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Table AI.1 
Imports by product, 1996-2002 
(US$ million and per cent) 
Description  1996 1997 1998 1999 2001 2002
     
Total imports  234.1 285.5 293.1 251.0  276.1  251.2 
     
(Per cent)  
     
Total primary products  35.7 36.3 43.8 42.6  40.1  38.0 
Agriculture  21.4 21.8 28.2 24.3  23.8  19.9 
 Food 18.9 18.6 25.3 20.7  20.8  16.3 
0542 Leguminous vegetables, dried, shelled  0.8 1.5 2.8 0.9  1.5  2.1 
0611 Sugars, beet or cane, raw  1.3 3.0 3.1 3.1  2.4  1.7 
0423 Rice, semi-milled or wholly milled  0.8 0.5 3.0 1.8  2.4  1.5 
0461 Flour of wheat or of meslin  0.7 1.3 2.0 1.8  1.4  1.4 
0482 Malt, whether or not roasted  2.1 1.6 2.7 1.5  1.3  1.2 
0222 Milk and cream, concentrated or sweetened  1.4 1.9 1.8 1.7  1.3  1.0 
 Agricultural raw materials  2.5 3.2 2.8 3.7  2.9  3.6 
2690 Worn clothing and other worn textile articles; rags  2.1 2.5 2.1 3.2  2.5  3.1 
Mining  14.3 14.5 15.7 18.2  16.3  18.1 
 Ores and other minerals  2.0 1.6 2.2 2.3  1.6  1.5 
2783 Sodium chloride, pure, and common salt  1.8 1.4 1.7 1.8  1.3  1.3 
 Non-ferrous metals  0.8 0.9 0.5 0.3  0.3  0.4 
 Fuels 11.5 12.0 12.9 15.6  14.4  16.2 
3341 Motor spirit (gasoline) and other light oils  5.3 4.9 6.0 6.6  6.2  6.6 
3343 Gas oils  3.5 4.1 3.9 4.9  3.5  3.8 
3342 Kerosene and other medium oils  0.8 0.7 0.8 1.3  1.9  2.6 
3344 Fuel oils, n.e.s.  1.0 1.3 1.1 1.4  1.7  2.3 
     
Manufactures  64.2 63.5 55.9 57.4  59.9  62.0 
Iron and steel  3.3 4.7 4.4 3.9  4.1  3.5 
6741 Flat-rolled products of iron or steel  1.0 0.4 0.2 0.2  1.8  1.2 
Chemicals  9.3 9.1 9.6 7.0  8.9  13.6 
5416 Glycosides; glands or other orga ns and their extracts; antisera, 
vaccines and similar products  0.2 0.3 0.1 0.0  0.2  2.5 
5429 Medicaments, n.e.s.  2.1 2.8 1.9 1.2  1.8  2.0 
5629 Fertilizers, n.e.s.  0.4 0.2 0.4 0.5  0.6  1.5 
Other semi-manufactures  7.4 9.4 8.6 7.2  7.5  8.6 
Machinery and transport equipment  31.7 23.5 21.0 21.0  21.7  25.2 
 Power-generating machinery  0.9 0.4 0.4 0.2  0.7  0.4 
 Other non-electrical machinery  5.4 3.0 3.1 3.0  2.3  5.0 
Agricultural machinery and tractors  0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2  0.1  0.1 
 Office machines and telecommunications equipment  3.5 3.9 2.7 3.7  9.3  6.6 
7641 Electrical apparatus for line telephony or line telegraphy  0.2 0.4 0.2 0.7  4.7  1.0 
 Other electrical machinery  3.0 3.3 2.0 2.9  2.6  3.1 
 Automotive products  17.1 11.6 11.2 9.7  6.0  8.9 
7812 Motor vehicles for the transport of persons, n.e.s.  6.5 3.3 3.0 2.7  2.7  3.9 
7821 Motor vehicles for the transport of goods, n.e.s.  7.1 6.1 5.0 4.0  2.0  3.3 
 Other transport equipment  1.7 1.3 1.6 1.5  0.8  1.2 
Textiles  2.0 4.3 1.3 1.3  1.2  2.3 
Clothing and accessories  0.5 0.4 0.3 0.5  0.6  0.7 
Other consumer goods  9.9 11.9 10.6 16.4  15.9  8.1 
     
Other 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.1  0.0  0.0 
 
Source:  WTO Secretariat calculations, based on data from the Co mtrade database, United Na tions Statistics Division 
(UNSD) (Standard International Trad e Classification, SITC, Rev. 3).  
 
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Table AI.2 
Exports by product, 1996-2002 
(US$ million and per cent) 
Description  1996 1997 1998 1999 2001 2002
      
Total exports  9.8 53.8 39.5 56.6  55.5  46.0 
      
 (Per cent)  
      
