Commission Report pursuant to Article 28(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 980/2005 of 27 June 2005 applying a scheme of generalized tariff preferences
Date: 2008-03-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: CCT duties, common commercial policy, developing countries, generalised preferences, sustainable development

11.3.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 66/1

IV

(Notices)

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

COMMISSION

Commission Report pursuant to Article 28(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 980/2005
of 27 June 2005 applying a scheme of generalized tariff preferences

(2008/C 66/01)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.

1.1.

1.2.

2.

2.1.

2.1.1.

2.1.2.

2.1.3

2.2.

2.2.1.

2.2.2.

2.2.3.

2.3.

2.3.1.

2.3.2.

2.3.3.

3.

4.

5.

INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

General overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Methodology and Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ANALYSIS OF THE EVOLUTION OF PREFERENTIAL IMPORTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The General Arrangement

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The Coverage of the General Arrangement

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The Utilisation Rate of the General Arrangement

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Graduation from the General Arrangement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The GSP+ Special Arrangement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The Coverage of the GSP+ Arrangement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The Utilisation Rate of the GSP+ Arrangement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Graduation from the GSP+ Arrangement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The ‘Everything But Arms’ Initiative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The Coverage of the Arrangement for the LDCs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The Utilisation Rate of the EBA Arrangement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Graduation from the EBA Arrangement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

PREFERENTIAL MARGINS UNDER THE GSP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

THE IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY BUDGET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

CONCLUSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ANNEX I:

Beneficiary Countries under all GSP Arrangements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ANNEX II: Variation of Preferential Imports of the GSP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ANNEX III: Countries/Sectors Graduated from the General Arrangement

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ANNEX IV: GSP — Statistics for All Beneficiary Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Page

2

2

3

4

5

5

6

7

7

7

8

9

9

9

10

11

11

12

13

15

18

22

23

C 66/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

11.3.2008

1.

INTRODUCTION

1.1. General overview

The European Union’s (EU) Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) is the earliest and most generous scheme
implemented of all developed-countries preference systems, facilitating trade for 178 developing countries. Its
objective is to assist developing countries to reduce poverty as well as to promote sustainable development
and good governance by helping to generate revenue through the integration into international trade by grant-
ing better access to the EU.

These goals are meant to be supported by either complete duty free access of products or tariff reductions for
exports to the Single Market.

For the period of 1st January 2006 to 31st December 2008, the renewed scheme foresees three types of
arrangements for their beneficiaries: firstly the general arrangement, secondly the special arrangement for sus-
tainable development and good governance and thirdly, the arrangement for the least developed countries
(LDCs), the so called ‘Everything but Arms’ (EBA) initiative.

The EU’s GSP (1) is implemented following cycles of ten years to provide greater continuity and a more stable
scheme. The latest guidelines for the period 2006-2015 were adopted in 2004 (2).

Under the general arrangement which covers about 6 400 products of about 10 000 tariff lines of the EU, non-
sensitive products (just over 3 200 and representing slightly more than half of the products covered) enjoy
duty-free access, while sensitive products (just under 3 200 tariff lines, divided between agricultural products,
textile, clothing, apparel, carpets and footwear) benefit from a tariff reduction of 3,5 percentage points of ad
valorem duties compared to the most favoured nation (MFN) tariff and a 30 percent reduction of specific duties
(with a few exceptions) (3). For textiles and clothing, the reduction is 20 percent of the ad valorem MFN duty
rate (4).

The arrangement for sustainable development and good governance (GSP+) allows duty-free entry to the EU
market of all the goods covered by the general GSP scheme (5). The GSP+ regime currently includes 15 coun-
tries, four of the ANDEAN Community (Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru); six Central American coun-
tries (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama and Venezuela), two from Eastern
Europe (Republic of Moldova and Georgia) and two countries from Asia (Sri Lanka and Mongolia).

Previous GSP Regulation provided a special arrangement for the least developed countries (LDCs) under which
these countries enjoyed virtually the same preferences as under the Lomé agreement for ACP countries. In Feb-
ruary 2001 (6), the EBA initiative was introduced, broadening the product coverage of this special arrange-
ment by including 926 new tariff lines (7). Today, the EBA gives the 50 LDCs duty free access to the EU for all
products, except arms and ammunition and 41 tariff lines of agricultural products, mainly rice and sugar,
which will be liberalised in 2009.

(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 980/2005 of 27 June 2005, applying a scheme of generalized preferences (OJ L 169,

30.6.2005).

(2) Communication of 7 July 2004 [COM(2004) 461, OJ C 242, 29.9.2004].
(3) Tariffs are suspended if preferential treatment results in (ad valorem) duties of 1 percent or less, or in specific duties of

2 EUR or less.

(4) This concerns mainly products in chapters 50-63 of the Combined Nomenclature.
(5) To be eligible, beneficiaries must meet a number of criteria in particular they must be vulnerable countries (see below)
and atify and effectively apply key international conventions on core human and labour rights as well as environment
and governance principles. Vulnerability is defined in the GSP regulation as meaning that the five largest sections of a
beneficiary’s GSP-covered exports to the Community must represent more than 75 percent of its total GSP-covered
exports. GSP-covered exports from that country must also represent less than 1 percent of total imports into the Com-
munity under GSP [include the Wold Bank criterion as well — see Article 9(3) GSP].

(6) Council Regulation (EC) No 416/2001 of 28 February 2001.
(7) However, the EBA scheme did not immediately liberalise imports of sugar, rice, and bananas. This concerned a total num-
ber of 43 tariff lines, for which EBA provides duty free quotas. These tariff lines were not included in the figure of 926.

11.3.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 66/3

The objective of concentrating the GSP on countries most in need is managed by ‘graduating’ the most com-
petitive product sectors from certain beneficiaries. Given their high level of competitiveness, there is no fur-
ther justification to continue benefiting from preferential tariffs — thus the WTO MFN tariffs apply. Graduation
from the GSP scheme is a sign that the scheme has successfully supported the integration, of a particular coun-
try and a specific product section, into international trade by having gained competitiveness.

Under article 28 of Council regulation (EC) No 980/2005, the Generalised Preferences Committee is called up
to examine:

‘the effects of the scheme, on the basis of a report from the Commission covering the period from 1 January 2006. This
report shall cover all preferential arrangements referred to in Article 1 (2) and be presented in time for the discussion on
the next Regulation.’

The present report examines all three GSP arrangements; covers a period of three years from 1st January 2004
to 31st December 2006, although particular attention is given to the years 2005 and 2006 when the new GSP
entered into force.

1.2. Methodology and Terminology

Certain beneficiary countries of the GSP may also benefit from other preferential arrangements such as the
Cotonou Agreement or a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA). As import statistics do not always provide clear
information on the nature of the preferences that were actually used for specific imports, it would be of impor-
tance to analyze the overall rate of preference utilisation. Since the Cotonou Agreement or bilateral FTAs go
further in terms of coverage and depth of preferences than the general GSP arrangement countries used to the
arrangements, i.e. under Cotonou, were not to change to the GSP arrangements. Thus the utilisation rates of
GSP may be biased downwards.

The report examines preferential imports from 107 beneficiaries (1), i.e.

— 42 countries benefiting from the general arrangement,

— 50 least developed countries,

— 15 countries benefiting from the special arrangement for sustainable development and good governance.

The total amount of imports covered by these countries is 90 %.

To analyse the coverage of the three arrangements, the report only took into account the years 2005 and 2006
since the information provided by the year 2004 would have been redundant.

The calculation of the average preferential margin has been done on a theoretical basis, adding the preferential
margin that each tariff line benefits under each of the arrangements and dividing the total preferential margin
obtained by the total number of tariff lines under the respective arrangement. Following this methodology, we
have tried to eliminate all possible distortions coming from the introduction of the volume of trade. Indeed,
the volume of trade could bias the result towards the arrangement that either utilise the highest number of
tariff lines, and/or the highest volume of trade under each tariff line.

Additionally, when calculating the average preferential margin it is referred exclusively to tariffs applied, no
conversion of specific levies on products to tariff equivalents is carried out.

Eligible imports: imports of products for which the country of origin is entitled to GSP treatment.

Preferential imports: imports of products for which GSP treatment has actually been asked for.

Utilisation rate: the ratio of preferential imports to eligible imports. It indicates the share of imports which have
actually been asked for tariff preferences in the total amount of imports for which such preferences are
available.

(1) These countries are listed in Annex I.

C 66/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

11.3.2008

‘Loss’ of income: the potential loss of EU customs revenue due to application of preferences, under the strong
assumption that trade would remain the same in a situation with no preferences

Preferential margin: difference between MFN tariff and preferential tariff expressed as a percentage point.
Example: a tariff preference of 30 % from an MFN duty of 10 % gives a preferential margin of 3 percentage
points and a preferential tariff of 7 %.

Table X

Example for country X, fish products

Product

MFN Tariff

SPG Tariff

Preferential Margin

Eligible Imports

Loss of Income

(Euro Mio)

03056980

03061310

03061350

03061380

03061110

03061190

12

12

12

12

12,5

12,5

0

3,6

3,6

3,6

0

0

Total

12

8,4

8,4

8,4

12,5

12,5

10,37

1,80

0,09

225,52

16,17

0,71

0,37

244,66

0,22

0,01

18,94

1,36

0,09

0,05

20,66

10,37 = sum (preferential margins)/number of product lines.

All statistical figures have been obtained from Eurostat.

2.

ANALYSIS OF THE EVOLUTION OF PREFERENTIAL IMPORTS

Given that the new scheme has only been applied since 1st January 2006 (1) and beneficiary countries might
not have used the new instruments to their full extent, definitive conclusions cannot yet be drawn.

With the entering into force of the new GSP scheme on 1st January 2006, approximately 250 new products
of interest for developing countries were introduced into the GSP product list, comprising mainly fish, pre-
pared fruits and vegetables. Moreover, preferential margins (currently 3,5 percentage points for sensitive prod-
ucts and 100 % for non-sensitive products) were maintained.

Imports of these newly introduced products into the GSP increased in 2006 by 19 % (3,9 billion euro) in com-
parison with 2005 (3,3 billion euro). What is more outstanding is the growth of preferential imports that
nearly tripled showing that the new products included into the GSP are of significant importance for devel-
oping countries exports. These consisted mainly in fish products.

Table 1

All GSP countries: New GSP products

Total imports

Eligible imports

Preferential imports

Utilisation rate

2004

2 742

652

352

54 %

2005

3 300

835

486

58 %

2004-2005

20 %

28 %

38 %

8 %

2006

3 938

3 881

1 268

33 %

Statistical calculations include all 178 GSP countries.

(Mio Euro, %)

2005-2006

2004-2006

19 %

364 %

161 %

– 44 %

44 %

495 %

260 %

– 39 %

Small and middle sized countries from Asia and South America benefited from the new preferences (for
example: Vietnam, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Ecuador, Colombia, and El Salvador).

If the imports of the largest GSP exporters to the EU (2) are excluded from the total GSP imports in 2005
and 2006, the value of imports from the remaining 164 smaller GSP exporters increased by 6 % reaching
10,6 billion EUR.

(1) Exceptionally, the GSP+ incentive scheme was fast-tracked to enter into force on a provisional basis on 1st July 2005.
(2) Those countries which exports to the EU under the GSP surpass 1 billion euro and which are bigger economies: India,
Brazil, Bangladesh, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Pakistan, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Ukraine, China, Argentina, Russia,
South Africa.

11.3.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 66/5

Table 2

GSP Countries without 14 biggest economies

2004

2005

2004-2005

2006

2005-2006

2004-2006

(Mio Euro, %)

Total imports

148 476

192 008

Eligible imports

Preferential imports

Utilisation rate

34 361

7 403

22 %

34 721

10 063

29 %

Statistical calculations include 164 GSP countries.

