mexico 10.2 10.5 10.9 11.3 11.3 10.7 10.3 
      Venezuela 1.1 1.1 1.6 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.7 
      Brazil 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.5 
      Colombia 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 
      Trinidad and Tobago 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.4 
      Chile 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.4 
                
  Europe 21.4 21.2 20.3 21.4 21.6 21.6 20.8 
    EC(25) 19.7 19.5 18.6 19.7 19.9 19.9 19.1 
      Germany 5.4 5.3 4.8 5.1 5.3 5.3 5.2 
      United Kingdom 3.8 3.8 3.5 3.6 3.5 3.4 3.1 
      France 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.6 2.4 2.3 2.1 
      Italy 2.3 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.0 1.9 
      Ireland 0.9 1.0 1.3 1.6 1.9 2.0 1.8 
    EFTA 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 
    Other Europe 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 
      Turkey 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 
                
  CISa 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.8 1.0 
      Russian Federation 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.8 
                
  Africa 1.8 1.7 2.3 2.3 1.9 2.6 3.2 
      Nigeria 0.5 0.4 0.9 0.8 0.5 0.8 1.1 
      Algeria 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.5 
      South Africa 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 
                
  Middle East 2.2 2.5 3.2 3.3 3.0 3.4 3.6 
      Saudi Arabia 0.8 0.8 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.5 1.5 
      Israel 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.0 
                
  Asia 39.1 38.6 37.8 36.3 37.5 37.0 37.2 
      China 8.0 8.3 8.6 9.3 11.1 12.5 13.8 
      Japan 13.2 12.7 12.0 11.0 10.4 9.3 8.7 
    Six East Asian Traders 12.9 12.8 12.7 11.5 11.3 10.6 10.3 
      Korea, Rep. of 2.6 3.1 3.3 3.1 3.1 2.9 3.1 
      Chinese Taipei 3.6 3.5 3.4 2.9 2.8 2.5 2.4 
      Malaysia 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.1 2.0 1.9 
      Thailand 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2 
      Singapore 2.0 1.8 1.6 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.0 
      Hong Kong, China 1.2 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.6 
    Other Asia 5.0 4.7 4.6 4.6 4.7 4.6 4.4 
      India 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.1 
                
  Other 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
                
Memorandum:               
    EC(15) 19.3 19.0 18.0 19.2 19.3 19.3 18.4 
 
a Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) includes Armenia, Az erbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, K azakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, 
 Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Tu rkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan. 
 
Source:  UNSD, Comtrade database (SITC Rev.3). WT/TPR/S/160/Rev.1 Trade Policy Review 
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Table AI.5 
Cross-border trade in services, 2000-04 
(US$ billion) 
 Exports Imports 
 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Total private services 284.9 277.8 279.2 291.5 323.4 204.7 204.1 209.2  224.6 258.1
Travel 82.4 71.9 66.6 64.4 74.5 64.7 60.2 58.7  57.4 65.6
Passenger fares 20.7 17.9 17.0 15.7 18.9 24.3 22.6 20.0  21.0 23.7
Other transportation 29.8 28.4 29.2 31.3 36.9 41.4 38.7 38.4  44.7 54.2
Freight 12.5 11.7 12.3 14.1 15.8 27.4 25.7 26.0  31.8 39.2
Port services 17.3 16.7 16.8 17.7 21.0 14.0 12.9 12.6  13.0 14.9
Royalties and licence fees 43.2 40.7 44. 5 48.1 52.6 16.5 16. 5 19.3  19.4 23.9
   Affiliated 30.5 29.2 32.8 35. 9 39.0 12.6 13.3 15.1  15.7 18.8
  U.S. parents' transactions 28.3 27.0 29.7 32.5 35.1 2.5 2.5 3.0  2.7 2.9
  U.S. affiliates' transactions 2.2 2 .0 3.1 3.4 3.9 10.1 10.8 12.1  13.7 15.8
 Unaffiliated 12.8 11.5 11.7 12. 3 13.6 3.9 3.3 4.2  3.7 5.2
Other private services 107.9 113.9 121.8 132.0 140.5 60.5 66.0 72.8  82.1 90.7
 Affiliated services 35.0 37.0 39. 9 43.3 45.7 23.2 27. 7 29.2 31.7 34.4
 Unaffiliated services 72.9 76.8 81. 9 88.8 94.8 33.3 38. 3 43.6  50.4 56.2
  Education 10.3 11.5 12.6 13.3 13.5 2.0 2.3 2.7  3.2 3.5
  Financial services 19.8 19.6 22.0 24.3 27.4 12.0 11.2 9.6  9.8 11.2
  Insurance, net 3.6 3.4 4.5 5.9 6.1 11.3 16.7 22.2 26.6 29.9
  Telecommunications 3.9 4.3 3.9 4.5 4.4 5.4 4.8 4.2  4.3 4.4
Business, professional, and 
technical services 54.3 58.9 62.0 66.6 71.0 29.1 30.4 33.5  37.5 40.8
Other services 9.3 10.9 11.6 12.0 13.2 0.6 0.6 0.7  0.8 1.0
 Memorandum for insurance services 
  Premiums 8.5 8.5 11.9 15.8 .. 26.9 40.4 48.2 57.6 ..
    For insurance services 2.5 2.4 2.8 .. .. 11.6 7.6 15.3 .. ..
    For loss settlement 6.0 6.1 9.1 .. .. 19.3 28.8 31.8 .. ..
  Actual losses 18.8 36.0 30.9 35.0 .. 6.4 8..6 8.3 11.1 ..
 
