Author : World Trade Organization
Publisher : WTO
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9287033692
World Tariff Profiles 2006 by World Trade Organization Pdf
Numbers play a fundamental role in key areas of trade negotiations. They are the alpha and the omega of any tariff-reduction agreement. They provide the starting point for discussion, and after long and often difficult reformulations - as numbers are tabled and pondered - the process finally ends with a deal. Perhaps more than in any previous multilateral round of trade negotiations, "tariffs" and "formulas" are at the core of the Doha negotiations. Up to now, access to these data was cumbersome and limited to a closed circle of trade specialists. The present publication is an important step forward. It provides a comprehensive picture of tariff profiles from around the world in an abridged format. This information is essential for the current round of negotiations in the field of market access. With the joint effort of the WTO, UNCTAD and ITC, the reader will find in a single and comprehensive document the main tariff parameters for each of the 150 WTO members. A special effort was made also to include other countries and customs territories, to include ad valorem equivalents, and to ensure international comparability of the indicators. The description of the tariffs imposed by each economy on its imports is complemented with an analysis of the market access conditions it faces in its major export markets. This new publication, which will be updated on a yearly basis.