The nature of the peak tariffs and their selective application would warrant complementing the existing tariff and trade data base with detailed national trade data specifying for each tariff line the trade flows under the various tariff regimes and rates applied.

Interim Commission for the International Trade Organization General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

As a result of successive rounds of multilateral trade negotiations, as well as regional trade agreements and autonomous tariff reduction initiatives, tariffs are continuously being lowered.

1720 Urgency and safeguard duties

GATT General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

In many developing countries, total tax revenue is derived from three main sources domestic taxes on goods and services (sales and excise taxes), direct taxes (primarily on corporations), and, most important, taxes on foreign trade (import duties). But, as trade liberalization has lowered tariffs and duties, the share of trade taxes has declined, while other sources have not compensated for falling trade revenue.

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This should include individual trade flows by partner countries under the MFN, GSP and LDC rates, preferential trade within free trade agreements, customs unions or other preferential arrangements, trade under outward processing regimes, and autonomous tariff rates.

The continual decline of tariff rates as the result of eight GATT rounds of multilateral trade negotiations (MTNs) has increased the relative importance of NTBs both as protection and as regulatory trade instruments.

ICITO GATT Interim Commission for the International Trade Organization General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

In that view, the primary emphasis in regional integration is on trade liberalization, involving across the board removal of tariffs through the formation of a free trade area or customs union.

The Office of Aerospace has been actively encouraging as many countries as possible to sign the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) Agreement on Trade in Civil Aircraft (Aircraft Agreement) before becoming members of WTO.

(b) The elimination of trade distorting policies, protectionist practices and non tariff barriers in international trade relations

6. Urges States to eliminate barriers to trade, including tariff peaks, high tariffs and non tariff barriers and measures which are not consistent with their obligations under the World Trade Organization agreements, taking into account the importance of the trade of fisheries products, particularly for developing countries

Urges States to eliminate barriers to trade, including tariff peaks, high tariffs and non tariff barriers and measures which are not consistent with their obligations under the World Trade Organization agreements, taking into account the importance of the trade of fisheries products, particularly for developing countries

(b) The elimination of trade distorting policies, protectionist practices and non tariff barriers in international trade relations

The continual decline of tariff rates as a result of eight multilateral trade negotiations has raised the relative importance of NTBs in terms of both protection and regulatory trade instruments.

The clear expression of specific duties in ad valorem terms would substantially facilitate the evaluation of their incidence on prices and trade in the countries concerned and by their trading partners.

(a) As tariff barriers decline, it is important to find other revenue sources in place of falling trade tax revenue since, in several African countries, such revenue remains a significant part of total revenue. During the transition to non trade sources of revenue, aid flows, aimed at replacing revenue shortfalls from trade liberalization, could be very useful

Elsewhere, non tariff measures continued to frustrate trade expansion.

Free trade, customs union, economic partnership or common market agreements

Almost all tariffs on trade among Canada, Mexico, and the US are long gone that was the effect of the North American Free Trade Agreement. Under the Australia and Singapore free trade agreements as well, almost all tariffs on US goods sold in those countries have been eliminated.

UNCTAD meeting on Coping with trade reforms a developing country perspective on the WTO tariff negotiations

UNCTAD meeting on Coping with trade reforms A developing country perspective on the WTO tariff negotiations

To ensure harmonization of customs legislation and reduce the differences in the amounts of customs duties and indirect charges, and to adopt an agreed decision on unified principles for the conduct of customs controls in trade with one another

This has led to a widespread belief that tariffs are no longer a major problem for international trade, nor for the trade of developing countries.

In order to do so, it would be necessary to identify the traded quantity prevailing before the introduction of the NTB.

Table 3 Tariff averages, pre and post Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations (Percentage)

His Government had submitted proposals on GATT Articles VIII and X emphasizing the merits of trade facilitation.

In this regard it is urgent to eliminate high tariffs, tariff picks, tariff escalation, non tariff barriers, export subsidies and to substantially reduce trade distorting domestic support for protecting the agricultural sector of developed countries.

In cases where any country or region violates the provisions of trade agreements and related legal instruments signed with China or to which it and China are parties by adopting prohibitive, restrictive or levying extra tariff duties or other measures affecting normal trade against the People's Republic of China, retaliatory customs duties may be levied on imported goods originated from the said country or region and the retaliatory tariff rate will be used.

Their exports today face a variety of barriers in their major markets, including non tariff trade barriers and other non tariff measures.

Tariffs and non tariff measures, as well as direct financial support for exporters, are being dismantled in the new trading system and economic policy framework.6.

It can be compared to a specialized library with books on trade related topics (i.e. tariff schedules para tariff measures non tariff measures import statistics).a The global aim of TRAINS is to increase transparency in international trading conditions.

Emphasis will be placed on trade facilitation to clarify and expand on the relevant aspects of articles V, VIII and X of the 1994 General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.

Committee members have consulted periodically with the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and other agencies.

Tariffication of former quantitative restrictions, levies and similar non tariff protection measures resulted in extremely high rates exceeding in most cases 30 per cent and reaching up to 30 per cent and more for MFN trade above tariff quotas (see table 9).

Despite various preferential trade arrangements with its main trading partners, Africa's external trade continues to be hindered by a host of non tariff barriers and excessive market entry requirements that nullify the market access granted under preferential tariff regimes.

On the other hand, it was also recognized that the international trading system was now based on tariff only protection and that both export subsidies and import tariffs were being reduced.

It is assisting in the development of a Common global trade and development strategy for SACU , and in assessing the impact of services agreements with other trading partners.

Free trade, customs union, economic partnership

The tariff quotas for such products are intended to safeguard traditional trade flows and create new minimum access opportunities for the trade of all WTO members.

Jérôme compensated for the requisitioning by grating future Customs duty abatements to the trader.

Even when world trade finally began to revive after the depression ended, it remained fragmented, developing primarily within trading blocs and regions. It was only after World War II when the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (succeeded in 1995 by the WTO) began the process of multilateral trade liberalization that Smoot Hawley s destructive legacy was finally overcome.

A mission to the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) was also organized to discuss investment chapters of free trade agreements.