.. Not available. 
 
Source : U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau  of Economic Analysis on line information.  Availa ble at:  http://www.bea. 
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Table AI.6 
Major indicators of U.S.  inbound and outbound direct investment  by selected country and sector, 2004  
U.S. direct investment abroad 
(outbound investment) Foreign direct investment in the 
United States (inbound investment)  
Stocks US$ billion Stocks US$ billion 
All countries 2,064.0 1,526.0 
United Kingdom 302.5 251.6 
Canada 216.6 133.8 
Netherlands 201.9 167.3 
Switzerland 100.7 122.9 
Bermuda 91.3 8.4 
Japan 80.3 176.9 
Germany 79.6 163.4 
Singapore 56.9 1.8 
Mexico 66.6 7.8 
France 58.9 148.2 
Ireland 73.1 21.1 
Australia .. 28.0 
Hong Kong, China 43.7 1.7 
Luxembourg 74.9 107.8 
Brazil 33.3 1.2 
By industry   
Mining 101.5 .. 
Utilities 19.0 .. 
Manufacturing 428.2 519.4 
Of which:   
Chemicals 107.9 148.0 
Computers and electronic products 58.6 41.9 
Transportation equipment 48.4 70.0 
Wholesale trade 136.9 201.1 
Retail trade .. 26.1 
Information 56.4 117.1 
Depositary credit intermediation (banking) 68.10 123.3 
Finance (except depositary inst.) and insurance 371.0 206.5 
Real estate and rental and leasing .. 47.6 
Professional, scientific, and technical services 42.1 37.8 
Other industriesa 840.8 246.3 
 
.. Not available.  
a Includes agriculture, forestry, fishi ng, and hunting, and other services. 
 