Total primary products  85.4 75.7 85.1 92.7  97.9  97.3 
Agriculture  72.9 69.3 76.5 81.4  60.2  61.8 
 Food 57.0 54.5 69.4 79.3  57.0  56.4 
0711 Coffee, not roasted  44.8 21.5 10.0 53.1  27.0  30.5 
0741 Tea  11.5 30.1 58.6 25.7  29.8  25.6 
0573 Bananas (including plan tains), fresh or dried  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1  0.1  0.1 
1222 Cigarettes containing tobacco  0.0 0.0 0.7 0.2  0.0  0.1 
 Agricultural raw materials  15.9 14.8 7.1 2.1  3.2  5.4 
2117 Sheepskins and lambskins without wool on, raw  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  0.0  3.0 
2111 Bovine or equine hides and skins, raw...  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  0.1  1.0 
2112 Whole hides and skins of bovine animals  6.3 4.1 1.4 0.6  1.1  1.0 
2929 Materials of vegetable origin, n.e.s.  4.6 6.3 1.6 0.5  1.7  0.2 
2926 Bulbs, tubers and rhizomes  0.9 0.1 0.0 0.0  0.1  0.1 
2667 Synthetic staple fibres, carded…  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  0.0  0.1 
2119 Hides and skins, n.e.s.  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  0.0  0.1 
Mining  12.6 6.5 8.6 11.3  37.7  35.5 
 Ores and other minerals  12.4 6.3 8.6 11.3  37.7  35.5 
2878 Ores and concentrates of molybdenum, niobium…  5.8 4.3 6.9 7.3  17.1  31.6 
2876 Tin ores and concentrates  6.3 1.9 1.6 3.7  3.9  3.1 
2879 Ores and concentrates of other non-ferrous base metals  0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3  16.6  0.9 
 Non-ferrous metals  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  0.0  0.0 
 Fuels 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0  0.0  0.0 
      
Manufactures  13.6 1.8 4.7 2.9  2.1  2.7 
Iron and steel  0.0 0.7 0.7 0.4  0.1  0.0 
Chemicals  0.6 0.3 0.3 0.3  0.5  0.4 
5532 Beauty or make-up preparations  0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0  0.2  0.2 
5812 Tubes, pipes and hoses, rigid  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  0.0  0.1 
Other semi-manufactures  0.1 0.3 1.6 1.6  0.1  0.1 
Machinery and transport equipment  6.8 0.0 0.4 0.0  0.0  0.1 
 Power-generating machinery  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  0.0  0.0 
 Other non-electrical machinery  0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0  0.0  0.1 
Agricultural machinery and tractors  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  0.0  0.0 
 Office machines and telecommunications equipment  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  0.0  0.0 
 Other electrical machinery  0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0  0.0  0.0 
 Automotive products  6.6 0.0 0.2 0.0  0.0  0.0 
 Other transport equipment  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  0.0  0.0 
Textiles  1.5 0.3 1.5 0.2  1.1  1.8 
6533 Fabrics, woven, of synthetic staple fibres  0.0 0.0 1.3 0.1  1.1  1.3 
6512 Cotton sewing thread  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  0.0  0.4 
Clothing and accessories  0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0  0.0  0.0 
Other consumer goods  4.6 0.2 0.3 0.2  0.2  0.3 
8513 Footwear, n.e.s., with outer sole s and uppers of rubber or plastics  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  0.0  0.1 
      
Other 0.9 22.4 10.2 4.5  0.0  0.0 
Gold 0.5 0.0 2.1 4.5  0.0  0.0 
 
Source:  WTO Secretariat calculations, based on data from the Comtrade database, United Na tions Statistics Division 
(UNSD) (Standard International Trad e Classification, SITC, Rev. 3).  Rwanda WT/TPR/S/129 
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Table AI.3 
Imports by country, 1996-2002 
(US$ million and per cent) 
Description  1996 1997 1998 1999 2001 2002
     
Total imports  234.1 285.5 293.1 251.0  276.1  251.2 
     
(Per cent)  
     
America  2.7 3.5 2.7 4.2  5.4  3.8 
USA 1.9 2.5 1.9 2.5  3.8  2.4 
Canada  0.5 0.7 0.6 1.3  0.9  1.2 
Other America  0.3 0.3 0.3 0.5  0.8  0.2 
     
Europe  44.6 39.7 38.0 36.5  35.6  29.1 
EU (15)  41.9 37.4 35.4 34.1  34.3  27.8 
 Belgium – Luxembourg  17.3 17.3 19.1 21.5  20.1  13.2 
 Germany  5.5 5.5 3.8 3.7  2.4  2.9 
 United Kingdom  2.7 2.4 1.6 1.3  2.9  2.6 
 France  3.8 2.8 2.5 2.1  2.2  2.6 
 Netherlands  3.3 2.6 2.5 2.4  2.7  2.3 
 Denmark  3.5 3.1 1.4 0.9  0.7  2.3 
 Italy 3.9 1.7 3.4 1.5  2.7  1.2 
EFTA 2.3 1.9 1.6 1.4  0.6  0.6 
Eastern Europe  0.2 0.3 0.6 0.7  0.6  0.4 
 Former USSR  0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0  0.5  0.3 
Other Europe  0.1 0.1 0.4 0.2  0.2  0.3 
     
Asia 16.0 17.5 17.1 21.5  21.7  22.5 
Middle East  6.9 6.7 7.1 8.9  9.8  10.6 
 United Arab Emirates  6.2 6.1 5.9 7.2  7.0  8.8 
 Israel 0.4 0.4 0.7 0.5  1.7  1.1 
Far East  7.4 8.8 8.0 10.2  9.1  8.4 
 Japan 3.2 4.3 4.3 4.8  2.6  2.6 
 China  0.8 0.9 0.5 1.2  2.3  2.0 
 Indonesia  0.1 0.3 0.3 0.4  0.3  0.7 
South Asia  1.6 2.0 2.1 2.4  2.8  3.6 
 India 1.5 1.7 1.8 1.9  2.3  2.7 
 Pakistan  0.1 0.3 0.3 0.5  0.4  0.8 
     
