Tariffs and imports by product groups
Column heading Description or method of calculation
Final bound AVG Simple average of fi nal bound duties excluding unbound tariff lines
Duty-free in % Share of duty-free HS six-digit subheadings in the total number of subheadings in the product group. Partially duty-free subheadings are taken into account on a pro rata basis.
MAX Highest a d valorem duty or calculated AVE within the product group
Binding in % Share of HS six-digit subheadings containing at least one bound tariff line.
Full binding coverage is indicated by 100 without further decimals. If some
tariff lines are unbound but the result still rounds to 100 this is refl ected by
maintaining one decimal, i.e. 100.0.
MFN applied duties AVG Simple average of MFN applied duties
Duty-free in % Share of duty-free HS six-digit subheadings in the total number of subheadings in the product group. Partially duty-free subheadings are taken into account on a pro rata basis.
MAX Highest a d valorem duty or calculated AVE within the product group
Imports Share in % Share of imports falling under product group
Duty-free in % Share of MFN duty-free imports falling under product group in total imports in
that product group. Partially duty-free subheadings are taken into account on
a pro rata basis if tariff line imports are not available.
Exports to major trading partners and duties faced
Column heading Description or method of calculation
Bilateral imports In million US$ Total imports of major partner countries
Diversifi cation: 95 % trade in no. of
HS 2-digit Number of HS Chapters with trade fl ows after exclusion of 5 per cent of smallest bilateral tariff line trade fl ows.
HS 6-digit Number of HS six-digit subheadings with trade fl ows after exclusion of 5 per cent of smallest bilateral tariff line trade fl ows
MFN AVG of traded TL
Simple Simple average of MFN duties based only on tariff lines with imports
Weighted Trade-weighted average MFN duty
Pref. margin Weighted Trade-weighted average difference between the MFN duty and the most advantageous preferential duty. Tariff lines where either MFN or preferential duties cannot be expressed in ad valorem terms have been excluded.
Duty-free imports TL in % Duty-free tariff lines in per cent of all traded tariff lines; includes duty-free preferential treatment. Partially duty-free subheadings are taken into account on a pro rata basis if tariff line imports are not available.
Value in % Share of duty-free trade in per cent of all bilateral trade fl ows; includes duty-free preferential treatment. Partially duty-free subheadings are taken into account on a pro rata basis if tariff line imports are not available.