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Survey of Current Business, various issues.  
Available at:  http://www. bea.doc.gov/bea/di1.htm. WT/TPR/S/160/Rev.1 Trade Policy Review 
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Table AII.1  
Status of dispute-related WTO matters involving the United States, July 2003 to October 2005  
Subject Against/raised by: WTO document 
Issues raised against the United States   
Tax treatment for Foreign Sales Corporations EC WT/DS108/1-31 
WT/DS108/R WT/DS108/AB/R 
WT/DS108/AB/RW 
WT/DS108/ARB WT/DS108/RW2 
Anti-Dumping Act of 1916 EC, Japan WT/DS136/1-18 & Add. 
(WT/DS162) WT/DS136/R WT/DS136/AB/R 
WT/DS136/ARB 
Sections 110(5) of the U.S. Copyright Act EC  and its member states WT/DS160/1-24 & Add. 
WT/DS160/R 
WT/DS160/ARB25/1 
Section 211 Omnibus Appropriations Act of 1998 EC and its member states WT/DS176/1-17 
WT/DS176/R 
WT/DS176/AB/R 
Anti-dumping measures on certain hot-rolled steel 
products from Japan Japan WT/DS184/1-19 
WT/DS184/R 
WT/DS184/AB/R 
Countervailing measures c oncerning certain products 
from the EC EC WT/DS212/1-18 
WT/DS212/R WT/DS212/AB/R 
WT/DS212/RW 
Definitive safeguard measures on imports of steel wire 
rod and circular welded quality line pipe EC, Canada, India WT/DS214/1-4 
Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act of 2000 Australia, Brazil, Chile, EC, India, 
Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Thailand, Argentina, Canada, Mexico  WT/DS217/1-48 
WT/DS217/R WT/DS217/AB/R 
WT/DS217/ARB/BRA 
WT/DS217/ARB/CHL WT/DS217/ARB/EEC 
WT/DS217/ARB/IND 
WT/DS217/ARB/JPN WT/DS217/ARB/KOR 
WT/DS234/1-34 and Annexes 
WT/DS234/R WT/DS234/AB/R 
WT/DS234/ARB/CAN 
WT/DS234/ARB/MEX 
Certain measures regarding anti-du mping methodology Brazil WT/DS239/1-3 
Rules of origin for textiles and apparel products India WT/DS243/1-8 
WT/DS243/R 
Sunset review of anti-dumping duties on corrosion-
resistant carbon steel flat products from Japan Japan WT/DS244/1-6 
WT/DS244/R 
WT/DS244/AB/R 
Provisional anti-dumping measure on imports of certain softwood lumber from Canada Canada WT/DS247/1 
Table AII.1 (cont'd)United States WT /TPR/S/160/Rev.1 
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Subject Against/raised by: WTO document 
Definitive safeguard measures on imports of certain 
steel products EC, Japan, Korea, China, 
Switzerland, Norway, New Zealand, and Brazil WT/DS248/1-20 
(WT/DS249, 251-4, 258-9)  WT/DS248/R 
WT/DS249/R 
WT/DS251/R WT/DS252/R 
WT/DS253/R 
WT/DS254/R WT/DS258/R 
WT/DS259/R 
WT/DS248/AB/R WT/DS249/AB/R WT/DS251/AB/R 
WT/DS252/AB/R 
WT/DS253/AB/R WT/DS254/AB/R 
WT/DS258/AB/R 
WT/DS259/AB/R  
Equalizing excise tax imposed  by Florida on processed 
orange and grapefruit products Brazil WT/DS250/1-3 
Final countervailing duty determination with respect to 
certain softwood lumber from Canada Canada WT/DS257/1-11 
WT/DS257/R WT/DS257/AB/R 
Sunset reviews of anti- dumping and countervailing 
duties on certain steel products from France and 
Germany EC WT/DS262/1-3 
Final dumping determina tions on softwood lumber 
from Canada Canada WT/DS264/1-24 
WT/DS264/R 
WT/DS264/AB/R 
Subsidies concerning upland cotton Brazil WT/DS267/1-26 
WT/DS267/R 
WT/DS267/AB/R 
Sunset reviews of anti-dumping measures on oil 
country tubular goods from Argentina Argentina WT/DS268/1-13 
WT/DS268/R 
WT/DS268/AB/R 
Definitive safeguard measures on imports of certain 
steel products Chinese Taipei WT/DS274/1-3 
Investigation of the International Trade Commission in 
softwood lumber from Canada Canada WT/DS277/1-15 
WT/DS277/R 
WT/DS277/AB/R 
Countervailing duties on steel plate from Mexico Mexico WT/DS280/1-2 
Anti-dumping measures on cement from Mexico Mexico WT/DS281/1-5 
Anti-dumping measures on oil country tubular goods 
from Mexico Mexico WT/DS282/1-8 
WT/DS282/R 
Measures affecting the cross-border supply of 
gambling and betting services Antigua and Barbuda  WT/DS285/1-14 
WT/DS285/R 
WT/DS285/AB/R 
Laws, regulations and methodology for calculating 
dumping margins zeroing EC WT/DS294/1-10 
WT/DS294/R 
Countervailing duty investigation on dynamic random 
access memory semiconductors from Korea Korea WT/DS296/1-10 & Add. 
WT/DS296/R WT/DS296/AB/R 
Determination of the International Trade Commission in hard red spring wheat from Canada Canada WT/DS310/1-2 
Reviews of countervailing duty on softwood lumber 
from Canada  Canada WT/DS311/1 
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Subject Against/raised by: WTO document 
Measures affecting trade in larg e civil aircraft EC WT/DS317/1-4 
Section 776 of the Tariff Act of 1930 EC WT/DS319/1 
Continued suspension of obligations in the EC - 
hormones dispute EC WT/DS320/1-8 
Measures relating to zeroing and s unset reviews Japan WT/DS322/1-9 
Anti-dumping measures on shrimp fr om Thailand Thailand WT/DS324/1-7 
Anti-dumping determinations regarding stainless steel Mexico WT/DS325/1-2 
United States as a complainant   
Protection of trade marks and geographical indications 
for agricultural products and foodstuffs EC WT/DS174/1-24 
WT/DS174/R 
Measures affecting trade and investment in the motor 
vehicle sector Philippines WT/DS195/1-4 
Measures on minimum import prices Brazil WT/DS197/1-2 
Measures affecting trade in live swine Mexico WT/DS203/1 
Measures affecting telecommunications  services Mexico WT/DS204/1-11 
WT/DS204/R 
Tariff-rate quota on corn gluten feed from the 
United States EC WT/DS223/1 
Measures affecting the importation of apples Japan WT/DS245/1-21 
WT/DS245/R 
WT/DS245/AB/R 
Provisional safeguard measures on imports of certain 
steel products EC WT/DS260/1-4 
Import licensing measures on certain agricultural 
products Venezuela WT/DS275/1-8 
Measures relating to exports of wheat and treatment of 
imported grain Canada WT/DS276/1-20 & Add. 
WT/DS276/R 
WT/DS276/AB/R 
Measures affecting the approval and marketing of 
biotech products EC WT/DS291/1-29 
Definitive anti-dumping measures on beef and rice Mexico WT/DS295/1-7 
WT/DS295/R 
Measures affecting imports  of textile and apparel 
products Egypt, EC WT/DS305/1-4 
Tax measures on soft drinks and ot her beverages Mexico WT/DS308/1-8 
WT/DS308/R 
Value added tax on integrated circuits China WT/DS309/1-9 
Select customs matters EC WT/DS315/1-9 
Measures affecting trade in larg e civil aircraft EC WT/DS316/1-3 
 