Oceania  0.0 0.1 0.5 0.2  0.2  0.1 
     
Africa 36.8 39.1 41.7 37.6  37.0  44.6 
Sub-Saharan Africa  35.5 37.0 37.8 34.1  31.6  39.8 
 Kenya  18.0 22.6 24.5 21.8  22.4  26.6 
 Tanzania  5.6 5.5 4.9 5.7  3.5  5.2 
 Uganda  5.3 5.7 4.4 3.8  2.9  4.4 
 Mauritius  0.5 0.3 0.4 0.4  0.6  1.0 
 Zambia  0.5 0.8 0.4 0.8  1.2  0.9 
Other Africa  1.2 2.1 3.9 3.5  5.4  4.8 
 South Africa  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  4.5  4.4 
     
Other 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  0.0    0.0 
 
Source:  WTO Secretariat calculations, based on data from the Comtrade database, United Na tions Statistics Division 
(UNSD) (Standard International Trad e Classification, SITC, Rev. 3).  WT/TPR/S/129 Trade Policy Review 
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Table AI.4 
Exports by country, 1996-2002 
(US$ million and per cent) 
Description  1996 1997 1998 1999 2001 2002
     
Total exports  9.8 53.8 39.5 56.6  55.5  46.0 
      
 (Per cent)  
     
America  0.2 0.0 0.2 0.6  5.4  3.2 
USA 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.5  5.4  3.1 
Canada  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  0.0  0.0 
Other America  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1  0.0  0.1 
     
Europe  27.9 16.7 13.5 21.0  22.9  38.3 
EU (15)  27.5 16.4 9.7 16.4  11.5  22.7 
 Netherlands  3.8 3.2 0.9 0.3  2.2  14.2 
 Belgium – Luxembourg  18.7 4.6 5.0 8.7  3.7  5.0 
 United Kingdom  2.8 3.2 2.3 0.0  0.5  1.7 
 Italy 0.7 0.8 0.4 0.3  0.3  0.7 
 Germany  1.1 4.6 0.8 7.0  4.3  0.6 
 Greece  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  0.1  0.4 
 Spain 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0  0.3  0.2 
EFTA 0.4 0.4 2.4 2.8  7.5  15.5 
 Switzerland  0.4 0.4 2.4 2.8  7.5  15.5 
Eastern Europe  0.0 0.0 1.5 1.9  2.6  0.0 
 Former USSR  0.0 0.0 1.5 1.9  2.6  0.0 
Other Europe  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  1.2  0.0 
     
Asia 0.2 0.3 0.4 1.9  3.3  15.3 
Middle East  0.2 0.2 0.1 1.0  0.1  0.1 
 United Arab Emirates  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1  0.0  0.1 
Far East  0.0 0.0 0.3 0.1  2.8  12.4 
 Hong Kong  0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0  2.3  10.1 
 Malaysia  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  0.1  0.8 
 Thailand  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  0.0  0.8 
 Singapore  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  0.0  0.6 
South Asia  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7  0.5  2.8 
 Pakistan  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7  0.4  2.8 
     
Oceania  0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0  0.0  0.0 
     
Africa 71.7 83.0 85.5 76.5  68.4  43.3 
Sub-Saharan Africa  67.2 82.8 84.2 76.0  57.2  42.5 
 Kenya  29.3 67.1 68.9 59.2  43.3  39.3 
 Uganda  10.9 2.6 2.0 0.6  4.5  2.1 
 Tanzania  24.0 9.2 9.7 13.7  8.7  0.8 
 Zaire 1.4 1.4 1.1 0.9  0.5  0.2 
 Burundi  1.2 2.4 2.4 1.6  0.2  0.2 
Other Africa  4.6 0.2 1.3 0.5  11.2  0.7 
 South Africa  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  11.2  0.7 
 
Source:  WTO Secretariat calculations, based on data from the Comtrade database, United Na tions Statistics Division 
(UNSD) (Standard International Tr ade Classification, SITC, Rev.3).  Rwanda WT/TPR/S/129 
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Table AIII.1 
Applied MFN tariff rates, by HS Chapter, 2003 
(US$ million and per cent) 
MFN tariffs  
Simple 
average  Minimum MaximumStandard 
deviation  HS code  Number of HS 
eight-digit     
tariff lines  Description  
(%) (%) (%) (%) Imports            
(US$ million)  
        
01-97 5583 Total 18.0 0.0 30.0 10.6 251.2 
        
  WTO definition       
 783 Agricultural productsa  13.2 5.0 30.0 10.3 42.2 
 4,791 Non-agricultural products (excluding 
petroleum)  18.8 0.0 30.0 10.5 168.8 
 9 Petroleum  18.9 5.0 30.0 13.2 40.2 
        
  Harmonized System definition       
01-24 819 Primary productsb 14.2 5.0 30.0 10.1 41.8 
25-97 4,764 Other productsc 18.6 0.0 30.0 10.6 209.4 
        
