Agriculture Reference
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Appendix
Table A13.1 Tariff rates in China for its WTO accession, 2001-2010
(per cent)
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Rce 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Wheat 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Coarse gran 2.97 2.97 2.97 2.97 2.97 2.97 2.97 2.97 2.97 2.97
Vegetables and fruits 19.13 15.95 13.76 11.57 11.40 11.40 11.40 11.40 11.40 11.40
Oil seeds
3.20 3.20 3.20 3.20 3.20 3.20 3.20 3.20 3.20 3.20
Sugar
19.07 19.07 19.07 19.07 19.07 19.07 19.07 19.07 19.07 19.07
Cotton
1.24
1.24
1.24
1.24
1.24
1.24
1.24
1.24
1.24
1.24
Vegetable oil
11.79 11.44 11.08 10.75 10.70 10.61 10.61 10.61 10.61 10.61
Other crops
20.11 16.29 12.52 8.77 8.74 8.72 8.72 8.72 8.72 8.72
Cattle and mutton
13.09 12.05 11.02 9.99 9.99 9.99 9.99 9.99 9.99 9.99
Pork and poultry
10.96 10.13 9.33 8.53 8.53 8.53 8.53 8.53 8.53 8.53
Milk
14.46 12.92 11.37 9.81 8.70 8.70 8.70 8.70 8.70 8.70
Fish
15.93 14.21 12.10 11.15 10.44 10.44 10.44 10.44 10.44 10.44
Processed food
16.89 14.19 11.84 10.12 9.80 9.80 9.80 9.80 9.80 9.79
Natural resources
0.38 0.36 0.36 0.36 0.36 0.36 0.36 0.36 0.36 0.36
Textiles and apparel
17.42 15.00 12.74 10.61 9.24 9.24 9.24 9.24 9.24 9.23
Natural industry
10.85 9.44 8.67 8.00 7.66 7.38 7.14 6.87 6.87 6.87
Metal and machinery
8.76 7.14 6.24 5.75 5.69 5.69 5.69 5.69 5.69 5.69
Transportation
15.03 12.72 11.24 10.19 9.19 8.22 8.22 8.22 8.22 8.22
Electronics
5.10 3.89 3.24 3.12 3.11 3.11 3.11 3.11 3.11 3.11
Manufactures
18.93 17.63 16.56 15.67 14.88 14.88 14.88 14.88 14.88 14.88
Source:
Based on the HS system tariff schedules of the protocol of China's WTO accession
and weighted by 2001 import data from the COMTRADE database. The tariff rates for rice,
wheat, other grains and plant-based fibres are in-quota rates.