Source:  WTO Secretariat. United States WT /TPR/S/160/Rev.1 
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Table AII.2 
Notifications under WTO Agreements, July 2003 to October 2005 
Legal basis, 
instrument  WTO document and date Comment 
Agreement on Agriculture 
Article 18.2  G/AG/N/USA/51, 26.03.04 Table DS:1 – Domestic support  
Articles 5.7 and 18.2  G/AG/N/USA/49, 23.01.04 Table MA:5 – Special safeguards 
Article 10 and 18.2  G/AG/N/USA/53,0 2.06.04 Table Es:1 and ES:2 – Export subsidies 
Article 18.2  G/AG/N/USA/50, 23.01.04 
G/AG/N/USA/55, 03.03.05 Table MA:1 – Tariff and other quota commitments 
Article 18.2  G/AG/N/USA/48, 24.6.03 
G/AG/N/USA/48/Corr.1, 17.02.05 G/AG/N/USA/54, 17.02.05 Table MA:2 – Notifications regarding imports under tariff 
quotas  
Article 16.2  G/AG/N/USA/52, 26.03.04 Measures concerning possible negative effects of the reform 
programme 
Agreement on Implementation of Arti cle VI of the GATT 1994, Anti-dumping 
Article 16.4  G/ADP/N/105/USA, 12.09.03 
G/ADP/N/105/USA/Corr.2, 16.10.03 
G/ADP/N/112/USA, 11.03.04 G/ADP/N/119/USA, 29.09.04 
G/ADP/N/126/USA,08.03.05 
G/ADP/N/126/USA/Corr.1, 27.05.05 G/ADP/N/98/USA/Corr.1, 20.06.05 G/ADP/N/92/USA/Corr.3, 21.06.05 
G/ADP/N/132/USA,16.09.05 Semi-annual reports 
Agreement on Safeguards  
  G/SG/N/16/USA/2, 02.05.05 
G/SG/N/16/USA/3, 02.05.05 Request for consultations 
Article 12.1(a) and (c)  G/SG/N/16/USA/1, 02.05.05 Notification of safeguard measure 
Article 9 and 12.1(c)  G/SG/N/10/USA/6/Suppl.8, 12.12.03 No tification of safeguard measure 
Article 7.4 and 12.5  G/SG/N/13/USA/4, 30.09.03 Resu lts of mid-term review 
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 
Article XXIV  WT/REG161/1, 30.01.04 
WT/REG160/1, 22.01.04 WT/REG184/1, 11.02.05 Text of the agreement (U.S. – Singapore) 
Text of the agreement (U.S. – Chile) Text of the agreement (U.S. – Australia) 
Article XXIV:7(a)   WT/REG184/N/1, 23.12.04 
WT/REG160/N/1, 19.12.03 WT/REG161/N/1, 19.12.03 Notification of free-trade agreement (U.S.-Australia) 
Notification of free-trade agreement (U.S. – Chile) Notification of free-trade agreement (U.S. – Singapore) 
General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS)  
Article V  S/C/N/310, 23.12.04 
S/C/N/262, 19.12.03 S/C/N/263, 19.12.03 Notification of free-trade agreement (U.S. – Australia) 
Notification of free-trade agreement (U.S. – Chile) Notification of free trade agreement (U.S. – Singapore) 
Agreement on Government Procurement  
GPA Appendix 1 
  GPA/W/283, 11.11.03 
GPA/W/285/Add.3, 08.01.04 National threshold 
Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures  
Article 7.3  No notification since 11.01 Response to questionnaire 
Article 5  G/LIC/N/2/USA/2, 21.06.05 Import licensing programme for certain steel products 
Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  
Article 7, Annex B  Several in series G/SPS/N/USA/- 
(latest 30.09.05) Transparency of regulations 
Understanding of the Interpretation of Ar ticle XVII of the GATT 1994, State Trading  
Article XVII (4)(a)  No notification since 1996 Annual state-trading activities 
Agreement on Subsidies a nd Countervailing Measures  
Article 25.1  G/SCM/N/98/USA, 11.09.03 Annual report on subsidies 
Article 25.11  G/SCM/N/106/USA, 12.03.04 
G/SCM/N/113/USA, 07.10.04 
G/SCM/N/122/USA, 03.03.05 Report on countervailing actions:  semi-annual 
GATT XVI.1 and 
Article 25  G/SCM/N/95/USA, 31.10.03 New and full notification 
Table AII.2 (cont'd) WT/TPR/S/160/Rev.1 Trade Policy Review 
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Legal basis, 
instrument  WTO document and date Comment 
Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade  
Article 2.9  Several in series G/TBT/N/USA 
(latest 30.09.05) Proposed and adopted technical regulations 
Agreement on Textiles and Clothing  
Article 2.1   Several in series G/TMB/N/63 
(latest 05.11.04) Notification of restrictions in force 
Article 2.8(b) and 
2.11  G/TMB/N/479, 25.06.04 List of products and clothing to be integrated into GATT, 
1994 
Article 2.8(c) and 
2.11  G/TMB/N/465, 11.02.04 Integration under the ATC 
 
