35. The United States Tariff Code offers preferential treatment to American Samoa in order to stimulate industrial development in the Territory.

(i) By the use of tariff or non tariff barriers and

Non Tariff Barriers

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(c) Regulations and tariff structure

NAMA It was recognized that all countries have a positive interest in seeking the reduction of tariff peaks and tariff escalation, as well as non tariff barriers.

Formulas for tariff cutting under NAMA should be determined expeditiously so as to drastically reduce tariff peaks and tariff escalations, with adequate SDT made available to developing countries.

(a) Substantial reductions of tariffs, the rolling back of tariff peaks and the removal of tariff escalation

China has decided to grant zero tariff treatment to some commodities from 39 least developed countries, which will cover the majority of China's imports from those countries.

Average tariff levels are only 3 .

13 February 1993 customs tariff reform

First, China will accord zero tariff treatment to some products from all 39 least developed countries having diplomatic relations with China, covering most of their exports to China.

Improving market access involved not only tariff reduction but also relaxation of non tariff barriers and rules of origin.

However, more work is needed to find or create the appropriate tariff headings and to address non tariff barriers.

Market access Tariffs and non tariff barriers

Nevertheless, scope remains for the liberalization and rationalization of tariffs in non agricultural goods, particularly for the removal of tariff bias, tariff escalation and tariff peaks affecting developing country exports in their major markets.

The Doha Ministerial Declaration (DMD) called for the reduction or, as appropriate, elimination of tariff and non tariff barriers to EGS.

Tariff and non tariff barriers on trade among African countries often remain a major obstacle to increased intraregional or subregional trade.

The agricultural sector is protected through high tariffs, tariff picks, tariff escalation and non tariff barriers in many developed countries, and market access is often denied to products from developing countries, including landlocked developing countries.

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.

For Bangladesh, this implies that 75 of the tariff lines, accounting for more than 90 of the value of its exports to the US, could be excluded from duty free treatment.

Notwithstanding these constraints, Mauritius has a preferential tariff treatment on imports from and exports to States members of regional groupings, such as the Preferential Trade Area and the Indian Ocean Commission.

It will also take up non tariff barriers.

2 November 1992 Department (FAD) FAD tariff system

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

The negotiations should take a balanced view of both tariff and non tariff measures, and also maintain the spotlight on technology transfer.

There was need for the reduction and or elimination of export subsidies, domestic support, tariff peaks and escalation, and non tariff barriers.

The situation is no better if the 3 rule applies to the tariff lines that the US imports from the rest of the world (rather than to the lines individual poor countries export to the US), for then the US can exclude roughly 300 tariff lines from duty free and quota free treatment.

In addition to sensitive products, developing countries would have flexibilities to designate as special products for special treatment tariff lines that are essential for promoting food and livelihood security and rural development.

We call for better access to markets, in particular preferential markets with lowered tariff and non tariff barriers to trade with industrialized countries.

One assumes that the price changes fully reflect the relevant tariff changes that is, that the tariff changes will fully benefit the consumers.

The tariff was bad economics it made America poorer.

But its top 12 tariff lines 3 of all tariff lines accounted for 59.7 of the total value of its exports to the US.

State management of foreign trade was based exclusively on the application of the internationally accepted means and instruments of tariff and non tariff regulation.

7. As for non agricultural products, we call for reduction or, as appropriate, removal of non tariff barriers, tariff peaks, high tariffs and tariff escalation to enhance market access, in particular for products of export interest to developing countries.

quot (b) Trade distorting policies and practices, including tariff and non tariff barriers, tariff escalation and obstacles to competition influence negatively the ability of developing countries to diversify their exports and undertake the requisite restructuring of their commodity sector

In the United Kingdom the Economy 7 tariff is appropriate.

Methodologies, Classifications, Quantification and Development Impacts of Non Tariff Barriers

Overall, NTBs have almost replaced tariff barriers in manufacturing sectors.

Little progress has been made on the tariff reduction formula.

Extensive negotiations are expected on the number of tariff bands, the criteria for setting such tariff bands and the modalities for reducing tariffs in each band.

In the case of manufacturers, tariff peak and tariff escalation were a source of concern, as they discourage developing countries from developing higher value added activities.

He urged the developed countries to remove tariff and non tariff barriers and to abolish subsidies which hindered the import of commodities from the developing countries.

(b) Trade distorting policies and practices, including tariff and non tariff barriers, tariff escalation and obstacles to competition have a negative effect on the ability of developing countries to diversify their exports and to undertake the requisite restructuring of their commodity sector