  Detailed description       
01 29 Live animals  5.0 5.0 5.0 0.0 0.2 
02 53 Meat and edible meat offal  15.0 15.0 15.0 0.0 0.0 
03 92 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other 
aquatic invertebrates  13.9 5.0 15.0 3.1 0.0 
04 27 Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey;  
edible products of animal origin, not 
elsewhere specified or included  21.5  5.0  30.0  10.3  2.8  
05 25 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere 
specified or included  5.0  5.0  5.0  0.0  0.0  
06 14 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and 
the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage  13.9  5.0  30.0  12.4  0.0  
07 68 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 6.2  5.0  15.0  3.2  5.6  
08 59 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or 
melons  6.4  5.0  15.0  3.5  0.0  
09 34 Coffee, tea, maté and spices  9.0  5.0  30.0  9.0  0.0  
10 27 Cereals  6.3  5.0  30.0  5.1  4.9  
11 38 Products of the milling industry; malt; 
starches; inulin; wheat gluten  14.2  5.0  15.0  2.7  7.4  
12 61 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits;  
miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit, etc.  5.5  5.0  15.0  2.2  0.3  
13 13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps 
and extracts  11.9  5.0  15.0  4.8  0.4  
14 10 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable 
products  5.0  5.0  5.0  0.0  0.0  
15 52 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their 
cleavage products  19.6  5.0  30.0  9.6  7.3  
16 30 Preparations of meat, of fish or of 
crustaceans, molluscs, etc.  28.5  15.0  30.0  4.6  0.2  
17 22 Sugars and sugar confectionery  9.3  5.0  30.0  8.9  5.9  
18 11 Cocoa and cocoa preparations  19.1  5.0  30.0  11.1  0.1  
19 18 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk;  
pastry-cooks' products  30.0  30.0  30.0  0.0  1.2  
20 49 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other 
parts of plants  30.0  30.0  30.0  0.0  0.6  
21 18 Miscellaneous edible preparations  27.2  5.0  30.0  8.1  2.1  
22 32 Beverages, spirits and vinegar  29.1  15.0  30.0  3.7  1.0  
23 25 Residues and waste from the food industries; 
prepared animal fodder  8.2  5.0  30.0  7.3  0.1  
24 12 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco 
substitutes  17.5  5.0  30.0  13.1  1.7  
25 84 Salt; sulphur; earths and stone; plastering 
materials, lime and cement  6.8  5.0  30.0  5.8  4.5  
26 39 Ores, slag and ash  5.0  5.0  5.0  0.0  0.0  
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MFN tariffs  
Simple 
average  Minimum MaximumStandard 
deviation  HS code  Number of HS 
eight-digit     
tariff lines  Description  
(%) (%) (%) (%) Imports            
(US$ million)  
27 50 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of 
their distillation  13.8  5.0  30.0  10.1  40.7  
28 193 Inorganic chemicals; compounds of precious 
metal, of radioactive elements  5.0  5.0  5.0  0.0  2.7  
29 317 Organic chemicals  15.0  15.0  15.0  0.0  1.3  
30 37 Pharmaceutical products  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  13.6  
31 26 Fertilisers  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  4.5  
32 52 Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their 
derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter 17.4  5.0  30.0  10.5  0.9  
33 36 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, 
cosmetic or toilet preparations  18.9  5.0  30.0  12.6  2.4  
34 25 Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing 
preparations, etc.  21.0  5.0  30.0  12.2  2.3  
35 15 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches;  
glues;  enzymes  9.0  5.0  15.0  5.1  0.3  
36 8 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches;  
pyrophoric alloys  30.0  30.0  30.0  0.0  0.5  
37 36 Photographic or cinematographic goods  30.0  30.0  30.0  0.0  0.4  
38 69 Miscellaneous chemical products  12.5  5.0  30.0  6.0  2.7  
39 128 Plastics and articles thereof  10.8  5.0  30.0  10.4  6.3  
40 75 Rubber and articles thereof  22.0  5.0  30.0  9.3  4.5  
41 34 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and 
leather 11.2  5.0  15.0  4.9  0.0  
42 28 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness;  
travel goods  30.0  30.0  30.0  0.0  0.5  
43 18 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures 
thereof  12.5  5.0  30.0  9.3  0.0  
44 71 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal  18.1  5.0  30.0  6.7  1.5  
45 7 Cork and articles of cork  20.0  5.0  30.0  10.0  0.0  
46 6 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other 
plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 30.0  30.0  30.0  0.0  0.0  
47 20 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic 
material; recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard 13.0  5.0  15.0  4.1  0.0  