Source:  WTO documents, and the WTO Centra l Registry of Notifications. United States WT /TPR/S/160/Rev.1 
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Table AIII.1 
Preferential rules of origin 
 Substantial transformation criteria Tolerance rulea Cumulationb 
 CTHc Minimum local value 
added Technical 
testd Limitations Exceptions  
Free-trade agreements 
U.S.-Israel No 35% of appraised valuee No None n.a. Bilateral, but only up to a 
maximum of 15% of value 
NAFTA Yes 60% under transaction 
value method  or 50% 
under net cost method; 
exceptions apply to certain products under 
HS 34-37, 64, and 87 Yes 7% of value HS 50-63:  total 
weight of fibres 
or yarns must 
not exceed 7% of total weight Bilateral 
U.S.-Jordan No 35% of appraised valuee No None n.a. Bilateral, but only up to a 
maximum of 15% of value 
U.S.-Chile Yes 45% under build-down 
method or 35% under build-up method; 
exceptions apply to 
products under HS 64, 84, and 87 Yes 10% HS 50-63:  total 
weight of fibres or yarns must 
not exceed 7% 
of the total weight Bilateral 
U.S.-
Singapore Yes 45% under build-down 
method or 35% under build-up method; exceptions apply to 
products under 64, 84, 
86, and 87 Yes 10% of value HS 50-63:  total 
weight of fibres or yarns must not exceed 7% 
of the total 
weight Bilateral 
U.S.-
Australia Yes 45% under build-down 
method or 35% under 
build-up method; exceptions apply to 
products under 64, 84, 
87, and 90 Yes 10% of value HS 50-63:  total 
weight of fibres 
or yarns must not exceed 7% 
of total weight Bilateral 
Unilateral tariff concessions 
GSP No 35% of appraised value No N one n.a. Only between members of 
the same association 
AGOA No 35% of appraised valuee No None n.a. Full cumulation between 
AGOA beneficiaries 
CBERA No 35% of appraised value No  None n.a. Full cumulation between 
CBERA beneficiaries 
(including Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands);  
cumulation with the United 
States only up to a maximum of 15% of value 
CBTPA Yes Same as NAFTA Yes Same as 
NAFTA Same as 
NAFTA Bilateral 
ATPA No 35% of appraised valuee; 
ATPA rules also apply to 
additional products eligible under ATPDEA 
(footwear, handbags, 
leather, petroleum, tuna, and watches) No None n.a. Full cumulation between 
ATPA beneficiaries and 
diagonal cumulation with 
CBERA beneficiaries;  cumulation with the 
United States only up to a 
maximum of 15% of value 
 n.a. Not applicable. 
 
a Tolerance provisions allow the use of materials supplied by non- cumulation-beneficiaries countries  that would otherwise not b e 
 accepted. 
b Cumulation provisions set the conditions under which inputs imported from certain s ources may be counted as domestically 
 supplied in the (preference-receiving) exporting country. c Change in tariff heading. 
d Refers to the presence of certain production requireme nts that may or may not confer originating status. 
e Special rules apply to textiles.  
Source:  U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule 2005. WT/TPR/S/160/Rev.1 Trade Policy Review 
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Table AIII.2 
Summary analysis of the U.S. MFN tariff, 2004  
MFN 
Description No. of lines Average 
(%) Range 
(%) Coefficient 
of variation 
(CV) 
Total 10,304 4.9 0 - 350 2.6 
HS 01-24 1,648 9.5 0 - 350 3.0 
HS 25-97 8,656 4.0 0 - 62.3 1.4 
By WTO category     
WTO Agriculture 1,611 9.7 0 - 350 2.9 
 - Animals and products thereof 140 4.2 0 - 100 2.4 
 - Dairy products 166 26.1 0 - 283.9 1.2 
 - Coffee and tea, cocoa, sugar etc. 314 11.6 0 - 159.3 1.7 
 - Cut flowers, plants 60 1.5 0 - 6.8 1.3 
 - Fruit and vegetables 437 6.3 0 - 131.8 1.9 
 - Grains 21 1.5 0 - 11.2 1.7 
 - Oil seeds, fats and oils and their products 92 6.0 0 - 163.8 3.6 
 - Beverages and spirits 100 6.1 0 - 106.6 2.2 
 - Tobacco 47 56.4 0 - 350 2.2 
 - Other agricultural products n.e.s. 234 1.9 0 - 62.3 2.5 
WTO Non-agriculture (including petroleum) 8,693 4.0 0 - 58 1.4 
 - WTO Non-agriculture (excluding petroleum) 8,665 4.0 0 - 58 1.4 
 - - Fish and fishery products 193 2.0 0 - 35 2.1 
 - - Mineral products, precious stones and precious metals 530 3.3 0 - 38 1.5 
 - - Metals 1,011 1.9 0 - 25.6 1.4 
 - - Chemicals and photographic supplies 1,834 3.7 0 - 6.5 0.7 
 - - Leather, rubber, footwear and travel goods 389 6.9 0 - 58 1.6 
 - - Wood, pulp, paper and furniture 508 0.7 0 - 14 3.0 
 - - Textile and clothi ng 1,651 9.0 0 - 37.7 0.7 
 - - Transport equipment 228 2.6 0 - 25 1.8 
 - - Non-electric machinery 853 1.3 0 - 9.9 1.5 
 - - Electric machinery 558 2.1 0 - 15 1.1 
 - - Non-agriculture articles n.e.s. 910 3.0 0 - 38.8 1.3 
 - Petroleum 28 2.2 0 - 7 1.2 
By ISIC sector a     
 Agriculture and fisheries 492 5.7 0 - 350 5.7 
 Mining 121 0.4 0 - 10.5 3.2 
 Manufacturing 9,690 4.9 0 - 350 2.2 
By HS section     
  01  Live animals & products 428 11.4 0 - 283.9 2.1 
  02  Vegetable products 505 4.0 0 - 163.8 2.7 
  03  Fats & oils 67 3.5 0 - 19.1 1.2 
  04  Prepared food etc. 648 13.3 0 - 350 3.0 
  05  Minerals 203 0.6 0 - 13.1 2.8 
  06  Chemical & products 1,710 3.5 0 - 7 0.8 
  07  Plastics & rubber 375 3.7 0 - 14 0.7 
  08  Hides & skins 222 4.3 0 - 20 1.1 
  09  Wood & articles 193 2.2 0 - 18 1.5 
  10  Pulp, paper etc. 288 0.0 0 - 0 .. 
  11  Textile & articl es 1,585 9.0 0 - 62.3 0.8 
  12  Footwear, headgear 168 13.3 0 - 58 1.1 
  13  Articles of stone 283 5.0 0 - 38 1.2 
  14  Precious stones, etc. 105 3.0 0 - 13.5 1.1 
  15  Base metals & products 991 1.9 0 - 25.6 1.4 
  16  Machinery 1,438 1.6 0 - 15 1.3 
  17  Transport equipment 239 2.6 0 - 25 1.9 
  18  Precision equipment 531 3.0 0 - 26.7 1.2 
  19  Arms and ammunition 40 1.5 0 - 10.2 1.5 
  20  Miscellaneous manufacturing 278 3.2 0 - 38.8 1.4 
  21  Works of art, etc. 7 0.0 0 - 0 .. 
By stage of processing     
 First stage 964 3.7 0 - 350 6.4 
 Second stage 3,392 4.3 0 - 159.3 1.3 
 Third stage 5,948 5.4 0 - 350 2.4 
.. Not available 
a ISIC (Rev.2) classification, excluding electricity (1 line). 
Source:  WTO Secretariat estimates, based on data provided by the U.S. authorities. United States WT /TPR/S/160/Rev.1 
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Table AIII.3 
Summary analysis of U.S. tariffs under selected preferential agreements, 2004  
 Average tariffs (%) 
Description No. of lines MFN Chilea Singaporea GSPa 
Total 10,304 4.9 1.3 2.2 2.6 
HS 01-24 1,648 9.5 6.9 7.1 6.0 
HS 25-97 8,656 4.0 0.3 1.3 2.0 
       