29 %

1 %

36 %

35 %

219 476

42 766

10 671

25 %

14 %

23 %

6 %

– 14 %

48 %

24 %

44 %

16 %

Even more, in the first year of implementation of the new scheme, imports from small economies and LDCs
recorded the largest import increases. Within the top 50 performing countries only four are, so called, bigger
economies. Twenty-six small economies within this group increased their EU GSP exports over 100 %. The
EU preferential imports from the remaining bigger economies increased either by less than 30 % (India 14 %,
Brazil 26 %) or even decreased (China – 67 %, South Africa – 36, Russia – 35) (1).

Specifically for the textiles and clothing sector, (Section XI of the CN) — a sector in which the biggest GSP
competitor on the EU market is graduated (China) — the largest increases of imports came from small econo-
mies such as Fiji, Haiti, Tunisia, Niger, Afghanistan, and Sri Lanka (in relative not in absolute terms) (2).

2.1.

The general arrangement

2.1.1. The coverage of the general arrangement

For 2006, the general arrangement includes 6 379 tariff lines of which 3 206 benefit from 100 % preference
and 3 173 enjoy a tariff reduction from the MFN tariff. Compared with the previous arrangement, in 2006,
the new general arrangement introduced 217 additional tariff lines, of which 16 enjoy additional 100 %
preference (11 industrial and 5 agricultural products) and 201 benefit of a tariff reduction in relation with the
MFN tariff.

The number of tariff lines described as ‘Not in GSP’, in table 3, reflects the difference between the total number
of tariff lines benefiting from a preference under the GSP general arrangement (6 379 for 2006) and the num-
ber of tariff lines under the MFN system that are dutable (7 280). The agricultural sector is the one that still has
the most numerous number of tariff lines not yet liberalised.

Coverage in terms of number of lines by sectors of the general arrangement

Table 3

GSP 2006

Sector

No
lines

0 (1)

<> 0 (2)

not in
GSP

No
lines

GSP 2005

0

<> 0

not in
GSP

No
lines

Agricultural

1 172

103

1 069

762

950

Textiles

1 169

0

1 169

7

1 172

98

0

852

995

222

1 172

7

Industrial

4 038

3 103

935

Total

6 379

3 206

3 173

132

901

4 040

3 092

948

122

6 162

3 190

2 972

1 124

217

– 3

– 2

GSP 2005-2006

0

5

0

11

16

<> 0

not in
GSP

217

– 233

– 3

– 13

0

10

201

– 223

(1) 0: Products that enjoy 100 % preference thus enter the EU Market Duty free.
(2) <> 0: Dutable products. Products which benefit from a reduction from the MFN tariff but do not enter the EU Market duty free.

The first conclusion it can be reached from this analysis is that the general arrangement has been improved
since it not only includes additional tariff lines but also introduces additional preferential treatment.

(1) See Annex II.
(2) See Annex III.

C 66/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

11.3.2008

2.1.2. The Utilisation Rate of the General Arrangement

The average utilisation rate of the general arrangement has maintained relatively stable on figures around 50 %
with an increase in the industrial and textile products and a reduction for agricultural products for the three
years under consideration. Nevertheless, it is the agricultural sector the one to show the highest utilisation rates
and also the one to present the highest increase of growth rate for its preferential imports (76 %).

If we compare the utilisation rate of the general arrangement with the average utilisation rate of the three
arrangements; its yearly utilisation rates are all under the average of the three arrangements.

However, this comparison hides sectoral performance. The utilisation rates for the agricultural and industrial
sectors have all been over the average utilisation rate of the three arrangements. It is the worse performance of
the textile sector that has more than compensated the best performance of the other two sectors.

Utilisation rates for each of the countries are available in Annex IV.

Development of preferential imports as well as their share in eligible imports, i.e. the utilisation rate of
preferences available under the general arrangement

Table 4

2004
value

2005
value

2004-2005
growth

2006
value

2005-2006
growth

2004-2006
growth

(Mio Euro, %)

Total imports

Eligible imports

407 460

519 689

75 003

72 051

Preferential imports

35 386

39 443

Utilisation rate

Utilisation rate (average)

47 %

53 %

55 %

58 %

Agricultural products (total)

31 625

34 312

Eligible imports

Preferential imports

Utilisation rate

Utilisation rate (average)

6 966

4 022

58 %

54 %

8 375

4 677

56 %

52 %

Textile products (total)

34 503

40 611

28 %

– 4 %

11 %

17 %

8 %

8 %

20 %

16 %

– 3 %

– 3 %

18 %

608 304

85 338

42 430

50 %

58 %

37 560

13 205

7 096

54 %

53 %

45 072

Eligible imports

19 021

14 945

– 21 %

19 131

Preferential imports

7 795

7 354

– 6 %

8 393

Utilisation rate

Utilisation rate (average)

41 %

46 %

49 %

53 %

Industrial products (total)

341 332

444 766

20 %

15 %

30 %

44 %

54 %

525 672

Eligible imports

49 016

48 731

– 1 %

53 002

Preferential imports

23 569

27 412

Utilisation rate

Utilisation rate (average)

48 %

47 %

56 %

49 %

16 %

17 %

5 %

26 941

51 %

46 %

17 %

18 %

8 %

– 9 %

1 %

9 %

58 %

52 %

– 4 %

3 %

11 %

28 %

14 %

– 10 %

1 %

18 %

9 %

– 2 %

– 9 %

– 6 %

49 %

14 %

20 %

6 %

9 %

19 %

90 %

76 %

– 7 %

– 1 %

31 %

1 %

8 %

7 %

17 %

54 %

8 %

14 %

6 %

– 1 %

11.3.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 66/7

2.1.3. Graduation from the General Arrangement

The newly introduced graduation provisions clearly met the objective of the GSP graduation mechanism (1).
Nine GSP beneficiary countries (out of 178) are graduated from the scheme for a specific product section or
sections (2). The graduated countries are larger economies (3) which GSP preferential imports into the EU rang
from 1,3 billion euros to more than 9,6 billion euros in 2006. Despite graduation, the level of imports into
the EU of the graduated products originating in the abovementioned GSP beneficiaries has not been adversely
affected. For the majority of cases total imports of these products with origin in the graduated countries
increased in comparison to 2005 (the increases ranged from 3 % to 51 %) (see Annex III). The only exceptions
were the sector of transport equipment from China and prepared foodstuffs from Brazil, where imports
decreased respectively by 5 % and 8 %, (Tables 5 and 6).

Table 5

China S-XVII — Transport equipment

Total imports

Eligible imports

Preferential imports

Utilisation rate

2004

1 988

1 436

1 080

75 %

2005

3 566

2 053

1 550

76 %

2004-2005

79 %

43 %

44 %

0 %

Table 6

(Mio Euro, %)

2006

3 400

2005-2006

2004-2006

– 5 %

71 %

Graduated

Brazil S-IV — Prepared foodstuffs

(Mio Euro, %)

2004

2005

2004-2005

2006

2005-2006

2004-2006

Total imports

3 815 278

3 725 793

Eligible imports

Preferential imports

138

138

2

2

Utilisation rate

100 %

100 %

– 2 %

– 99 %

– 99 %

0 %

3 418 128

– 8 %

– 10 %

Graduated

Furthermore 5 of the graduated countries have already diversified their GSP imports into the EU, as their GSP
preferential imports increased between 2005 and 2006 (the increases ranged from 14 % to 45 %) (see Annex II).

Therefore, as far as graduation is concerned it can be conclude that for 2006, the first year of implementation
of the scheme, trade figures show that the main objectives of the gradation have been achieved. Indeed, exports
of graduated countries have continue to grow in the sectors from which they graduated and more than half of
the graduated countries have managed to diversify their GSP imports into the EU market.

2.2.

The GSP+ special arrangement

2.2.1. The coverage of the GSP+ arrangement

For 2006, the GSP+ arrangement includes 6 454 tariff lines of which all but 21 benefit with 100 % preference.
Compared with the general arrangement, the GSP+ scheme includes 75 additional tariff lines benefiting from
a preferential treatment. The reference tariff lines applied to the GSP+ were already applied to the previous
drug-regime. Furthermore, the GSP+ regime introduced 22 new tariff lines in the scheme and applied 100 %
tariff preference to 188 new lines (171 from the agricultural sector, 20 from the industrial and 3 tariff lines
were eliminated from the textile sector).

(1) As foreseen in Communication of 7 July 2004, [COM(2004) 461, OJ C 242, 29.9.2004].
(2) Graduation criteria as foreseen in Art.14 of Council regulation (EC) No 980/2005.
(3) Brazil, China, Algeria, Indonesia, India, Malaysia, Russia, Thailand and South Africa.

C 66/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

11.3.2008

The Number of tariff lines described as ‘Not in GSP+’ reflects the difference between the total number of tariff
lines benefiting from a preference under the GSP+ arrangement (6 454 for 2006) and the number of tariff lines
under the MFN system which are dutable (7 280). The agricultural sector again comprises the highest number
of tariff lines not yet liberalised, although lower in number than under the general arrangement (700).

Table 7

Coverage in terms of number of lines by sectors of the GSP+ arrangement

Sector

No
lines

GSP+ 2006

0

<> 0

Not in
GSP

No
lines

GSP+ 2005

0

<> 0

GSP+ 2005-2006

Not in
GSP

No
lines

0

<> 0

Not in
GSP

Agricultural

1 234

1 213

21

700

1 229

1 042

87

716

5

171

– 66

– 16

Textiles

1 169

1 169

Industrial

4 051

4 051

0

0

7

1 172

1 172

119

4 031

4 031

0

0

Total

6 454

6 433

21

826

6 432

6 245

87

7

– 3

131

854

20

22

– 3

20

0

0

0

– 12

188

– 66

– 28

All in all, the GSP+ arrangement shows an improvement not only in the number of tariff lines (in relation to
the drug regime) but above all in the number of tariff lines that benefit from 100 % preference.

2.2.2. The utilisation rate of the GSP+ arrangement

The utilisation rates of the GSP+ are substantially higher (over 70 %) than those under the general arrange-
ment (just over 50 %). This is most likely due to the more attractive preferential margins available under the
GSP+ regime. Moreover, this important difference between the utilisation rates of both arrangements could
also be explained by the fact that the countries under the GSP+ arrangement do not benefit from any other
preferential scheme in its trade relations with the EU.

A comparison of the utilisation rates of the GSP+ with the average utilisation rate for the whole scheme, allows
concluding that the GSP+ regime has been performing well above the average, particularly for the agricultural
sector and has in fact been the best performing of all three arrangements.

As far as the growth of the utilisation rates is concerned, the total utilisation rate has increased by 8 % during
the three years under consideration, 1 % less than the average for the three arrangements. The textile sector is
the one to have shown the highest growth which more than compensated the slight reduction in utilisation
rate’s growth for industrial and agricultural products.

The statistical analyses of GSP+ import figures confirm that GSP+ preferential imports increased by 15 %
between 2005 and 2006. Additionally, preferential GSP+ imports into the EU from 12 out of 15 GSP+ ben-
eficiary countries increased on average by 28,5 %, so that, 9 out of the 15 GSP+ countries moved upwards in
the ranking of biggest GSP exporters to the EU (mostly Republic of Moldova 36 %, Nicaragua 30 % and Bolivia
47 %) (See Annex II).

Utilisation rates for the beneficiary countries of the GSP+ regime are available in Annex IV.