48 122 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, 
of paper or of paperboard  15.3  5.0  30.0  10.4  5.9  
49 26 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other 
products of the printing industry  28.1  5.0  30.0  6.8  3.5  
50 10 Silk  12.5  5.0  30.0  7.9  0.0  
51 36 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair 
yarn and woven fabric  12.4  5.0  30.0  5.5  0.0  
52 136 Cotton  15.3  5.0  30.0  3.4  0.3  
53 36 Other vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn and 
woven fabrics of paper yarn  11.1  5.0  15.0  4.9  0.0  
54 87 Man-made filaments  12.0  5.0  30.0  5.5  1.1  
55 147 Man-made staple fibres  14.8  5.0  30.0  3.9  0.8  
56 41 Wadding, felt and non-wovens; special yarns; 
twine, cordage, ropes and cables  21.6  5.0  30.0  10.6  0.5  
57 23 Carpets and other textile floor coverings  30.0  30.0  30.0  0.0  0.1  
58 41 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; 
lace; tapestries  18.7  15.0  30.0  6.5  0.0  
59 25 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated 
textile fabrics  18.2  5.0  30.0  7.1  0.1  
60 18 Knitted or crocheted fabrics  15.0  15.0  15.0  0.0  0.0  
61 114 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, 
knitted or crocheted  29.9  15.0  30.0  1.4  0.8  
62 124 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, 
not knitted or crocheted  29.8  5.0  30.0  2.2  0.6  
Table AIII.1 (cont'd)Rwanda WT/TPR/S/129 
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MFN tariffs  
Simple 
average  Minimum MaximumStandard 
deviation  HS code  Number of HS 
eight-digit     
tariff lines  Description  
(%) (%) (%) (%) Imports            
(US$ million)  
63 59 Other made-up textile articles; sets; worn 
clothing and worn textile articles; rags  29.2  5.0  30.0  4.6  11.0  
64 29 Footwear, gaiters and the like;  parts of such 
articles  27.9  15.0  30.0  5.3  1.2  
65 11 Headgear and parts thereof  25.9  15.0  30.0  7.0  0.1  
66 9 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking-sticks, 
seat-sticks, whips, etc.  25.0  15.0  30.0  7.5  0.2  
67 8 Prepared feathers and down and articles made 
of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 26.3  15.0  30.0  6.9  0.0  
68 53 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, 
mica or similar materials  28.2  15.0  30.0  5.0  0.3  
69 47 Ceramic products  30.0  30.0  30.0  0.0  1.8  
70 68 Glass and glassware  18.5  0.0  30.0  8.5  1.7  
71 58 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-
precious stones, precious metals, coins  19.1  5.0  30.0  9.0  0.0  
72 181 Iron and steel  11.7  5.0  15.0  4.7  7.9  
73 130 Articles of iron or steel  25.7  5.0  30.0  7.1  3.5  
74 59 Copper and articles thereof  19.7  5.0  30.0  7.3  0.1  
75 17 Nickel and articles thereof  17.1  5.0  30.0  6.6  0.0  
76 37 Aluminium and articles thereof  16.6  5.0  30.0  11.2  1.6  
78 10 Lead and articles thereof  17.0  5.0  30.0  7.5  0.0  
79 10 Zinc and articles thereof  17.0  5.0  30.0  7.5  0.1  
80 8 Tin and articles thereof  16.3  5.0  30.0  9.5  0.0  
81 36 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof  21.0  5.0  30.0  7.9  0.0  
82 72 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, 
of base metal  29.6  15.0  30.0  2.5  1.2  
83 38 Miscellaneous articles of base metal  28.9  5.0  30.0  4.7  1.6  
84 535 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and 
mechanical appliances; parts thereof  12.9  0.0  30.0  12.8  21.2  
85 325 Electrical machinery and equipment and parts 
thereof; sound recorders and reproducers  28.3  5.0  30.0  4.9  16.3  
86 27 Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-
stock and parts thereof, etc.  25.0  15.0  30.0  7.2  0.1  
87 94 Vehicles other than railway or tramway 
rolling-stock, and parts and accessories thereof 22.3  5.0  30.0  9.4  24.8  
88 28 Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof  26.8  15.0  30.0  6.3  0.0  
89 20 Ships, boats and floating structures  30.0  30.0  30.0  0.0  0.1  
90 178 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, 
measuring, checking or precision instruments 
and apparatus  27.1  15.0  30.0  6.0  7.1  
91 57 Clocks and watches and parts thereof  22.6  15.0  30.0  7.6  0.2  
92 23 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of 
such articles  24.8  15.0  30.0  7.3  0.0  
93 29 Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories 
thereof  25.9  15.0  30.0  6.8  0.0  
94 40 Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress 
supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings 23.6  15.0  30.0  7.5  2.6  
95 43 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and 
accessories thereof  29.3  15.0  30.0  3.2  0.2  
96 58 Miscellaneous manufactured articles  25.2  5.0  30.0  9.3  0.9  
97 7 Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques  30.0  30.0  30.0  0.0  0.0  
 