By WTO category      
WTO Agriculture 1,611 9.7 7.1 7.2 6.2 
 - Animals and products thereof 140 4.2 1.5 1.8 1.1 
 - Dairy products 166 26.1 22.2 20.1 21.1 
 - Coffee and tea, cocoa, sugar etc. 314 11.6 8.3 8.6 8.1 
 - Cut flowers, plants 60 1.5 0.2 0.3 0.1 
 - Fruit and vegetables 437 6.3 3.7 4.5 1.3 
 - Grains 21 1.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 
 - Oil seeds, fats and oils and their products 92 6.0 4.1 4.3 3.3 
 - Beverages and spirits 100 6.1 4.8 4.4 3.2 
 - Tobacco 47 56.4 50.0 49.9 52.1 
 - Other agricultural products n.e.s. 234 1.9 0.6 0.8 0.8 
WTO Non-agriculture (incl. petroleum) 8,693 4.0 0.3 1.3 2.0 
 - WTO Non-agriculture (excl. petroleum) 8,665 4.0 0.3 1.3 2.0 
 - - Fish and fishery products 193 2.0 0.4 1.3 0.0 
 - - Mineral products, precious stones a nd precious metals 530 3.3 1.1 2.2 0.1 
 - - Metals 1,011 1.9 0.2 0.7 0.1 
 - - Chemicals and photographic supplies 1,834 3.7 0.0 2.4 0.0 
 - - Leather, rubber, footwear and travel goods 389 6.9 1.9 4.8 5.1 
 - - Wood, pulp, paper and furniture 508 0.7 0.0 0.3 0.0 
 - - Textile and clothi ng 1,651 9.0 0. 0 0.2 8.8 
 - - Transport equipment 228 2.6 0.2 1.5 0.0 
 - - Non-electric machinery 853 1.3 0.0 0.2 0.0 
 - - Electric machinery 558 2.1 0.0 0.4 0.0 
 - - Non-agriculture articles n.e.s. 910 3.0 0.6 1.5 0.4 
 - Petroleum 28 2.2 0.6 0.6 0.0 
By ISIC sector a      
Agriculture and fisheries 492 5.7 4.2 4.4 3.6 
Mining 121 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.0 
Manufacturing 9,690 4.9 1.2 2.1 2.6 
By HS section      
  01  Live animals & prod. 428 11.4 9.1 8.5 8.6 
  02  Vegetable products 505 4.0 2.1 2.6 0.9 
  03  Fats & oils 67 3.5 1.5 1.8 0.2 
  04  Prepared food etc. 648 13.3 9.9 10.3 8.9 
  05  Minerals 203 0.6 0.1 0.2 0.0 
  06  Chemical & products 1,710 3.5 0.0 2.4 0.0 
  07  Plastics & rubber 375 3.7 0.0 1.5 0.1 
  08  Hides & skins 222 4.3 0.9 1.4 2.1 
  09  Wood & articles 193 2.2 0.1 1.2 0.2 
  10  Pulp, paper etc. 288 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
  11  Textile & articl es 1,585 9.0 0.1 0.1 8.8 
  12  Footwear, headgear 168 13.3 3.5 11.2 12.3 
  13  Articles of stone 283 5.0 2.0 3.3 0.4 
  14  Precious stones, etc. 105 3.0 0.0 1.5 0.0 
  15  Base metals & products 991 1.9 0.2 0.7 0.1 
  16  Machinery 1,438 1.6 0.0 0.3 0.0 
  17  Transport equipment 239 2.6 0.2 1.4 0.0 
  18  Precision equipment 531 3.0 0.9 1.5 0.7 
  19  Arms and ammunition 40 1.5 0.0 0.8 0.0 
  20  Miscellaneous manufacturing 278 3.2 0.3 1.7 0.1 
  21  Works of art, etc. 7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
 
a If a tariff line is not eligible for this preferential programme, the rate us ed in the calculation is the MFN rate. 
 