11.3.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 66/9

Development of preferential imports as well as their share in eligible imports, i.e. the utilisation rate of
preferences available for beneficiaries of the GSP+ arrangement

Table 8

2004

value

2005

value

2004-2005

growth

2006

value

2005-2006

2004-2006

growth

growth

(Mio Euro, %)

All products

Total imports

Eligible imports

Preferential imports

Utilisation rate

Utilisation rate (average)

Agricultural products (total)

Eligible imports

Preferential imports

Utilisation rate

Utilisation rate (average)

Textile products (total)

Eligible imports

Preferential imports

Utilisation rate

Utilisation rate (average)

Industrial products (total)

Eligible imports

Preferential imports

Utilisation rate

Utilisation rate (average)

15 342

17 969

3 788

2 696

71 %

53 %

5 348

1 715

1 522

89 %

54 %

1 186

1 057

426

40 %

46 %

8 807

1 015

747

74 %

47 %

5 151

3 831

74 %

58 %

6 404

2 648

2 267

86 %

52 %

1 215

1 142

551

48 %

53 %

10 349

1 360

1 011

74 %

49 %

17 %

36 %

42 %

4 %

8 %

20 %

54 %

49 %

– 3 %

– 3 %

2 %

8 %

29 %

20 %

15 %

18 %

34 %

35 %

0 %

5 %

22 444

5 720

4 401

77 %

58 %

7 092

3 010

2 644

88 %

53 %

1 475

1 378

825

60 %

54 %

10 877

1 332

931

70 %

46 %

25 %

11 %

15 %

4 %

1 %

11 %

14 %

17 %

2 %

3 %

21 %

21 %

50 %

25 %

1 %

5 %

– 2 %

– 8 %

– 5 %

– 6 %

46 %

51 %

63 %

8 %

9 %

33 %

76 %

74 %

– 1 %

– 1 %

24 %

30 %

94 %

50 %

17 %

24 %

31 %

25 %

– 5 %

– 1 %

The main conclusion to be achieved is that preferential imports from all sectors but the industrial had a posi-
tive growth rate, and in fact, for the year 2006 grew faster than the eligible imports pushing up the already
high utilisation rates.

2.2.3. Graduation from the GSP+ arrangement

No country graduated during the years of implementation of the arrangement.

2.3.

The ‘Everything But Arms’ initiative

2.3.1. The coverage of the arrangement for the LDCs

For 2006, the EBA arrangement includes 7 216 tariff lines of which all benefit from 100 % preference. Com-
pared with the GSP+ arrangement, it includes 762 additional tariff lines benefiting from a duty free treatment.
This arrangement has experienced only a slight variation due to the disappearance of tariff lines from the Com-
bined Nomenclature.

C 66/10

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

11.3.2008

The number of tariff lines described as ‘Not in EBA’ reflect the difference between the total number of tariff
lines benefiting from a preference under the EBA arrangement (7 216 for 2006) and the number of tariff lines
under the MFN system that are dutable (7 280). In this scheme the not included exceptions are ‘arms’ and
munitions (23 industrial tariff lines) and 41 agricultural product lines, mainly sugar and rice.

Table 9

Coverage in terms of number of lines by sectors of the arrangement for the LDCs

Sector

No
lines

EBA 2006

0

<> 0

EBA 2005

EBA 2006-2005

Not in
EBA

No
lines

0

<> 0

Not in
EBA

0

<> 0

Not in
EBA

Agricultural

1 893 1 893

Textiles

1 176 1 176

Industrial

4 147 4 147

Total 7 216 7 216

0

0

0

0

41

1 904

1 904

0

1 179

1 179

23

64

4 138

4 138

7 221

7 221

0

0

0

0

41

0

24

65

No
lines

– 11

– 3

9

11

– 3

9

– 5

– 5

0

0

0

0

0

0

– 1

– 1

Therefore, the EBA arrangement is the most preferential of the three regimes of the GSP scheme both in terms
of number of tariff lines to benefit from a preferential treatment and in the ‘amount’ of the preference applied
since all products under this arrangement enter duty free quota free to the EU market.

2.3.2. The utilisation rate of the EBA arrangement

Utilisation rates under the EBA initiative are the lowest of GSP preferential arrangements (on average 44 %),
indicating that there is still room for improvement. Indeed, a comparison of the utilisation rates of the arrange-
ment for LDC’s with the average utilisation rate for the whole scheme, allows concluding that the EBA regime
has been performing below the average for the three years under consideration. The yearly utilisation rates for
the textile sector are nevertheless well above the average, showing the good performance of this sector within
the arrangement.

The new scheme seems, in any case, to have contributed to positive results, as the utilisation rates for 2006,
shows the highest increase (9 %) if we compare it with the other two arrangements (see tables 4 and 8).

If we look at the overall use of EU preferences by LDCs; the LDC countries benefit from two preferential
arrangements in the access to the EU market. One is the EBA arrangement established under the GSP and the
second is the Cotonou agreement. The EBA is more advantageous, but for many products that the LDCs export
to the EU the preferences are the same. As the LDCs have been granted substantial preferences under Coto-
nou’s predecessors — the Lomé conventions — which date back to the mid 1970s and the EBA scheme was
not introduced until 2001, the LDCs that are eligible for both schemes continue in many cases to use the Coto-
nou preferences. This may explain why the overall use of EU preferences by LDCs is 70 %, a figure which is
significantly higher than if the utilisation rate of the EBA scheme alone is considered (48 %).

11.3.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 66/11

Development of preferential imports as well as their share in eligible imports, i.e. the utilisation rate of
preferences available for LDCs

Table 10

2004
value

2005
value

2004-2005
growth

2006
value

2005-2006
growth

2004-2006
growth

(Mio Euro, %)

All products

Total imports

Eligible imports

Preferential imports

Utilisation rate

Utilisation rate (average)

Agricultural products (total)

Eligible imports

Preferential imports

Utilisation rate

Utilisation rate (average)

Textile products (total)

Eligible imports

Preferential imports

Utilisation rate

Utilisation rate (average)

Industrial products (total)

Eligible imports

Preferential imports

Utilisation rate

Utilisation rate (average)

14 037

16 451

17 %

17 126

7 400

3 138

42 %

53 %

2 129

1 389

194

14 %

54 %

5 321

4 771

2 719

57 %

46 %

6 586

1 239

225

18 %

47 %

7 570

3 303

44 %

58 %

2 478

1 574

224

14 %

52 %

4 913

4 554

2 833

62 %

53 %

9 058

1 441

245

17 %

49 %

2 %

5 %

5 %

8 %

16 %

13 %

15 %

0 %

– 3 %

– 8 %

– 5 %

4 %

9 %

15 %

38 %

16 %

9 %

– 6 %

5 %

9 274

4 449

48 %

58 %

2 503

1 653

290

18 %

53 %

6 141

5 771

3 816

66 %

54 %

8 481

1 849

341

18 %

46 %

4 %

23 %

35 %

9 %

1 %

1 %

5 %

29 %

29 %

3 %

25 %

27 %

35 %

6 %

1 %

– 6 %

28 %

39 %

6 %

– 6 %

22 %

25 %

42 %

14 %

9 %

18 %

19 %

49 %

29 %

– 1 %

15 %

21 %

40 %

16 %

17 %

29 %

49 %

52 %

0 %

– 1 %

The main conclusion is that despite the still low utilisation rates, the EBA scheme shows the highest growth
rates. Preferential imports in 2006 have grown faster than previous years allowing for higher utilisation rates.
This is so particularly in the agricultural sector.

2.3.3. Graduation from the EBA arrangement

As the rules on graduation do not apply to the LDCs, no country benefiting from this special support arrange-
ment graduated in any sector.

3.

PREFERENTIAL MARGINS UNDER THE GSP

As it has been shown all along the report, the EBA arrangement is the most advantageous arrangement in terms
of preferences provided to its beneficiaries. Correspondingly, the average preferential margin for this arrange-
ment is the highest (8,37 %), closely followed by that of the GSP+ arrangement (8,36 %) and being the lowest
the preferential margin for the general arrangement (3,21 %)

The major differences between the years 2005 and 2006 correspond, logically, to the agricultural sector which
is the one most affected by the new scheme: 222 new tariff lines under the general arrangement (5 duty free
217 enjoying tariff reduction from the MFN tariff), only 5 new tariff lines under the GSP+ but increasing the
number of tariff lines that enjoy duty free access to the EU (171).

C 66/12

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

11.3.2008

The table below shows the average preferential margin for each of the arrangements and for the years 2005
to 2006, for the agricultural, textile and industrial sectors. Obviously, the EBA arrangement is the one to show
the highest preferential margin followed closely by the GSP+ arrangement and finally, the general arrange-
ment is the one to enjoy the lowest preferential margin.

Table 11

Average preferential margin (percentage points)

Average preferential
margin

Total

Agriculture

Textiles

Industrial

GSP

3,28

4,61

1,67

3,56

2005

GSP+

7,85

10,81

8,34

4,40

EBA

8,00

11,25

8,34

4,40

GSP

3,21

4,38

1,67

3,58

2006

GSP+

8,36

12,35

8,33

4,40

(%)

EBA

8,37

12,37

8,33

4,40

4.

THE IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY BUDGET

The impact on the Community budget is difficult to estimate. It is clear that without preferences some of those
preferential exports would never take place. Even if some exports would still be sent to the EU market, the
volume of trade will be lower as a result of the price increase due to the tariff. Therefore, one can not multiply
the trade weighted preferential margin (1) with the volume of trade to obtain an estimate of what ‘loss’ in cus-
toms revenue is as a result of the trade preferences. Further on it is difficult to calculate the indirect costs for
consumers and importers or intra-company trade in the EU.

Having said this, to provide an impression of the amounts, table 12 presents the volume of preferential imports
under the general arrangement, the GSP+ and the EBA with the associated trade average preferential margins.
Multiplying these two variables gives a figure which would correspond to the potential loss in customs rev-
enue generated in case of all imports facing MFN duties. This figure amounts to about 2 billion euro which
could be seen in relation to total EU customs revenue of about 14 billion euro in 2006 (2).

Table 12

Loss of income for the EU budget resulting from granting tariff preferences to imports
under the general arrangement

2004
value

34 821

3,12 %

2005
value

37 521

3,18 %

2004-2005
growth

8 %

2 %

2006
value

42 276

3,20 %

Preferential imports

Average preferential
margin

Loss of income

1 086,4

1 193,2

10 %

1 352,8

13 %

(Mio Euro, %)

2005-2006
growth

2004-2006
growth

13 %

1 %

21 %

3 %

25 %

Both parameters the preferential imports and the preferential margins have contributed in the increase of the
growth rate of the loss of income for the Community budget have contributed.

(1) Trade weighted average preferential margin: average of preferential margins of a list of products weighted by import vol-

ume of each product.

(2) It should be remembered that Member States retain 25 % of the collected amount as collection costs thus the financial
impact on the Community budget is only 75 % of the collected amounts. Thus total loss reflected in the budget would
be of approximately 1,5 billion euro.

11.3.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 66/13

Table 13

Loss of income for the EU budget resulting from granting tariff preferences to imports from beneficiary
countries of the GSP+ regime

2004
value

2 590

6,09 %

2005
value

3 273

6,31 %

Preferential imports

Average preferential
margin

Loss of income

157,7

206,5

2004-2005
growth

26 %

4 %

31 %

2006
value

4 347

7,22 %

313,9

(Mio Euro, %)

2005-2006
growth

2004-2006
growth

33 %

14 %

52 %

68 %

19 %

99 %

Both the volume of preferential imports and the preferential margin increased over the 3 years under consid-
eration contributing to the growth of the loss of income. Although the smallest in absolute terms, the impact
of the GSP+ regime on the EU budget is clearly growing faster than those of the other GSP arrangements.

Loss of income for the EU budget resulting from granting tariff preferences to imports from LDCs

Table 14

2004
value

3 133

7,32 %

2005
value

3 288

6,99 %

2004-2005
growth

5 %

– 5 %

2006
value

4 393

6,99 %

Preferential imports

Average preferential
margin

Loss of income

229,3

229,8

0,2 %

307,1

(Mio Euro, %)

2005-2006
growth

2004-2006
growth

34 %

0 %

34 %

40 %

– 5 %

34 %

The growth of the loss in the Community budget is due mainly to the increase in preferential imports.

5.

CONCLUSION

The present report has the objective to assess the performance of the three arrangements under the GSP scheme
for developing countries.

As required by Article 28(3)3 of the EC Regulation (EC) No 980/2005, the Commission has, on the basis of a
report, to examine the effects of the scheme covering all preferential arrangements and the period from
1st January 2006.

The main finding of this assessment is that the new regulation has introduced an improved scheme in terms of
the number of products enjoying a preference and to which beneficiary countries have access to and the
amount of preference to be benefited from.

Recent statistics show that the concept of the GSP introduced in 2006 works well in practice as the value of
preferential imports for the general arrangement has increased by 8 % over the last year, despite the need for
developing countries to adapt to the new needs of the scheme.