a Annex 1 to the WTO Agreement on Agriculture defines agricultura l products as products covered by HS Chapters 01 to 24, less 
fish and fish products (Chapter 3), plus certain products  under Chapters 29, 33, 35, 38, 41, 43, 50, 51, 52 and 53.  
b HS Chapters 01 to 24.  
c HS Chapters 25 to 97.  
 
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Table AIII.2 
List of products the applied rate of which is higher than the bound rate 
Tariff line  Description  Applied rate  Bound rate  
03051000 - Flours, meals and pellets of fish, fit for human consumption  15.00 0.00 
03052000 - Livers and roes, dried, smoked, salted or in brine  15.00 0.00 
03053000 - Fish fillets, dried, salted or  in brine, but not smoked  15.00 0.00 
03054100 - - Pacific salmon (( Oncorhynchus nerka, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, 
Oncorhynchus keta, Oncorhynchus ts chawytscha, Oncorhynchus kisutch, 
Oncorhynchus masou and Oncorhynchus rhodurus ), Atlantic salmon ( Salmo salar ) 
and Danube salmon ( Huchu hucho ) 15.00 0.00 
03054200 - - Herrings ( Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii ) 15.00 0.00 
03054900 - - Other 15.00 0.00 
03055100 - - Cod ( Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus ) 15.00 0.00 
03055900 - - Other  15.00 0.00 
03056100 - - Herrings ( Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii ) 15.00 0.00 
03056200 - - Cod ( Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus ) 15.00 0.00 
03056300 - - Anchovies ( Engraulis  spp.) 15.00 0.00 
03056900 - - Other  15.00 0.00 
04011000 - Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 1%  5.00 0.00 
04012000 - Of a fat content, by weight , exceeding 1% but not exceeding 6%  5.00 0.00 
04013000 - Of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 6%  5.00 0.00 
04021000 - In powder, granules or other solid form s, of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 
1.5% 30.00 0.00 
04022100 - - Not containing added s ugar or other sweetening matter  30.00 0.00 
04022900 - - Other  30.00 0.00 
04029100 - - Not containing added s ugar or other sweetening matter  30.00 0.00 
04029900 - - Other 30.00 0.00 
04051000 - Butter  30.00 0.00 
04052000 - Dairy spreads  30.00 0.00 
04059000 - Other 30.00 0.00 
04061000 - Fresh (unripened or uncured) cheese, including whey cheese, and curd  30.00 0.00 
04062000 - Grated or powdered cheese, of all kinds  30.00 0.00 
04063000 - Processed cheese, not grated or powdered  30.00 0.00 
04064000 - Blue-veined cheese  30.00 0.00 
04069000 - Other cheese  30.00 0.00 
11010010 - Wheat flour  15.00 0.00 
11031200 - - Of oats  15.00 0.00 
11071000 - Not roasted  5.00 0.00 
11072000 - Roasted  5.00 0.00 
ex13023100  - - - - - - Other high polymers, artificial  resins and artificial plastic materials, 
including alginic acid, its salts and esters, linoxyn  15.00 5.00 
ex13023200 - - - - - - Other high polymers, artifi cial resins and artificial plastic materials, 
including alginic acid, its salts and esters, linoxyn  15.00 5.00 
ex13023900 - - - - - - Other high polymers, artifi cial resins and artificial plastic materials, 
including alginic acid, its salts and esters, linoxyn  15.00 5.00 
ex15180000 - - - - Other high polymers, artificial re sins and artificial plas tic materials, including 
alginic acid, its salts and esters, linoxyn  30.00 5.00 
16041100 - - Salmon  30.00 15.00 
ex16041300  - - - - - - Sardines, sardinella and brisling or sprats  30.00 15.00 
17029010 - - Artificial honey, whether or not mixed with natural honey  5.00 0.00 
17041000 - Chewing gum, whet her or not sugar-coated  30.00 12.00 
17049010 - - Sweets  30.00 12.00 
17049090 - - Other 30.00 12.00 
19011000 - Preparations for infant use, put up for retail sale  30.00 0.00 
ex19021900 - - - - - - Vermicelli, macaroni  30.00 0.00 
20081100 - - Ground-nuts  30.00 22.00 
20081900 - - Other, including mixtures  30.00 22.00 
20082000 - Pineapples  30.00 22.00 
20083000 - Citrus fruit  30.00 22.00 
20084000 - Pears  30.00 22.00 
20085000 - Apricots  30.00 22.00 
20086000 - Cherries  30.00 22.00 
20087000 - Peaches  30.00 22.00 
20088000 - Strawberries  30.00 22.00 
20089100 - - Palm hearts  30.00 22.00 
20089200 - - Mixtures  30.00 22.00 
20089900 - - Other  30.00 22.00 
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Tariff line  Description  Applied rate  Bound rate  
ex21022000 - - - - - Natural yeasts (active or in active); prepared baking powders  30.00 5.00 
21023000 - Prepared baking powders  30.00 5.00 
23091000 - Dog or cat food, put up for retail sale  30.00 10.00 
ex23099000 - - - - - Sweetened forage; other prep arations of a kind used in animal feeding  30.00 10.00 
25202000 - Plasters  15.00 5.00 
ex32030000 - - - - Synthetic organic dyestuffs (i ncluding pigment dyestuffs); synthetic organic 
products of a kind used as luminophores; products of the kind known as optical bleaching agents, substantive to  the fibres; natural indigo 15.00 0.00 
32041100 - - Disperse dyes and preparations based thereon  15.00 0.00 
32041200 - - Acid dyes, whether or not premetalli zed, and preparations based thereon; mordant 
dyes and preparations based thereon  15.00 0.00 
32041300 - - Basic dyes and preparations based thereon  15.00 0.00 
32041400 - - Direct dyes and preparations based thereon  15.00 0.00 
32041500 - - Vat dyes (including those usable in th at state as pigments) and preparations based 
thereon  15.00 0.00 
32041600 - - Reactive dyes and preparations based thereon  15.00 0.00 
32041700 - - Pigments and preparations based thereon  15.00 0.00 
32041900 - - Other, including mixtures of colouri ng matter of two or more of the subheadings 
3204 11 to 3204 19  15.00 0.00 
