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BHUTAN
 

Part A.1

 

Tariffs and imports: Summary and duty ranges

 

 

 

Summary

 

Total

Ag

Non-Ag

  WTO member since

 

2004

Simple average final bound

 

 

 

 

  Binding coverage:

 

Total

 

Simple average MFN applied

2005 

22.1 

41.3 

19.2 

 

 

 

Non-Ag

 

Trade weighted average

 

 

 

 

  Ag: Tariff quotas  (in %)

 

 

Imports in billion US$

 

 

 

 

  Ag: Special safeguards (in % )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Frequency distribution

Duty-free

0 <= 5

5 <= 10

10 <= 15

15 <= 25

25 <= 50

50 <= 100

> 100

NAV

Tariff lines and import values (in %)

in %

Agricultural products

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Final bound

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MFN applied

2005 

0

0

3.1

0

5.5

87.0

4.1

0

0

Imports

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Non-agricultural products

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Final bound

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MFN applied

2006 

4.1

0

34.9

2.6

26.0

32.2

0.1

0

0

Imports

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Part A.2

 

Tariffs and imports by product groups

 

 

 

 

 

Final bound duties

MFN applied duties

Imports

Product groups

AVG

Duty-free

Max

Binding

AVG

Duty-free

Max

Share

Duty-free

 

 

in %

 

in %

 

in %

 

in %

 in %

Animal products

 

 

 

 

30.0 

      0

30

 

 

Dairy products

 

 

 

 

50.0 

      0

50

 

 

Fruit, vegetables, plants

 

 

 

 

46.0 

      0

50

 

 

Coffee, tea

 

 

 

 

38.3 

      0

50

 

 

Cereals & preparations

 

 

 

 

36.1 

      0

50

 

 

Oilseeds, fats & oils

 

 

 

 

44.2 

      0

100

 

 

Sugars and confectionery

 

 

 

 

30.0 

      0

30

 

 

Beverages & tobacco

 

 

 

 

82.5 

      0

100

 

 

Cotton

 

 

 

 

20.0 

      0

20

 

 

Other agricultural products

 

 

 

 

33.1 

0

50

 

 

Fish & fish products

 

 

 

 

30.0 

      0

30

 

 

Minerals & metals

 

 

 

 

22.0 

      0

30

 

 

Petroleum

 

 

 

 

19.5 

      0

20

 

 

Chemicals

 

 

 

 

14.0 

2.7

50

 

 

Wood, paper, etc.

 

 

 

 

21.3 

3.8

50

 

 

Textiles

 

 

 

 

25.0 

0.1

50

 

 

Clothing

 

 

 

 

30.0 

0

30

 

 

Leather, footwear, etc.

 

 

 

 

25.7 

2.1

50

 

 

Non-electrical machinery

 

 

 

 

10.2 

18.3

50

 

 

Electrical machinery

 

 

 

 

12.1 

13.2

20

 

 

Transport equipment

 

 

 

 

16.1 

10.7

30

 

 

Manufactures, n.e.s.

 

 

 

 

19.5 

0.2

100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Part B

 

Exports to major trading partners and duties faced

 

 

Major markets

Bilateral imports

Diversification

MFN AVG of

Pref.

Duty-free imports

 

in million

95% trade in no. of

traded TL

margin

TL

Value

 

US$

HS 2-digit

HS 6-digit

Simple

Weighted

Weighted

in %

in %

India                                  

 2004 

66

11 

17.2

18.2

5.3

1.0 

17.8 

Hong Kong, China

 2005 

19

0.0

0.0

0.0

100.0 

100.0 

Mexico

 2005 

6

9.3

0.2

0.0

32.6 

99.6 

Pakistan

 

 2005 

1

17 

27 

14.2

14.4

0.1

0.0 

0.0 

United States

 2005 

1

4.4

1.6

0.4

63.6 

88.1 

Thailand

 

 2005 

1

28.3

18.6

0.0

0.0 

100.0 

 
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