Furthermore, the GSP has proved to be efficient in promoting exports to the EU from countries that most need
it, as GSP imports from LDC’s and the GSP+ beneficiaries increased in 2006 by 35 % and 15 % respectively.
Moreover, utilisation rates of these schemes have risen.

Additionally, the newly introduced graduation provisions clearly met the objective of the GSP graduation
mechanism since the level of imports into the EU of the graduated products originating in the graduated coun-
tries has not been adversely affected.

C 66/14

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

11.3.2008

However, there is still room for improvement since, particularly in the case of LDCs, the utilisation rates are
still low, despite its good performance in terms of growth; for the general arrangement, utilization rates went
down for all of the sectors during 2005-2006, but still documenting a 3 % growth from 2004-2006. This
development has to be closely observed in coming years.

The overall analysis of the GSP for the past three years, and more particularly for 2006, provides, therefore,
mixed results. Given that the new scheme has only been applied since 1st January 2006 and beneficiary coun-
tries might not have used the new instruments to their full extent, definitive conclusions cannot yet be drawn
and further analysis in the coming years may still be required.

11.3.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 66/15

ANNEX I

BENEFICIARY COUNTRIES UNDER ALL GSP ARRANGEMENTS

1. Beneficiary countries under the general agreement

List of 42 GSP beneficiary countries

Basis for statistical analysis as countries comprise > 90 % of all imports of countries under the general agreement

1. Algeria

2. Argentina

3. Armenia

4. Azerbaijan

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

Bahrein

Belarus

Brazil

Brunei Darussalam

Chile

10. China (People’s Republic)

11. Cuba

12. Egypt

13.

India

14.

Indonesia

15.

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

16.

Jordan

17. Kazakhstan

18. Kuwait

19. Kyrgyzstan

20. Lebanon

21. Libyan (Jamahiriya Arab)

List of 71 beneficiary countries

22. Malaysia

23. Mexico

24. Morocco

25. Oman

26. Pakistan

27. Paraguay

28. Philippines

29. Qatar

30. Russian Federation

31. Saudi Arabia

32. South Africa

33. Syrian (Arab Republic)

34. Tajikistan

35. Thailand

36. Tunisia

37. Turkmenistan

38. Ukraine

39. United Arab Emirates

40. Uruguay

41. Uzbekistan

42. Vietnam

These countries are not included in the statistical analysis as these are either ACP beneficiaries, have no major implica-
tions for analysis or for lack of available export statistics

1. American Samoa

2. Anguilla

3. Antartica

4. Antigua and Barbuda

5. Aruba

6.

Bahamas

7.

8.

9.

Barbados

Belize

Bermuda

10. Botswana

11. Bouvet Island

12. British Indian Ocean Territory

C 66/16

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

11.3.2008

13. British Virgin Islands

14. Cameroon

15. Cayman Islands

16. Christmas Islands

42. Mayotte

43. Montserrat

44. Namibia

45. Nauru

17. Cocos Islands (or Keeling Islands)

46. Netherlands Antilles

18. Congo

19. Cook Islands

20. Cote d’Ivoire

21. Dominica

22. Dominican Republic

23. Falkland Islands

24. Federal States of Micronesia

25. Fiji

26. French Southern Territories

27. French Polynesia

28. Gabon

29. Ghana

30. Gibraltar

31. Greenland

32. Grenada

33. Guam

34. Guyana

35. Heard Island & MacDonald Island

36.

Iraq

37.

Jamaica

38. Kenya

39. Macao

40. Marshall Islands

41. Mauritius

47. New Caledonia

48. Nigeria

49. Niue Island

50. Norfolk Island

51. Northern Mariana Islands

52. Palau

53. Papua New Guinea

54. Pitcairn

55. Seychelles

56. South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands

57. St Helena

58. St Kitts and Nevis

59. St Lucia

60. St Pierre and Miquelon

61. St Vincent & Northern Grenadines

62. Surinam

63. Swaziland

64. Tokelau Islands

65. Tonga

66. Trinidad & Tobago

67. Turks and Caicos Islands

68. US Minor Outlying Islands

69. Virgin Islands (USA)

70. Wallis and Futuna

71. Zimbabwe

2. Beneficiary countries under the GSP+ arrangement

List of 15 countries

1.

2.

3.

Bolivia

Colombia

El Salvador

4. Guatemala

5. Nicaragua

6.

7.

8.

Republic of Moldova

Peru

Venezuela

9.

Costa Rica

10. Ecuador

11. Georgia

12. Honduras

13. Mongolia

14. Panama

15. Sri Lanka

11.3.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 66/17

3. Beneficiary countries under the EBA arrangement

List of 50 least developed countries under the EBA scheme

1. Afghanistan

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

Bangladesh

Bhutan

Burkina Faso

Cape Verde

Chad

7. Democratic Rep. of Congo (Zaire)

8.

9.

Equatorial Guinea

Ethiopia

10. Guinea

11. Haiti

12. Laos

13. Liberia

14. Malawi

15. Mali

16. Mozambique

17. Nepal

18. Rwanda

19. Sao Tome & Principe

20. Sierra Leone

21. Somalia

22. Tanzania

23. Tuvalu

24. Uganda

25. Yemen

26. Angola

27. Benin

28. Burundi

29. Cambodia

30. Central African Republic

31. Comoros

32. Djibouti

33. Eritrea

34. Gambia

35. Guinea-Bissau

36. Kiribati

37. Lesotho

38. Madagascar

39. Maldives

40. Mauritania

41. Myanmar

42. Niger

43. Samoa

44. Senegal

45. Soloman Islands

46. Sudan

47. Timor-Leste

48. Togo

49. Vanuatu

50. Zambia

C 66/18

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

11.3.2008

ANNEX II

VARIATION OF PREFERENTIAL IMPORTS OF THE GSP

Beneficiary countries

Countries

Preferential imports
2005

Preferential imports
2006

Change in %
2006/2005

(in 1 000 EUR)

12 520,59

4 173 430 %

1. Angola

2.

Bhutan

3. New Caledonia

4. Mozambique

5.

6.

7.

Burundi

Burkina Fasso

Pakistan

8. Marshall (islands)

9. Gambia

10. Guam

11. Togo

12. Fiji (islands)

13. Palaos

14. Sierra Leone

15. Papua New Guinea

16. Malawi

17. Ethiopia

18. Libyan (Jamahiriya Arab)

19. Turkmenistan

20. Bahamas

21. Niger

22. Mali

23.

Iraq

24.

Jordan

25. Zambia

26. Chile

27.

Ivory Coast

28. Benin

29. Kenya

30. Antigua and Barbuda

31. Tunisia

32. Afghanistan

33. Swaziland

34. Saudi Arabia

35. The Netherlands Antilles

36. Mexico

37. Macao

38. Sri Lanka

0,3

0,27

0,57

172,26

2,18

167,26

88,29

57,51

8 242,05

48,57

2 677,42

170 052,84

2 298 079,86

5,49

27,4

3,58

245,02

135,91

5,24

579,06

101,95

2 258,42

4 732,59

123 405,72

16 633,10

742,2

28,24

46,61

27,95

1 721,86

4 898,52

34 801,11

2 625,30

2 729,08

3 891,55

302,93

25 938,50

901,07

237,72

55,63

270,74

34,65

2 292,87

929,11

34,89

3 029,35

495,12

10 485,85

19 636,56

465 527,61

61 367,20

2 457,63

87,85

134,79

66,94

4 107,53

11 139,47

77 953,67

5 250,64

5 043,76

7 025,01

546,02

45 930,68

1 567,00

407,46

1 210 864,13

2 011 219,21

12 248,52

41 243,23

11 268,06

20 023,19

63 958,56

17 404,28

618 999,91

937 521,93

32 600 %

9 989 %

4 685 %

2 128 %

1 501 %

1 251 %

913 %

888 %

868 %

836 %

584 %

566 %

423 %

386 %

364 %

315 %

277 %

269 %

231 %

211 %

189 %

139 %

139 %

127 %

124 %

100 %

85 %

81 %

80 %

77 %

74 %

71 %

66 %

63 %

55 %

54 %

51 %

11.3.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 66/19

Countries

Preferential imports
2005

Preferential imports
2006

Change in %
2006/2005

(in 1 000 EUR)

39. Bolivia

40. Belize

41. Malaysia

42. Namibia

43. Panama

44. Argentina

45. The Maldives

46. Saint-Vincent-et the Grendaian

47. Gabon

48. The Congo (Democratic Republic of)

49. Yemen

17 110,77

199,39

25 121,24

290,97

1 451 797,42

2 102 764,01

8 393,81

67 278,95

12 096,34

95 478,33

1 086 668,99

1 536 933,70

31 382,61

44 322,75

23,99

367,98

2 030,73

63 465,46

33,09

506,65

2 787,35

86 486,20

50. Moldova (Republic of)

136 485,59

185 720,36

51. Bangladesh

52. Cambodia

53. Paraguay

54. Nicaragua

55. Nigeria

56. Brazil

57. Uruguay

58. Sudan

59. Oman

60. Honduras

61. Peru

62. Mongolia

63. Surinam

64. Ukraine

65. El Salvador

66. Ghana

67. Bélarus

68. Thailand

69. Senegal

70.

Indonesia

71. Costa Rica

72. Egypt

73. Guatemala

74. Vietnam

75. Kazakhstan

76. Ecuador

77. Uzbekistan

78. The Philippines

79. St. Kitts and Nevis

80.

India

81. Madagascar

82. Lao (People’s Democratic Republic)

2 648 038,85

3 566 426,65

355 495,18

474 710,41

14 323,88

21 873,20

34 172,30

18 995,08

28 411,13

43 948,84

3 567 498,58

4 522 398,81

137 316,34

172 828,18

843,32

52 403,93

78 080,81

533 685,11

9 810,15

119,96

1 057,31

64 124,96

95 500,05

646 110,45

11 856,92

144,6

1 442 052,99

1 732 475,09

54 114,69

2 167,20

64 743,39

2 589,64

409 388,61

488 192,28

2 612 381,60

3 107 573,63

8 117,30

9 610,54

2 436 304,90

2 881 934,82

344 728,44

167 456,03

114 404,22

407 138,63

197 659,46

134 398,64

2 565 978,80

3 009 954,18

422 503,55

662 100,64

55 534,74

682 938,84

26,68

494 225,98

769 661,87

64 290,05

786 985,02

30,7

8 478 128,71

9 668 342,69

5 521,49

91 352,03

6 292,16

101 760,93

47 %

46 %

45 %

44 %

42 %

41 %

41 %

38 %

38 %

37 %

36 %

36 %

35 %

34 %

33 %

30 %

29 %

27 %

26 %

25 %

22 %

22 %

21 %

21 %

21 %

20 %

20 %

19 %

19 %

19 %

18 %

18 %

18 %

18 %

17 %

17 %

17 %

16 %

16 %

15 %

15 %

14 %

14 %

11 %

C 66/20

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

11.3.2008

Countries

Preferential imports
2005

Preferential imports
2006

Change in %
2006/2005

Kyrgyzstan

2 762,21

3 064,12

11 %

(in 1 000 EUR)

83.

84.

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

407 182,19

445 766,20

85. Dominican (Republic)

86. Morocco

87. Haiti

88.

Syrian (Arab Republic)

89. Mauritania

90.

Colombia

91. Nepal

92.

Cuba

93. Grenada

94.

Trinidad and Tobago

95. Mauritius

96.

97.

