Regional trade agreements
Technical annexes
The increasing number of regional trade agreements (RTAs) negotiated by countries in recent years underlines the importance countries place on these RTAs. Selected information on RTAs by country is presented in the tables below.
World Tariff Profiles 2013
World Tariff Profiles 2013 — a joint publication of the WTO the International Trade Centre (ITC) and the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) — provides comprehensive tariff information on all WTO members and a number of other countries where data is available. It is the only compilation of tariff information of its kind available to researchers and negotiators. The publication summarizes the market access that each country offers to imports as well as the market access conditions faced by its products in its major export markets. The profiles show both the maximum tariff rates that are legally “bound” in the WTO and the rates that countries actually apply. The technical annex in this year’s issue focuses on WTO members’ participation in regional trade agreements (RTAs) with complementary data provided on tariff elimination in RTAs notified under the WTO’s Transparency Mechanism.
Introduction
The World Tariff Profiles is a joint publication of the WTO ITC and UNCTAD devoted to market access for goods. This statistical yearbook contains a comprehensive compilation of the main tariff parameters for each of the 159 WTO members plus other countries and customs territories where data is available. Each country profile presents information on tariffs imposed by each economy on its imports complemented with an analysis of the market access conditions it faces in its major export markets.