Source: WTO Secretariat estimates, based on data provided by the U.S. authorities. WT/TPR/S/160/Rev.1 Trade Policy Review 
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Table AIII.4 
TBT provisions of selected U.S. bi lateral free-trade agreements, 2005 
 Australia Chile Singapore 
Coverage Central government bodies Central government bodies Central government bodies 
International 
standards Requires the application of Section IX 
of WTO document G/TBT/1/Rev.8 Requires the application of Section IX 
of WTO document G/TBT/1/Rev.7 Promotes the use of 
international standards 
Trade facilitation Calls for the identification of bilateral 
initiatives, e.g. cooperation on 
regulatory issues Calls for the identifi cation of bilateral 
initiatives, e.g. cooperation on 
regulatory issues Calls for enhanced 
cooperation in the TBT 
area 
Technical 
regulations Encourages a party to consider 
accepting as equivalent technical 
regulations of the other party;  requires a 
party to provide, upon request, an explanation of the reasons for not 
accepting a technical regulation of the 
other party as equivalent;  disallows recourse to the Agreement's dispute 
settlement provisions for matters arising 
in connection with these requirements Requires a party to provide, upon 
request, an explanation of the reasons 
for not accepting a technical 
regulation of the other party as equivalent, in cases where the party 
provides for equivalence of foreign 
technical regulations No corresponding 
provisions 
Conformity 
assessment Requires a party to explain, upon 
request, the reasons for not accepting the 
results of conformity assessment procedures of the other party;  accreditation, approval,  and licensing of 
the other party's conformity assessment 
bodies must be on terms no less favourable than thos e accorded to the 
party's own conformity assessment 
bodies;  otherwise, an explanation must be provided Requires a party to explain, upon 
request, the reasons for not accepting 
the results of conformity assessment procedures of the other party;  accreditation, approva l, and licensing 
of other party's conformity assessment 
bodies must be on terms no less favourable than thos e accorded to the 
party's own conformity assessment 
bodies;  otherwise, an explanation must be provided Requires parties to take 
steps to implement the 
APEC Mutual Recognition Arrangement for Conformity Assessment of 
Telecommunications 
Equipment 
Transparency Establishes sp ecific bilateral notification 
and comment procedures and includes an obligation to respond to significant 
comments received Establishes specific bilateral 
notification and comment procedures and includes an obligation to respond 
to significant comments received No corresponding 
provisions 
Other provisions Calls for the designation by each party 
of a Chapter Coordinator to monitor 
implementation Establishes a TBT Committee to 
monitor implementation Calls for the designation 
by each party of a Chapter 
Coordinator to assist with 
implementation 
 