Rwanda

Kuwait

98. Georgia

99. Uganda

100. Qatar

101. Lebanon

102. Venezuela

103. Bahrein

104. Lesotho

105. Cameroon

106. Djibouti

107. Armenia

108. Azerbaijan

109. Turks et Caïques (islands)

3 651,40

51 152,54

1 485,20

11 271,35

765,57

488 313,43

68 953,44

146 227,27

1,02

25 633,98

2 617,88

82,67

3 990,22

55 875,92

1 579,61

11 801,13

777,55

485 722,67

68 456,60

143 095,21

0,99

24 668,19

2 296,91

72,41

559 105,96

480 386,06

95 572,82

2 441,33

77 013,15

1 960,88

146 884,96

109 966,20

3 573,88

588 737,86

241 767,44

846,01

289,01

375,7

181 895,48

49 252,78

1,83

2 661,20

437 589,70

178 320,93

614,54

209,28

260,8

122 567,40

32 064,04

1,19

110. Russia (Federation of)

2 156 654,47

1 391 302,62

111. South Africa

112. Brunéi Darussalam

113. Tajikistan

114. Tanzania (Republic of)

115.

Jamaica

2 066 749,65

1 316 357,93

426,13

30 495,05

4 807,89

350,95

264,14

18 374,15

2 840,91

198,42

116. United Arab Emirates

1 294 710,98

615 157,93

117. Chad

118. Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

119. Tokelau (Islands)

120. Virgin British (Islands)

121. British territory of the Indian Ocean

53,34

61,64

146,88

251,76

26,77

22,03

23,91

54,71

93,03

9,77

122. China (People’s Republic of)

4 839 500,88

1 618 369,40

123. Liberia

124. Comoros Islands (Islands)

125. Zimbabwe

126. Algeria

162,32

77,68

5 934,59

47 128,13

49,72

22,9

1 415,38

7 783,33

9 %

9 %

9 %

6 %

5 %

2 %

– 1 %

– 1 %

– 2 %

– 3 %

– 4 %

– 12 %

– 12 %

– 14 %

– 19 %

– 20 %

– 25 %

– 26 %

– 26 %

– 26 %

– 27 %

– 28 %

– 31 %

– 33 %

– 35 %

– 35 %

– 35 %

– 36 %

– 38 %

– 40 %

– 41 %

– 43 %

– 52 %

– 59 %

– 61 %

– 63 %

– 63 %

– 64 %

– 67 %

– 69 %

– 71 %

– 76 %

– 83 %

11.3.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 66/21

Countries

127. French Polynesia

128. Aruba

129. Dominica

130. Barbados

131. Guyana

132. The Solomon Islands

133. Eritrea

134. Virgin of the United States (Islands)

135. Gibraltar

136. Anguilla

137. Botswana

138. Bouvet (Island)

139. Cocos (Islands) (or Keeling Islands)

140. Cook (Islands)

141. Guinea

142. Mariannes of the North (Islands)

143. Mayotte

144. Nauru

145. Niue (Island)

146. Norfolk (Island)

147. Pitcairn

148. Seychelles

149. South Georgia and the Sandwich

Southern Islands

150. The Congo

151. Vanuatu

152. Walles and Futuna

153. Saint Helena

154. Caïmanes (Islands)

155. Montserrat

156. Somalia

157. Timor-Leste

158. Sao Tome and Principle

159. Micronesia (Federate States of)

160. Cape Verde (Republic of)

161. American Samoa

162. Equatorial Guinea

Preferential imports
2005

Preferential imports
2006

Change in %
2006/2005

(in 1 000 EUR)

– 86 %

– 88 %

– 90 %

– 90 %

– 91 %

– 95 %

– 99 %

– 100 %

– 100 %

– 100 %

– 100 %

– 100 %

– 100 %

– 100 %

– 100 %

– 100 %

– 100 %

– 100 %

– 100 %

– 100 %

– 100 %

– 100 %

– 100 %

– 100 %

– 100 %

– 100 %

186,41

47 050,34

93,86

35,99

198,41

306,88

52,26

39 918,41

8 496,70

7,87

164,25

51,73

19,72

13,15

46,24

1,73

0,97

10,75

7,87

0,51

0,12

2 195,89

2 375,47

281,49

61,72

3,1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

26,83

5 479,56

9,75

3,62

17,29

14,17

0,55

194,33

0,73

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0,97

1,39

2,02

2,06

10,92

14,65

16,29

23,75

62,59

1 566,49

C 66/22

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

11.3.2008

ANNEX III

COUNTRIES/SECTORS GRADUATED FROM THE GENERAL ARRANGEMENT

(in 1 000 EUR)

14,3 %

10,2 %

27,4 %

83,1 %

Total imports

6 662 027

Total imports

5 289 934

Total imports

5 645 233

Total imports

1 291 750

INDONESIA

S-3 Animal or vegetable fats, oils and waxes

S-9 Wood

MALAYSIA

S-3 Animal or vegetable fats, oils and waxes

BRAZIL

S-4 Prepared foodstuffs, brevages, spirits, vinegar

S-9 Wood

ALGERIA

S-5 Mineral Products

CHINA

S-6 Products of the chemical industries

S-7 Plastics and rubber

S-8 Raw hides, skins and leather

S-9 Wood

S-10 Pulp of wood and paper

S-11 Textiles 12,5 %

S-12 Footwear etc.

S-13 Stones, glass and ceramic products

S-14 Pearls and precious metals

S-15 Base metals

S-16 Machinery and mechanical appliances

S-17 Transport equipment

S-18 Optical and musical instruments, clocks and watches

S-20 Miscellaneous

611 725

341 357

953 082

539 736

539 736

1 213 297

332 648

1 545 945

1 073 116

1 073 116

2 157 039

3 101 833

3 730 823

322 255

535 877

11 632 933

3 409 209

1 062 408

602 946

4 146 914

15 148 264

987 986

3 346 338

9 649 497

INDIA

S-14 Pearls and precious metals

S-11 Textiles 12,5 %

THAILAND

S-14 Pearls and precious metals

S-17 Transport equipment

RUSSIA

S-15 Base metals

S-6 Products of the chemical industries

S-10 Pulp of wood and paper

SOUTH AFRICA

S-17 Transport Equipment

Total imports

60 977 956

59 834 321

98,1 %

Total imports

9 916 656

Total imports

7 113 130

Total imports

5 921 440

Total imports

5 237 945

275 970

4 141 454

4 417 424

476 916

1 060 654

1 537 570

1 937 467

1 310 066

230 913

3 478 446

916 899

916 899

44,5 %

21,6 %

58,7 %

17,5 %

11.3.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 66/23

ANNEX IV

GSP — STATISTICS FOR ALL BENEFICIARY COUNTRIES

1. Beneficiary countries under the general agreement

Total imports

Eligible imports

Preferential
imports

(in 1 000 EUR)

Utilisation rate

Algeria
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

American Samoa
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Anguilla
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

The Antarctic
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Antigua and Barbuda
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Argentina
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

63

18 %

11 887 633

1 292 996

37 %

7 %

16 245 774

1 377 604

8 %

17 588 730

– 83 %

238 525

86 256

– 45 %

47 128

– 83 %

7 783

371

– 31 %

254

211 %

791

1 361

149 %

3 391

41 %

4 794

173

– 82 %

32

– 22 %

25

114 535

88 %

214 789

– 23 %

165 642

240

– 50 %

120

191 %

349

241

– 17 %

201

– 93 %

14

146

– 86 %

20

– 99 %

0

3 803

– 12 %

3 336

112 %

7 087

8

0 %

230

32 %

303

80 %

546

5 994 972

1 259 940

969 986

5 %

7 %

12 %

6 284 301

1 353 736

1 086 669

13 %

42 %

41 %

7 108 689

1 923 618

1 536 934

7 %

– 49 %

3 %

– 5 %

3 %

0 %

0 %

0 %

4 %

– 100 %

0 %

0 %

0 %

0 %

6 %

50 %

9 %

– 15 %

8 %

77 %

4 %

80 %

0 %

80 %

C 66/24

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

11.3.2008

Total imports

Eligible imports

Preferential
imports

(in 1 000 EUR)

Utilisation rate

Armenia
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Aruba
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Azerbaijan
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Bahamas
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Bahrain
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Barbados
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Belarus
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

238 109

121 %

526 871

– 40 %

317 952

210 706

91 %

402 513

– 21 %

317 657

63 224

224 %

204 790

– 33 %

138 210

89 749

217 %

284 217

– 60 %

113 073

1 098 749

119 %

46 568

162 %

2 409 121

122 227

122 %

196 %

5 358 536

361 600

617 317

76 %

1 088 117

– 11 %

966 808

39 201

93 %

75 597

– 36 %

48 235

45 644

299 %

181 895

– 33 %

122 567

25 077

88 %

47 050

– 88 %

5 480

25 984

90 %

49 253

– 35 %

32 064

460

61 %

742

231 %

2 458

325 096

296 544

178 962

51 %

490 026

3 %

502 601

51 596

111 %

108 896

– 63 %

40 039

33 %

393 586

– 35 %

255 990

8 976

– 36 %

5 788

1 %

5 873

35 %

241 767

– 26 %

178 321

142

– 75 %

36

– 90 %

4

2 191 044

581 470

284 464

52 %

9 %

44 %

3 335 559

632 854

409 389

30 %

8 %

19 %

4 348 028

683 903

488 192

72 %

23 %

89 %

0 %

89 %

28 %

– 41 %

17 %

– 71 %

5 %

56 %

– 28 %

40 %

– 78 %

9 %

1 %

– 16 %

1 %

419 %

5 %

60 %

2 %

61 %

13 %

70 %

2 %

– 61 %

1 %

– 90 %

0 %

49 %

32 %

65 %

10 %

71 %

11.3.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 66/25

Total imports

Eligible imports

Preferential
imports

(in 1 000 EUR)

Utilisation rate

Belize
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Bermuda
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Botswana
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Bouvet
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Brazil
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

British territory of the Indian Ocean
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

British Virgin Islands
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

80 426

31 %

105 399

– 17 %

87 933

1 058 835

26 %

1 330 930

– 78 %

292 914

1 901 809

25 %

2 383 478

– 25 %

1 798 354

128

116 %

277

– 17 %

230

7 642

28 %

9 752

68 %

16 391

1 803

– 17 %

1 494

18 %

1 768

18 482

– 37 %

11 654

– 24 %

8 818

33

144 %

81

– 9 %

74

143

39 %

199

46 %

291

9

0 %

320

– 49 %

164

0 %

52

0 %

20 548 513

3 872 799

2 717 480

12 %

23 %

31 %

23 065 600

4 748 776

3 567 499

12 %

23 %

27 %

25 760 629

5 822 346

4 522 399

396

– 70 %

118

29 %

152

145 744

48 %

215 373

– 56 %

94 866

197

– 51 %

97

– 83 %

16

13 733

– 16 %

11 535

– 20 %

9 229

6

379 %

27

– 64 %

10

495

– 49 %

252

– 63 %

93

2 %

9 %

2 %

– 13 %

2 %

0 %

– 100 %

0 %

0 %

2 %

– 18 %

1 %

– 100 %

0 %

0 %

64 %

– 100 %

0 %

70 %

7 %

75 %

3 %

78 %

3 %

877 %

28 %

118 %

60 %

4 %

– 39 %

2 %

– 54 %

1 %

C 66/26

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

11.3.2008

Total imports

Eligible imports

Preferential
imports

(in 1 000 EUR)

Utilisation rate

Brunei
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Cameroon
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Cayman Islands
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Chile
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

China
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Christmas Islands
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Cocos Islands
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

52 883

33 %

70 381

59 %

111 617

16 683

83 %

30 461

43 %

43 582

1 639 248

107 718

21 %

– 2 %

1 983 321

105 566

38 %

4 %

2 736 093

110 055

1 856 470

596

– 26 %

3 404 %

1 374 929

– 6 %

1 291 081

20 892

– 88 %

2 536

7 067 080

602 133

11 %

121 %

7 829 326

1 333 147

51 %

44 %

11 861 252

1 918 059

50

757 %

426

– 38 %

264

7 818

– 96 %

289

– 28 %

209

1

61 234

– 43 %

34 801

124 %

77 954

122 958 866

8 884 182

4 640 156

28 %

– 26 %

4 %

157 096 969

6 566 907

4 839 501

21 %

– 59 %

– 67 %

190 070 294

2 677 083

1 618 369

0 %

370 %

1 %

– 57 %

1 %

7 %

– 96 %

0 %

– 31 %

0 %

0 %

0 %

0 %

10 %

– 74 %

3 %

56 %

4 %

52 %

41 %

74 %

– 18 %

60 %

0 %

0 %

0 %

27

236 %

90

142 %

218

348

– 72 %

97

420 %

504

16

59 %

25

331 %

109

164

– 50 %

83

231 %

274

9

131 %

20

0 %

5 %

358 %

24 %

– 100 %

0 %

11.3.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 66/27

Total imports

Eligible imports

Preferential
imports

(in 1 000 EUR)