32042000 - Synthetic organic products of a ki nd used as fluorescent brightening agents  15.00 0.00 
32049000 - Other 15.00 0.00 
ex32064100 - - - - - - Ultramarine blue in packings of more than 50 grams  5.00 0.00 
ex32081000 - - - - - Enamel paints  30.00 18.00 
ex32082000 - - - - - Enamel paints  30.00 18.00 
ex32089000 - - - - - Enamel paints  30.00 18.00 
33061000 - Dentifrices  30.00 20.00 
36061000 - Liquid or liquefied-gas fuels in cont ainers of a kind used for filling or refilling 
cigarette or similar lighters and of a capacity not exceeding 300 cm3  30.00 20.00 
36069000 - Other 30.00 20.00 
ex39140000 - - - - Condensation, polycondensatio n and polyaddition products, whether or not 
modified and whether or not linear (for example, phenoplasts, aminoplasts, alkyds, 
polyallyl esters and other unsaturated polyesters, silicons)  15.00 5.00 
39169000 - Of other plastics  15.00 5.00 
ex39171000 - - - - - Other high polymer s, artificial resins and artific ial plastic materials, including 
alginic acid, its salts and esters, linoxyn  30.00 5.00 
39172900 - Of other plastics  30.00 5.00 
39173100 - - Flexible tubes, pipes and hoses, having a minimum burst pressure of 27.6 MPa  30.00 5.00 
39173200 - - Other, not reinforced or otherwise combined with other materials, without fittings 30.00 5.00 
39173900 - - Other 30.00 5.00 
39189000 - Of other plastics  30.00 5.00 
ex39269010 - - - - - Washers of non-flammable plastics  30.00 20.00 
ex39269099 - - - - - Washers of non-flammable plastics  30.00 20.00 
ex48142000 - - - - - Condensation, polycondensat ion and polyaddition products, whether or not 
modified and whether or not linear (for example, phenoplasts, aminoplasts, alkyds, 
polyallyl esters and other unsaturated polyesters, silicons)  30.00 5.00 
56021000 - Needleloom felt a nd stitch-bonded fi bre fabrics  30.00 20.00 
56022100 - - Of wool or fine animal hair  30.00 20.00 
56022910 - - - Felt of jute  30.00 20.00 
56022990 - - - Other 30.00 20.00 
56029010 - - - Felt roofing  30.00 20.00 
56029090 - - - Other 30.00 20.00 
ex56050000 - - - - Chenille yarn (including flock chenille yarn); gimped  yarn (other than 
metallized yarn of heading 52.01 and gi mped horsehair yarn); braids  and 
ornamental trimmings in the piece;  tassels, pompons and the like  30.00 20.00 
56060000 Gimped yarn, and strip and the like of headings 5404 or 5405, gimped (other than 
those of heading 5605 and gimped horsehair  yarn); chenille yarn (including flock 
chenille yarn); loop wale-yarn  30.00 20.00 
57011000 - Of wool or fine animal hair  30.00 20.00 
57019000 - Of other textile materials  30.00 20.00 
57021000 - "Kelem", "Schumacks", "Karamanie" and similar hand-woven rugs  30.00 20.00 
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Tariff line  Description  Applied rate  Bound rate  
57022000 - Floor coverings of coconut fibres (coir)  30.00 20.00 
57023100 - - Of wool or fine animal hair  30.00 20.00 
57023200 - - Of man-made textile materials  30.00 20.00 
57023900 - - Of other textile materials  30.00 20.00 
57024100 - - Of wool or fine animal hair  30.00 20.00 
57024200 - - Of man-made textile materials  30.00 20.00 
57024900 - - Of other textile materials  30.00 20.00 
57025100 - - Of wool or fine animal hair  30.00 20.00 
57025200 - - Of man-made textile materials  30.00 20.00 
57025900 - - Of other textile materials  30.00 20.00 
57029100 - - Of wool or fine animal hair  30.00 20.00 
57029200 - - Of man-made textile materials  30.00 20.00 
57029900 - - Of other textile materials  30.00 20.00 
ex57031000  - - - - - Other carpets, carpeting, rugs, ma ts and matting, and "Kelem", "Schumacks" 
and "Karamanie" rugs and the like (made up or not)  30.00 20.00 
ex57032000 - - - - - Other carpets, carpeting, rugs, mats and matti ng, and "Kelem", "Schumacks" 
and "Karamanie" rugs and the like (made up or not)  30.00 20.00 
ex57033000 - - - - - Other carpets, carpeting, rugs, mats and matti ng, and "Kelem", "Schumacks" 
and "Karamanie" rugs and the like (made up or not)  30.00 20.00 
ex57039000 - - - - - Other carpets, carpeting, rugs, mats and matti ng, and "Kelem", "Schumacks" 
and "Karamanie" rugs and the like (made up or not)  30.00 20.00 
ex57049000 - - - - - Felt in the piece or simply cut to  square or rectangular shape, whether or not 
impregnated or coated  30.00 20.00 
57050000 Other carpets and other textile fl oor coverings, whether or not made up  30.00 20.00 
58050000 Hand-woven tapestries of the type Gobe lins, Flanders, Aubusson, Beauvais and the 
like, and needle-worked tapestries (for exam ple, petit point, cross stitch), whether or 
not made up  30.00 20.00 
58071000 - Woven  30.00 20.00 
ex58079000 - - - - - Knitted or crocheted fabr ic, not elastic nor rubberized, in the piece  30.00 20.00 
58081000 - Braids, in the piece  30.00 20.00 
58089000 - Other 30.00 20.00 
ex58110000 - - Other textile products in the piece, composed of one or more layers of textile 
materials assembled with padding by stitchi ng or otherwise, other than embroidery 
of heading 5810  30.00 20.00 
59041000 - Linoleum  30.00 20.00 
59049100 - - With a base consisting of needleloom felt or non-wovens  30.00 20.00 
59049200 - - With other textile base  30.00 20.00 
ex59050000 - - Other textile wall coverings  30.00 20.00 
59090000 Textile hosepiping and similar textile t ubing, with or without lining, armour or 
accessories of other materials  30.00 20.00 
59100000 Transmission or conveyor belts or bel ting, of textile material, whether or not 
impregnated, coated, covered or  laminated with plastics, or reinforced with metal or 
other material  30.00 20.00 