Source:  WTO Secretariat.  United States WT /TPR/S/160/Rev.1 
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Table AIV.1  
Products covered by tariff quotas, 2004  
Average tariff ratea 
2004  (%) Products  
In-quota Out-of-
quota Bound 
import 
quota Fill rateb 
2002 
(%) Fill rateb 
2003 
(%) Partners with reserved access  
(% of WTO quota)c 
Beef, fresh, chilled or frozen  (t) 4.4 26.4 696,621 83 90 Cana da and Mexico (no limit), 
Australia (57.6), New Zealand (32.5), 
Japan (0.03), others (9.9) 
Cream ('000 litres) 3.0 66.4 6, 695 65 62 New Zealand (87.3) 
Evaporated/condensed milk (t) 3.4 17.0 6,857 87 73 EU (21.8), Canada (17.0), Australia 
(1.5) 
Non-fat dried milk (t) 1.8 19.4 5, 261 98 22 Global, no country allocation 
Dried whole milk (t) 3.5 36.6 3,321 96 97 Global, no country allocation 
Dried cream (kg.) 7.4 110.8 99,500 7 90 Global, no country allocation 
Dried whey/buttermilk (t) 6.9 177.6 296 22 23 Global, no country allocation 
Butter (t) 4.7 60.5 6,977 98 99 Gl obal, no country allocation 
Butter oil/substitutes (t) 8.0 61.6 6,080 100 100 Global, no country allocation 
Dairy mixtures (t) 12.9 38.0 4,105 100 100 Australia (27.7), EU (4.2) 
Blue cheese (t) 14.4 37.0 2,911 97 99 EU (96.1), Chile (2.3), Czech 
Republic (1.5), Argentina (0.07) 
Cheddar cheese (t) 12.0 30.6 13,256 98 99 New Zealand (56.8), Australia (25.4), 
EU (8.5), Canada (6.4), others (2.8) 
American type cheese (t) 14.3 54.5 3,523 99 93 New Zealand (57.0) Australia (28.5), 
EU (9.6), others (4.8) 
Edam and Gouda cheese (t) 12.1 36.4 6,816 98 95 EU (81.2), Costa Rica (10.2), 
Argentina (2.9), Uruguay (2.8), 
others (3.0) 
Italian type cheese (t) 13.9 45.7 13,481 99 98 Argentina (51.2), EU (33.5), Uruguay 
(7.1), Romania (3.5), Hungary (2.8), 
Poland (1.8), Others (0.1) 
Swiss/Emmenthal cheese (t) 6.4 26.9 34,475 83 80 EU (62.6), Norway (20.3), 
Switzerland (10.6), Australia (1.5), 
Czech Rep.(1.0), Hungary (1.0), 
others (3.0) 
Gruyere process cheese (t) 9.3 32.6 7,855 86 82 EU (74.1), Switzerland (16.0), others 
(1.0) 
Other cheese NSPF (t) 10.0 30.6 48,628 99 95 EU (56.7), New Zealand (25.2), 
Switzerland (3.6), Australia (3.3), 
Poland (2.7), Canada (2.5), Israel 
(1.5), others (4.3) 
Lowfat cheese (t) 10.0 22.1 5,475 65 56 EU (74.2), New Zealand (17.5), 
Australia (4.4), Poland (3.1), Israel 
(0.9) 
Peanuts (t) 8.8 139.8 52,906 100 100 Argentina (84.0), others (16.0) 
Chocolate crumb (t) 4.5 13.8 26,168 79 76 EU (32.1), Australia (8.3) 
Low-fat chocolate crumb (t) 5.9 15.8 2,123 0 0 Ireland (80.1), United Kingdom 
(19.9) 
Infant formula containing oligo saccharides (t)  17.5 64.5 100 100 55 Global, no country allocation 
Green ripe olives (t) 7.0 1.6 730 0 0 Global, no country allocation 
Place packed stuffed olives (t) 1.0 1. 5 2,700 31 38 Global, no country allocation 
Green olives, other (t) 1.8 2.0 550 69 68 Global, no country allocation 
Green whole olives (t) 1.1 5.5 4, 400 19 11 Global, no country allocation 
Table AIV.1. (cont'd)WT/TPR/S/160/Rev.1 Trade Policy Review 
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Average tariff ratea 
2004  (%) Products  
In-quota Out-of-
quota Bound 
import 
quota Fill rateb 
2002 
(%) Fill rateb 
2003 
(%) Partners with reserved access  
(% of WTO quota)c 
Mandarin oranges (Satsuma) (t) 0 0.3 40,000 100 100 Global, no country allocation 
       
Peanut butter and paste (t) 0 131.8 20,000 78 83 Canada (73.1), Argentina (15.4), 
others (9.3) 
Ice cream ('000 litres) 20.0 32.5 5,668 57 71 EU (20.0), New Zealand (11.4), 
Jamaica (0.7) 
Animal feed containing milk (t) 7.5 12.3 7,400 1 1 EU (75.1), New Zealand (24.1), 
Australia (0.8) 
Raw cane sugar ('000 t) 3.4 43.5 1,117 81 94 Mexico (2.1), others (95.3) 
Other cane or beet sugars or syrups 
('000 t) 6.2 37.5 22 151 96 Canada (29.4), Mexico (8.6), 
others (62.1) 
Other mixtures over 10% sugar (t) 9.2 21. 5 64,709 99 99 Canada (91.6), others (8.4) 
Sweetened cocoa powder (t) 6.7 19.8 2,313 15 28 Global, no country allocation 
Mixes and doughs (t) 10.0 34.1 5,398 100 100 Global, no country allocation 
Mixed condiments and seasonings (t) 7.5 18.3 689 45 45 Global, no country allocation 
Tobacco (t) 12.1 350.0 150,700 75 71 Brazil (53.3), Malawi (8.0), 
Zimbabwe (8.0), Argentina (7.1), EU 
(6.6), Guatemala (6.6), others (10.5) 
Short staple cotton (t) 0 9.1 20,207 2 0 Global, no country allocation 
Harsh or rough cotton (t) 2.7 1.6 1, 400 0 0 Global, no country allocation 
Medium staple cotton (t) 1.5 6.8 11, 500 7 2 Global, no country allocation 
Long staple cotton (t) 0.6 14.9 40,100 13 34 Global, no country allocation 
Cotton waste (t) 0 0 3,335 0 0 EU (26. 3), Japan (5.7), Canada (4.0), 
India and Pakistan (1.2), China (0.3) 
Cotton processed but not spun (kg.) 5.0 62. 3 2,500 100 100 Global, no country allocation 
 
a Average based on a d valorem  rates or on ad valorem equivalents provided by the authorities. 
b Calculated as the ratio of actual import volumes to the bound import quota. c Data on country alloca tion based on Schedule XX. 
Source : WTO documents G/AG/N/USA/54, 17 February 2005 and G/AG/N/USA/48,  24 June 2003;  Schedule XX - 
United States of America, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.  Available online at:  
http://dataweb.usitc.gov; and informa tion provided by the U.S. authorities. 
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