Utilisation rate

Cook Islands
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Cote d’Ivore
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Cuba
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Dominica
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Dominican Republic
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Falkland
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Federal States of Micronesia
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

2 246

– 33 %

1 507

– 50 %

750

552

11 %

610

– 6 %

576

2 155 961

595 714

– 9 %

– 6 %

1 967 685

557 919

26 %

16 %

2 470 519

648 986

295 339

– 13 %

255 904

4 %

163 366

– 2 %

159 744

– 3 %

266 950

155 048

18 155

16 %

21 079

– 14 %

18 158

7 551

48 %

11 185

– 40 %

6 753

442 834

127 991

5 %

– 1 %

466 969

126 272

41 %

27 %

660 497

160 131

94 546

20 %

113 618

– 19 %

92 520

22

265 %

82

– 26 %

60

80 537

22 %

98 154

– 11 %

87 565

18

79 %

32

73 %

56

26

– 50 %

13

0 %

5 017

– 48 %

2 625

100 %

5 251

141 902

3 %

146 227

– 2 %

143 095

4

2009 %

94

– 90 %

10

5 732

– 36 %

3 651

9 %

3 990

5 %

– 55 %

2 %

– 100 %

0 %

1 %

– 44 %

0 %

72 %

1 %

87 %

5 %

92 %

1 %

92 %

0 %

1 324 %

1 %

– 83 %

0 %

4 %

– 35 %

3 %

– 14 %

2 %

0 %

0 %

0 %

0 %

0 %

16

29 %

C 66/28

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

11.3.2008

Total imports

Eligible imports

Preferential
imports

(in 1 000 EUR)

Utilisation rate

Fiji
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

French Southern territories
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

French Polynesia
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Gabon
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Ghana
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Grenada
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Gibraltar
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

99 549

2 %

101 338

13 %

114 078

6 327

20 %

7 619

– 82 %

1 389

136 539

49 %

202 835

– 88 %

24 813

557 289

2 %

568 626

6 %

2 372

167 %

6 325

– 4 %

6 058

5 554

31 %

7 303

– 81 %

1 355

8 648

– 13 %

7 558

69 %

12 737

155 600

– 30 %

109 271

4 %

601 444

113 262

1 009 960

231 299

– 5 %

0 %

961 345

231 276

13 %

19 %

1 089 051

274 269

8 185

43 %

11 699

– 58 %

4 965

249 524

– 15 %

213 207

– 39 %

129 840

1 335

20 %

1 596

1 %

1 604

45 959

4 %

47 661

13 %

53 831

249

– 45 %

136

584 %

929

157

19 %

186

– 86 %

27

657

– 44 %

368

38 %

507

3 566

– 39 %

2 167

19 %

2 590

27

– 96 %

1

– 3 %

1

10 %

– 80 %

2 %

614 %

15 %

0 %

0 %

0 %

2 %

36 %

2 %

– 91 %

0 %

0 %

– 20 %

0 %

33 %

0 %

2 %

– 39 %

1 %

1 %

1 %

2 %

– 97 %

0 %

– 3 %

0 %

19

0 %

45 630 %

43 997 %

8 497

– 100 %

1

18 %

– 100 %

0 %

11.3.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 66/29

Total imports

Eligible imports

Preferential
imports

(in 1 000 EUR)

Utilisation rate

Greenland
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Guam
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Guyana
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Heard and McDonald Islands
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

India
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Indonesia
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Iraq
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

0

0 %

2

47 %

4

868 %

35

0 %

– 100 %

0 %

0 %

0 %

59 %

0 %

1 450 %

6 %

3

0 %

6 342 %

5 306 %

198

– 91 %

17

2 %

– 88 %

0 %

280 659

8 %

303 266

– 2 %

296 462

2 269

13 %

2 569

– 39 %

1 561

187 988

– 8 %

172 139

0 %

172 786

79

– 68 %

26

– 84 %

4

3 387

– 29 %

2 410

11 222 %

272 884

1 068

– 8 %

987

– 38 %

617

8 429

19 %

10 045

– 25 %

7 559

68

– 63 %

25

– 84 %

4

15 822 044

8 957 954

6 968 433

18 %

16 %

22 %

18 734 247

10 408 709

8 478 129

18 %

12 %

14 %

22 074 070

11 678 625

9 668 343

10 024 936

4 286 374

2 545 444

7 %

– 8 %

– 4 %

10 686 529

3 948 312

2 436 305

12 %

26 %

18 %

12 004 642

4 989 832

2 881 935

2 534 284

42 %

3 604 497

39 %

5 015 858

3 167

5 %

3 319

– 15 %

2 828

28

139 %

67

0 %

0 %

0 %

78 %

5 %

81 %

2 %

83 %

59 %

4 %

62 %

– 6 %

58 %

0 %

1 %

181 %

2 %

C 66/30

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

11.3.2008

Iran
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Jamaica
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Jordan
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Kazakhstan
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Kenya
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Kuwait
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Kyrgyzstan
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Total imports

Eligible imports

8 174 038

593 635

40 %

– 6 %

11 409 880

560 301

23 %

6 %

Preferential
imports

419 384

– 3 %

407 182

9 %

14 070 465

594 043

445 766

607 762

23 %

749 203

– 30 %

527 310

241 661

51 %

365 707

– 33 %

244 635

83 846

– 68 %

27 189

– 15 %

23 076

62 718

25 %

78 412

16 %

91 320

676

– 48 %

351

– 43 %

198

1 820

– 5 %

1 722

139 %

4 108

6 162 603

298 185

48 %

91 %

9 108 392

569 686

37 %

10 %

191 732

120 %

422 504

17 %

12 485 233

627 414

494 226

865 300

546 427

10 %

5 %

951 299

575 020

10 %

24 %

1 047 351

715 095

2 237 228

165 249

41 %

363 %

3 159 309

764 506

27 %

– 9 %

4 003 562

696 890

22 248

– 31 %

15 352

7 %

16 459

12 277

– 44 %

6 848

– 39 %

4 152

12 785

– 70 %

3 892

81 %

7 025

56 240

894 %

559 106

– 14 %

480 386

3 067

– 10 %

2 762

11 %

3 064

(in 1 000 EUR)

Utilisation rate

71 %

3 %

73 %

3 %

75 %

1 %

60 %

1 %

– 33 %

1 %

3 %

– 24 %

2 %

105 %

4 %

64 %

15 %

74 %

6 %

79 %

2 %

– 71 %

1 %

45 %

1 %

34 %

115 %

73 %

– 6 %

69 %

25 %

61 %

40 %

83 %

74 %

11.3.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 66/31

Total imports

Eligible imports

Preferential
imports

(in 1 000 EUR)

Utilisation rate

Lebanon
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Macao
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Malaysia
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Marshall
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Mauritius
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Mayotte
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

230 469

– 8 %

210 901

10 %

231 328

98 194

18 %

116 342

– 10 %

104 513

3 523

1 %

3 574

– 26 %

2 661

13 611 510

168 851

116 904

39 %

18 978 632

25 %

1 %

170 171

491 %

23 815 397

1 005 771

751 383

– 48 %

390 863

37 %

303 365

21 %

367 373

33 %

535 581

490 007

6 %

123 406

277 %

465 528

51 374

– 78 %

11 268

54 %

17 404

14 772 901

2 627 632

1 527 244

6 %

– 11 %

– 5 %

15 680 066

2 336 634

1 451 797

11 %

79 %

45 %

17 399 402

4 185 449

2 102 764

547 153

66 %

910 971

– 67 %

297 740

1 122 249

0 %

1 123 175

– 5 %

719

257 %

2 567

– 82 %

449

110 152

393 %

543 430

30 %

1 066 397

707 014

3 612

– 11 %

3 228

– 35 %

2 089

1 548

11 %

1 718

– 17 %

1 418

4

56 %

5

913 %

56

387

576 %

2 618

– 12 %

2 297

1

0 %

4 %

– 14 %

3 %

– 17 %

3 %

69 %

5 %

73 %

– 36 %

46 %

17 %

– 82 %

3 %

16 %

4 %

58 %

7 %

62 %

– 19 %

50 %

0 %

– 56 %

0 %

5 689 %

12 %

0 %

37 %

0 %

– 33 %

0 %

0 %

0 %

– 100 %

0 %

C 66/32

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

11.3.2008

Total imports

Eligible imports

Preferential
imports

(in 1 000 EUR)

Utilisation rate

Mexico
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Montserrat
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Morocco
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Namibia
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Nauru
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

The Netherlands Antilles
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

New Caledonia
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

6 602 586

2 700 528

36 %

– 48 %

8 991 341

1 403 749

14 %

148 %

10 233 941

3 475 414

880

324 %

3 736

– 83 %

623

548

– 76 %

131

156 %

335

6 371 698

4 701 403

39 %

– 4 %

8 886 905

4 536 789

– 21 %

19 %

7 028 250

5 403 014

906 348

177 555

5 %

– 3 %

950 701

172 353

37 %

48 %

79 983

– 48 %

41 243

55 %

63 959

2

48 008

7 %

51 153

9 %

55 876

6 084

38 %

8 394

44 %

1 307 067

254 954

12 096

3 %

– 1 %

3 %

– 37 %

2 %

0 %

0 %

1 %

1 %

10 %

1 %

– 8 %

1 %

3 %

42 %

5 %

– 3 %

5 %

0 %

4 %

– 100 %

0 %

279

65 %

461

– 52 %

220

97 787

26 %

123 043

27 %

156 855

249 050

20 %

298 884

48 %

440 865

237

28 %

303

– 86 %

42

37 031

– 14 %

31 983

111 %

67 525

19 461

– 13 %

16 990

– 21 %

13 394

11

0 %

18

0 %

67 571 %

78 251 %

12 249

63 %

20 023

74

– 99 %

1

38 %

– 23 %

30 %

0 %

– 99 %

0 %

9 989 %

12 698 %

58

0 %

11.3.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 66/33

Total imports

Eligible imports

Preferential
imports

(in 1 000 EUR)

Utilisation rate

Norfolk
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Northern Mariannes Islands
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Nigeria
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Niue
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Oman
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Palau
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Pakistan
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

1

0 %

2

0 %

52 202

– 35 %

34 172

29 %

43 949

8

0 %

39 700

32 %

52 404

22 %

64 125

235

– 63 %

88

47 %

129

4 454

– 58 %

1 885

– 8 %

1 731

20

– 67 %

7

159 %

17

4 452

– 61 %

1 730

– 3 %

1 682

5 211 611

303 396

61 %

9 %

8 372 142

329 592

27 %

0 %

10 653 878

329 297

158

114 %

338

– 99 %

3

29

76 %

51

0 %

339 683

191 104

– 48 %

98 475

– 17 %

81 923

29 %

437 326

– 11 %

388 201

0

25 250 %

41

130 %

93

18

268 %

68

5

566 %

35

3 292 093

2 064 646

1 780 392

– 7 %

3 050 115

7 %

– 87 %

261 943

995 %

– 90 %

170 053

1 251 %

3 260 778

2 867 117

2 298 080

0 %

8 %

– 100 %

0 %

0 %

0 %

– 100 %

0 %

17 %

– 40 %

10 %

29 %

13 %

0 %

15 %

0 %

21 %

156 %

53 %

47 %

78 %

28 %

81 %

52 %

86 %

– 25 %

65 %

23 %

80 %

C 66/34

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

11.3.2008

Total imports

Eligible imports

Preferential
imports

(in 1 000 EUR)

Utilisation rate

Paraguay
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Papua New Guinea
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

The Philippines
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Pitcairn
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Qatar
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Russia
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Saint Lucia
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

314 650

– 15 %

268 954

11 %

299 850

20 673

– 12 %

18 264

39 %

25 302

368 112

191 744

7 %

– 4 %

393 881

183 166

1 %

11 %

398 485

202 916

15 328

– 7 %

14 324

33 %

18 995

488

– 79 %

102

386 %

495

6 609 936

1 404 570

579 036

– 2 %

– 7 %

18 %

6 446 191

1 304 188

682 939

– 4 %

12 %

15 %

6 202 065

1 464 232

786 985

7 245

– 77 %

1 670

1 173 %

21 268

317

– 63 %

118

349 %

532

13

– 99 %

0

0 %

966 147

233 852

110 136

44 %

4 %

1 395 572

242 350

47 %

30 %

2 048 951

314 924

33 %

146 885

– 25 %

109 966

64 084 896

3 165 763

1 520 219

46 %

21 %

42 %

93 262 044

3 843 341

2 156 654

21 %

– 19 %

– 35 %

112 888 869

3 115 979

1 391 303

31 285

114 %

66 978

202 %

2 209

1 663 %

38 943

349 %

202 107

174 906

74 %

6 %

78 %

– 4 %

75 %

0 %

– 78 %

0 %

338 %

0 %

41 %

27 %

52 %

3 %

54 %

4 %

– 97 %

0 %

– 100 %

0 %

47 %

29 %

61 %

– 42 %

35 %

48 %

17 %

56 %

– 20 %

45 %

0 %

0 %

0 %

11.3.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 66/35

Total imports

Eligible imports

Preferential
imports

(in 1 000 EUR)

Utilisation rate

Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Saint-Vincent
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Saudi Arabia
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Saint Helena
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Seychelles
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

South Africa
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

South Georgia and the Southern Sandwich
Islands
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

4 371

25 %

5 442

287 %

21 076

220 119

19 %

262 491

– 52 %

125 014

2 914

49 %

4 350

28 %

5 578

2 432

– 45 %

1 335

– 61 %

523

23

170 %

62

– 61 %

24

24

38 %

33

16 122 262

1 742 054

895 442

38 %

3 %

35 %

22 265 120

1 798 221

1 210 864

5 %

67 %

66 %

23 299 088

3 009 114

2 011 219

2 936

– 38 %

1 829

54 %

2 813

229 238

13 %

259 486

– 18 %

212 255

1 457

– 43 %

837

21 %

1 012

28 718

– 50 %

14 297

1 236 %

191 018

1

0 %

1

6 584

– 67 %

2 196

0 %

14 859 211

4 525 762

1 648 264

10 %

12 %

25 %

16 419 179

5 082 805

2 066 750

8 %

– 1 %

– 36 %

17 763 704

5 012 226

1 316 358

1 761

40 %

2 466

– 98 %

42

27

8 650 %

2 377

– 98 %

40

2 375

0 %

1 %

81 %

1 %

– 70 %

0 %

0 %

2 %

252 %

6 %

51 %

31 %

67 %

– 1 %

67 %

0 %

– 100 %

0 %

0 %

23 %

– 33 %

15 %

– 100 %

0 %

36 %

12 %

41 %

– 35 %

26 %

0 %

100 %

– 100 %

0 %

C 66/36

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

11.3.2008

Total imports

Eligible imports

Preferential
imports

(in 1 000 EUR)

Utilisation rate

St. Kitts and Nevis
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Surinam
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Swaziland
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Syria
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Thailand
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Tajikistan
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Tokelau
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

10 065

– 20 %

8 027

– 68 %

2 535

164 535

9 %

179 952

29 %

232 290

140 328

– 17 %

116 447

2 %

118 887

1 937

– 9 %

1 765

0 %

1 757

17 936

11 %

19 990

– 8 %

18 354

26 918

5 %

28 221

– 27 %

20 639

2 451 053

21 %

2 976 598

16 %

220 646

– 17 %

182 911

5 %

3 455 391

192 635

116

– 77 %

27

15 %

31

179

– 33 %

120

21 %

145

205

16 %

238

71 %

407

9 755

16 %

11 271

5 %

11 801

12 488 317

4 359 407

2 567 835

3 %

– 4 %

2 %

12 876 076

4 206 581

2 612 382

11 %

37 %

19 %

14 341 362

5 768 463

3 107 574

129 471

– 31 %

89 064

130 %

204 774

1 734

9 %

1 896

29 %

2 443

29 883

16 %

34 756

– 37 %

22 036

1 493

– 13 %

1 296

– 56 %

574

22 840

34 %

30 495

– 40 %

18 374

111

33 %

147

– 63 %

55

6 %

– 75 %

2 %

16 %

2 %

1 %

– 40 %

1 %

31 %

1 %

1 %

11 %

1 %

134 %

2 %

4 %

39 %

6 %

– 1 %

6 %

59 %

5 %

62 %

– 13 %

54 %

76 %

15 %

88 %

– 5 %

83 %

7 %

53 %

11 %

– 16 %

10 %

11.3.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 66/37

Total imports

Eligible imports

Preferential
imports

(in 1 000 EUR)

Utilisation rate

Tonga
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Trinidad and Tobago
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Tunisia
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Turkmenistan
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Turks and Caicos
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Ukraine
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

United Arab Emirates
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

387

17 %

453

– 47 %

240

410 204

13 %

461 820

170 %

302

28 %

388

– 47 %

204

270 135

– 7 %

250 372

52 %

1 245 719

381 355

6 697 748

5 067 587

1 %

– 53 %

6 780 922

2 357 717

12 %

126 %

7 569 076

5 330 156

397 862

98 %

786 258

– 33 %

530 047

11 009

– 39 %

6 731

– 39 %

4 113

86 597

– 57 %

37 064

115 %

79 776

2 980

– 38 %

1 862

43 %

2 666

874

2 833 %

25 634

– 4 %

24 668

11 988

116 %

25 938

77 %

45 931

65 151

– 74 %

16 633

269 %

61 367

13

– 86 %

2

– 35 %

1

6 127 874

1 829 140

1 091 087

20 %

14 %

32 %

7 376 872

2 091 145

1 442 053

13 %

14 %

20 %

8 310 167

2 389 628

1 732 475

5 177 415

2 122 515

923 294

88 %

6 %

40 %

9 726 487

2 256 888

1 294 711

– 43 %

– 46 %

5 575 695

1 222 158

– 52 %

615 158

0 %

0 %

0 %

0 %

3 065 %

10 %

– 37 %

6 %

0 %

365 %

1 %

– 22 %

1 %

75 %

– 40 %

45 %

71 %

77 %

0 %

– 77 %

0 %

– 55 %

0 %

60 %

16 %

69 %

5 %

72 %

44 %

32 %

57 %

– 12 %

50 %

C 66/38

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

11.3.2008

Total imports

Eligible imports

Preferential
imports

(in 1 000 EUR)

Utilisation rate

US Minor outlying islands
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Uruguay
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Uzbekistan
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Vietnam
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Virgin of the United States
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Walles and Futuna
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Zimbabwe
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

5

0 %

12 %

– 100 %

45

125 %

102

104 %

208

328

68 %

553

– 39 %

335

616 914

– 3 %

596 108

15 %

151 230

119 371

11 %

15 %

168 052

137 316

20 %

26 %

688 148

200 975

172 828

579 844

– 11 %

517 271

– 8 %

473 537

101 396

– 16 %

85 541

12 %

95 848

63 580

– 13 %

55 535

16 %

64 290

5 166 142

3 991 096

2 617 193

7 %

0 %

– 2 %

5 520 233

4 005 119

2 565 979

23 %

19 %

17 %

6 786 980

4 781 944

3 009 954

0 %

0 %

79 %

4 %

82 %

5 %

86 %

63 %

4 %

65 %

3 %

67 %

66 %

– 2 %

64 %

– 2 %

63 %

5 648

919 %

57 534

– 2 %

56 574

112

195 %

329

– 51 %

162

442 546

– 13 %

385 536

– 2 %

2 425

1 599 %

41 200

– 98 %

828

44

363 %

202

– 72 %

56

187 863

– 1 %

186 079

– 4 %

378 308

179 068

47

2 %

84 437 %

4 875 %

39 918

– 100 %

194

4

– 22 %

3

0 %

5 090

17 %

5 935

– 76 %

1 415

97 %

– 76 %

23 %

9 %

– 83 %

2 %

– 100 %

0 %

3 %

18 %

3 %

– 75 %

1 %

11.3.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 66/39

2. Beneficiary countries under the GSP+ arrangement

Total imports

Eligible imports

Preferential
imports

(in 1 000 EUR)

Utilisation rate

Bolivia
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Costa Rica
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Colombia
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Ecuador
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

El Salvador
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Georgia
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Guatemala
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

114 633

19 %

136 209

10 %

149 199

2 964 806

2 %

3 038 187

– 1 %

18 588

25 %

23 272

51 %

35 239

223 695

145 %

547 459

9 %

2 994 198

595 648

2 926 439

363 907

11 %

50 %

3 247 626

544 118

7 %

7 %

3 488 601

580 176

1 187 721

540 576

27 %

32 %

1 504 068

715 127

2 %

15 %

1 540 129

824 846

171 699

32 %

227 373

– 21 %

179 219

287 596

– 18 %

235 643

90 %

448 036

45 813

44 %

66 113

21 %

79 711

77 366

64 %

126 760

– 22 %

99 495

257 005

136 224

23 %

5 %

315 837

142 759

12 %

11 %

352 363

158 678

15 137

13 %

17 111

47 %

25 121

115 666

198 %

344 728

18 %

407 139

314 777

55 %

488 313

– 1 %

485 723

486 668

36 %

662 101

16 %

769 662

35 563

52 %

54 115

20 %

64 743

61 936

54 %

95 573

– 19 %

77 013

122 467

– 7 %

114 404

17 %

134 399

81 %

– 10 %

74 %

– 3 %

71 %

52 %

22 %

63 %

9 %

68 %

86 %

4 %

90 %

– 7 %

84 %

90 %

3 %

93 %

1 %

93 %

78 %

5 %

82 %

– 1 %

81 %

80 %

– 6 %

75 %

3 %

77 %

90 %

– 11 %

80 %

6 %

85 %

C 66/40

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

11.3.2008

Total imports

Eligible imports

Preferential
imports

(in 1 000 EUR)

Utilisation rate

Honduras
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Mongolia
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Moldova (Republic of)
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Nicaragua
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Panama
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Peru
Sctor(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Sri Lanka
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

327 080

119 597

16 %

0 %

379 141

119 895

18 %

19 %

446 107

142 239

17 017

34 %

22 751

– 15 %

19 402

93 296

136 %

42 261

17 %

49 290

20 %

59 017

439 768

– 21 %

346 131

26 %

79 225

– 1 %

78 081

22 %

95 500

9 081

8 %

9 810

21 %

11 857

79 052

73 %

220 104

136 486

28 %

36 %

434 398

282 327

185 720

85 925

17 %

100 128

20 %

119 879

440 448

68 %

740 915

22 %

23 435

24 %

29 084

22 %

35 470

59 183

32 %

77 826

42 %

901 811

110 871

21 581

1 %

21 873

30 %

28 411

47 135

43 %

67 279

42 %

95 478

2 483 319

482 093

440 150

– 6 %

21 %

21 %

2 335 744

581 152

533 685

46 %

23 %

21 %

3 417 676

712 932

646 110

1 524 403

1 163 132

489 668

3 %

3 %

26 %

1 574 652

1 194 103

619 000

18 %

22 %

51 %

1 865 177

1 454 642

937 522

66 %

– 2 %

65 %

3 %

67 %

53 %

– 19 %

43 %

42 %

61 %

85 %

– 27 %

62 %

6 %

66 %

92 %

– 18 %

75 %

7 %

80 %

80 %

9 %

86 %

0 %

86 %

91 %

1 %

92 %

– 1 %

91 %

42 %

23 %

52 %

24 %

64 %

11.3.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 66/41

Venezuela
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Total imports

Eligible imports

Preferential
imports

(in 1 000 EUR)

Utilisation rate

2 089 746

424 797

378 427

79 %

3 738 975

62 %

6 048 767

74 %

740 814

– 20 %

589 276

56 %

588 738

– 26 %

437 590

89 %

– 11 %

79 %

– 7 %

74 %

3. Beneficiary countries under the EBA arrangement

Afghanistan
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Angola
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Bangladesh
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Benin
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Bhutan
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Total imports

Eligible imports

Preferential
imports

(in 1 000 EUR)

Utilisation rate

25 075

– 2 %

24 645

8 %

26 697

972 436

171 %

2 630 927

– 18 %

2 170 049

8 684

– 28 %

6 249

– 9 %

5 693

16 775

88 %

31 518

146 %

77 541

1 018

– 11 %

901

74 %

1 567

6

– 95 %

0

12 %

23 %

14 %

91 %

28 %

0 %

– 97 %

0 %

4 173 430 %

1 696 320 %

12 521

16 %

4 247 977

4 186 413

2 517 270

– 3 %

– 4 %

5 %

4 103 729

4 028 422

2 648 039

28 %

28 %

35 %

5 256 786

5 145 896

3 566 427

60 %

9 %

66 %

5 %

69 %

24 427

31 %

31 933

92 %

61 324

816

– 49 %

417

206 %

1 278

3 054

116 %

6 613

28 %

8 449

347

– 83 %

59

741 %

498

1

0 %

223 595 %

103 227 %

2 729

85 %

5 044

13

– 98 %

0

32 600 %

88

41 %

45 %

60 %

4 %

– 88 %

0 %

3 789 %

18 %

C 66/42

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

11.3.2008

Total imports

Eligible imports

Preferential
imports

(in 1 000 EUR)

Utilisation rate

Burkina Faso
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Burundi
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Cambodia
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Cape Verde
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Central African Republic
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Chad
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Comoros Islands
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

40 632

– 28 %

29 136

2 %

29 674

16 823

188 %

48 508

– 47 %

25 804

593 624

– 11 %

525 447

26 %

8 940

27 %

11 395

– 29 %

8 049

820

– 40 %

492

404 %

2 477

585 488

– 11 %

521 553

25 %

662 773

652 441

13 374

39 %

18 547

44 %

26 756

75 817

– 13 %

65 827

– 6 %

61 745

227 361

– 14 %

196 172

– 82 %

34 999

8 038

5 %

8 430

147 %

10 908

56 %

17 025

45 %

24 692

781

– 25 %

587

– 75 %

149

33 046

20 %

39 747

– 99 %

360

5 032

3 %

5 207

151 %

20 806

13 067

21

683 %

167

1 501 %

2 677

2

2 128 %

49

370 365

– 4 %

355 495

34 %

474 710

45

0 %

24

57

0 %

0

0 %

514 %

1 %

2 166 %

33 %

0 %

0 %

342 %

2 %

63 %

8 %

68 %

7 %

73 %

0 %

– 100 %

0 %

0 %

7 %

– 100 %

0 %

0 %

0 %

533 300 %

443 379 %

53

– 59 %

22

45

73 %

78

– 71 %

23

0 %

4 458 %

6 %

1 %

67 %

1 %

– 88 %

0 %

11.3.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 66/43

Total imports

Eligible imports

Preferential
imports

(in 1 000 EUR)

Utilisation rate

Congo, Democratic Republic of
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

The Congo
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Djibouti
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Equatorial Guinea
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Eritrea
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Ethiopia
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Gambia
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

628 618

13 %

713 311

– 13 %

622 846

259 895

13 %

293 683

26 %

370 362

5 291

– 9 %

4 838

– 17 %

3 998

8 633

103 %

17 519

– 39 %

10 727

19 227

44 %

27 741

35 %

37 527

2 688

14 %

3 074

– 71 %

887

21

9 607 %

2 031

37 %

2 787

56

401 %

281

0 %

376

– 31 %

261

838 975

94 %

55 600

112 %

1 629 705

117 859

6 %

88 %

1 728 620

221 533

1 566

3 049

45 %

4 409

– 5 %

4 193

185 991

40 %

261 135

8 %

282 292

13 796

– 57 %

5 994

89 %

11 327

1 527

34 %

2 042

– 42 %

1 182

43 145

31 %

56 450

29 %

73 033

11 085

– 73 %

3 040

121 %

6 727

72

– 27 %

52

– 99 %

1

7 440

– 36 %

4 733

315 %

19 637

1 689

– 98 %

27

888 %

271

0 %

4 683 %

12 %

124 %

26 %

0 %

247 %

1 %

– 100 %

0 %

0 %

12 %

141 %

29 %

0 %

0 %

1 %

5 %

– 46 %

3 %

– 98 %

0 %

17 %

– 51 %

8 %

221 %

27 %

15 %

– 94 %

1 %

347 %

4 %

C 66/44

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

11.3.2008

Total imports

Eligible imports

Preferential
imports

(in 1 000 EUR)

Utilisation rate

Guinea
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Guinea-Bissau
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Haiti
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Kiribati
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Lao
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Lesotho
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Liberia
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

71

– 35 %

46

0 %

26

0 %

1 402

6 %

1 485

6 %

1 580

364 643

13 %

411 290

– 8 %

376 789

4 862

– 33 %

3 261

– 7 %

3 024

13 178

23 %

16 232

31 %

21 273

7 746

– 88 %

952

– 48 %

495

24 664

8 %

26 542

– 8 %

24 327

3 539

– 37 %

2 216

– 11 %

1 982

4 683

64 %

7 658

46 %

11 192

815

13 %

924

– 48 %

477

136 320

124 633

5 %

1 %

143 101

125 782

1 %

4 %

83 980

9 %

91 352

11 %

144 599

131 176

101 761

23 892

120 %

52 670

20 %

63 447

1 041 960

– 12 %

914 316

– 37 %

572 200

1 408

– 11 %

1 257

15 %

1 449

1 080

18 %

1 271

71 %

2 175

621

36 %

846

– 27 %

615

22

636 %

162

– 69 %

50

0 %

– 39 %

0 %

– 100 %

0 %

1 %

– 100 %

0 %

0 %

30 %

– 35 %

19 %

– 27 %

14 %

0 %

0 %

0 %

67 %

8 %

73 %

7 %

78 %

44 %

53 %

67 %

– 37 %

42 %

2 %

525 %

13 %

– 82 %

2 %

11.3.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 66/45

Total imports

Eligible imports

Preferential
imports

(in 1 000 EUR)

Utilisation rate

Madagascar
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Malawi
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Mali
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

The Maldives
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Mauritania
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Mozambique
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Myanmar
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

128 366

10 486

8 594

– 36 %

5 521

14 %

6 292

1 970

15 %

2 258

364 %

129

– 64 %

47

189 %

135

25 962

21 %

31 383

41 %

44 323

805

– 5 %

766

2 %

778

340

– 49 %

172

4 685 %

8 242

2 %

– 32 %

1 %

– 3 %

1 %

2 %

– 4 %

2 %

342 %

8 %

2 %

– 46 %

1 %

582 %

7 %

91 %

8 %

98 %

1 %

99 %

1 %

– 11 %

1 %

– 5 %

1 %

0 %

– 58 %

0 %

3 675 %

1 %

535 963

– 17 %

443 886

16 %

390 617

– 5 %

371 505

17 %

517 020

435 898

149 654

102 630

15 %

172 673

– 9 %

157 002

55 081

– 24 %

41 691

– 26 %

31 001

29 066

12 %

32 447

40 %

45 363

344 618

33 %

457 289

17 %

19 %

122 226

5 %

7 205

– 33 %

4 797

– 58 %

2 034

28 675

12 %

32 065

40 %

44 979

93 209

7 %

99 578

7 %

534 093

106 419

837 873

806 948

21 %

21 %

1 016 987

980 174

25 %

27 %

1 275 135

1 242 280

457 863

– 37 %

286 829

6 %

303 205

C 66/46

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

11.3.2008

Total imports

Eligible imports

Preferential
imports

(in 1 000 EUR)

Utilisation rate

Nepal
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Niger
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Rwanda
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Samoa
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Sao Tome and Principle
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Senegal
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Sierra Leone
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

96 749

– 4 %

92 931

– 6 %

87 559

120 822

8 %

130 072

0 %

130 682

23 204

45 %

33 732

21 %

40 775

3 387

– 32 %

2 303

– 80 %

460

4 920

148 %

12 225

– 48 %

6 362

319 320

63 %

520 352

– 42 %

303 669

113 040

7 %

120 759

2 %

123 397

86 143

– 3 %

83 972

– 8 %

77 560

2 322

21 %

2 801

– 39 %

1 720

1 425

– 14 %

1 222

– 30 %

854

2 923

– 34 %

1 940

– 85 %

285

664

– 48 %

345

162 %

904

248 171

– 3 %

240 685

– 11 %

213 365

3 766

– 70 %

1 139

267 %

4 182

71 343

– 3 %

68 953

– 1 %

68 457

53

– 47 %

28

211 %

88

173

– 52 %

83

– 12 %

72

0

0 %

1

0 %

15

4 231

92 %

8 117

18 %

9 611

502

15 %

579

423 %

3 029

83 %

– 1 %

82 %

7 %

88 %

2 %

– 56 %

1 %

407 %

5 %

12 %

– 44 %

7 %

25 %

8 %

0 %

– 100 %

0 %

0 %

0 %

– 100 %

0 %

2 %

2 %

98 %

3 %

34 %

5 %

13 %

281 %

51 %

42 %

72 %

11.3.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 66/47

Total imports

Eligible imports

Preferential
imports

(in 1 000 EUR)

Utilisation rate

The Solomon Islands
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Somalia
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Sudan
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Tanzania
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Timor-East
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Tuvalu
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Togo
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

7 320

56 %

11 449

– 2 %

11 273

716

50 %

1 073

65 %

1 767

248 568

– 30 %

174 406

– 37 %

109 187

667 491

– 53 %

316 285

6 %

3 623

110 %

7 618

– 3 %

7 394

243

10 %

267

– 34 %

177

24 585

3 %

25 258

– 54 %

11 538

191 789

12 %

213 968

1 %

336 209

216 292

1 808

– 33 %

1 210

277 %

4 568

216

172 %

587

3 %

604

67 029

73 %

115 796

1 %

117 252

459

– 68 %

148

– 56 %

65

104

300 %

415

– 10 %

373

11 986

48 %

17 697

– 17 %

14 742

20

1 442 %

307

– 95 %

14

28

0 %

2

3 082

– 73 %

843

25 %

1 057

3 775

27 %

4 808

– 41 %

2 841

1 %

633 %

4 %

– 95 %

0 %

11 %

– 100 %

0 %

1 %

13 %

– 73 %

3 %

174 %

9 %

2 %

14 %

2 %

– 42 %

1 %

0 %

0 %

11

17 %

0 %

0 %

0 %

1 %

22 %

1 %

1 023 %

16 %

136

80 %

245

836 %

2 293

C 66/48

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

11.3.2008

Uganda
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Vanuatu
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Yemen
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Zambia
Sector(s)/Product(s): All products

2004

2005

2006

Total imports

Eligible imports

Preferential
imports

(in 1 000 EUR)

Utilisation rate

249 646

139 799

18 %

294 498

– 6 %

276 437

13 820

84 %

25 426

– 73 %

6 758

61 271

167 %

163 303

– 23 %

126 347

113 226

22 %

137 901

166 %

366 197

25 %

174 810

– 7 %

163 183

7 317

13 %

8 298

– 67 %

2 741

49 185

55 %

76 053

22 %

92 776

52 504

32 %

69 195

15 %

79 744

1 020

139 %

2 441

– 20 %

1 961

10

527 %

62

0 %

32 057

98 %

63 465

36 %

86 486

310

1 479 %

4 899

127 %

11 139

1 %

91 %

1 %

– 14 %

1 %

0 %

452 %

1 %

– 100 %

0 %

65 %

28 %

83 %

12 %

93 %

1 %

1 098 %

7 %

97 %

14 %