ex61111000 - - - - - Stockings, under-stockings, socks,  ankle-socks, sockettes, stocking protectors 
and the like, not elastic nor rubberized  30.00 18.00 
ex61112000 - - - - - Stockings, under-stockings, socks,  ankle-socks, sockettes, stocking protectors 
and the like, not elastic nor rubberized  30.00 18.00 
ex61113000 - - - - - Stockings, under-stockings, socks,  ankle-socks, sockettes, stocking protectors 
and the like, not elastic nor rubberized 30.00 18.00 
ex61119000 - - - - - Stockings, under-stockings, socks,  ankle-socks, sockettes, stocking protectors 
and the like, not elastic nor rubberized 30.00 18.00 
ex61152000 - - - - - Stockings, under-stockings, socks,  ankle-socks, sockettes, stocking protectors 
and the like, not elastic nor rubberized 30.00 18.00 
ex61159100 - - - - - Stockings, under-stockings, socks,  ankle-socks, sockettes, stocking protectors 
and the like, not elastic nor rubberized 30.00 18.00 
ex61159200 - - - - - Stockings, under-stockings, socks,  ankle-socks, sockettes, stocking protectors 
and the like, not elastic nor rubberized 30.00 18.00 
ex61159300 - - - - - Stockings, under-stockings, socks,  ankle-socks, sockettes, stocking protectors 
and the like, not elastic nor rubberized 30.00 18.00 
ex61159900 - - - - - Stockings, under-stockings, socks,  ankle-socks, sockettes, stocking protectors 
and the like, not elastic nor rubberized 30.00 18.00 
ex63080000 - - Other sets consis ting of woven fabrics and yarn  30.00 20.00 
ex64011000 - - - - - Of rubber  30.00 20.00 
ex64019100 - - - - - - Of rubber 30.00 20.00 
ex64019200 - - - - - - Of rubber 30.00 20.00 
ex64019900 - - - - - - Of rubber 30.00 20.00 
ex64021200 - - - - - - Of rubber 30.00 20.00 
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Tariff line  Description  Applied rate  Bound rate  
ex64021900 - - - - - - Of rubber 30.00 20.00 
ex64022000 - - - - - Of rubber 30.00 20.00 
ex64023000 - - - - - Of rubber 30.00 20.00 
ex64029100 - - - - - - Of rubber 30.00 20.00 
ex64029900 - - - - - - Of rubber 30.00 20.00 
ex64031200 - - - - - - Footwear with soles of rubber and uppers of canvas  30.00 20.00 
ex64031900 - - - - - - Footwear with soles of rubber and uppers of canvas  30.00 20.00 
ex64034000 - - - - - Footwear with so les of rubber and uppers of canvas  30.00 20.00 
ex64039100 - - - - - - Footwear with soles of rubber and uppers of canvas  30.00 20.00 
ex64039900 - - - - - - Footwear with soles of rubber and uppers of canvas  30.00 20.00 
ex64041100 - - - - - - Footwear with soles of rubber and uppers of canvas  30.00 20.00 
ex64041900 - - - - - - Footwear with soles of rubber and uppers of canvas  30.00 20.00 
ex64059000 - - - - - Footwear with so les of rubber and uppers of canvas  30.00 20.00 
68131000 - Brake linings and pads  15.00 5.00 
68139000 - Other 15.00 5.00 
ex70109100 - - - - - Bottles of dark glass  30.00 12.00 
ex70109200  - - - - - Bottles of dark glass  30.00 12.00 
ex70109300 - - - - - Bottles of dark glass  30.00 12.00 
ex70109400 - - - - - Bottles of dark glass  30.00 12.00 
70181000 - Glass beads, imitation pearls, im itation precious or semi-precious stones and 
similar glass smallwares  30.00 10.00 
ex71171910 - - - - Other 30.00 12.00 
ex71171910 - - - National or fo reign medals and insignia  30.00 18.00 
ex71171990 - - - - - - National or  foreign medals and insignia  30.00 12.00 
ex71171990 - - - - Other 30.00 18.00 
ex71179010 - - - - - National or foreign medals and insignia  30.00 12.00 
ex71179010 - - - Other 30.00 18.00 
ex71179090 - - - - - National or foreign medals and insignia  30.00 12.00 
ex71179090 - -- Other 30.00 18.00 
73021000 - Rails  30.00 5.00 
ex73029000 - - - - - Rails and check-rails  30.00 5.00 
ex73082000 - - - - - Lattice masts  15.00 10.00 
ex73144900 - - - - - - Netting and fencing made fro m a single piece of incised expanded iron or 
steel 30.00 10.00 
76152000 - Sanitary ware and parts thereof  30.00 10.00 
83011000 - Padlocks  30.00 25.00 
84151000 - Window or wall types, self-contained  30.00 6.00 
84158100 - - Incorporating a refrigerating unit a nd a valve for reversal of the cooling/heat 
cycle 30.00 6.00 
84158200 - - Other, incorporating a refrigerating unit  30.00 6.00 
84158300 - - Not incorporating a refrigerating unit  30.00 6.00 
84159000 - Parts  15.00 6.00 
84181000 - Combined refrigerator-freezers,  fitted with separate external doors  30.00 6.00 
84182100 - - Compression-type  30.00 6.00 
84182200 - - Absorption-type, electrical  30.00 6.00 
84182900 - - Other 30.00 6.00 
84183000 - Freezers of the chest type, not exceeding 800 litres capacity  30.00 6.00 
84184000 - Freezers of the upright type, not exceeding 900 litres capacity  30.00 6.00 
84185000 - Other refrigerating or  freezing chests, cabinets, disp lay counters, showcases and 
similar refrigerating or freezing furniture  30.00 6.00 
84186990 - - Other  30.00 6.00 
84189100 - - Furniture designed to receive  refrigerating or freezing equipment  15.00 6.00 
84189900 - - Other 15.00 6.00 
85069000 - Parts  15.00 10.00 
ex85131010  - - - - - Miners' safety lamps  30.00 0.00 
ex85131010 - - - Other lamps  30.00 10.00 
ex85131090 - - - - - Miners' safety lamps  30.00 0.00 
ex85131090 - - - Other lamps  30.00 10.00 
ex85139000 - - - - - For miners' safety lamps  15.00 0.00 
85252000 - Transmission apparatus in corporating reception apparatus  30.00 5.00 
87011000 - Pedestrian-controlled tractors  30.00 5.00 
87012000 - Road tractors for semi-trailers  30.00 5.00 
87013010 - - - Agricultural tractors and forestry tractors  30.00 5.00 
87013090 - - - Other 30.00 5.00 
87019010 - - - Agricultural tractors and forestry tractors  30.00 5.00 
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Tariff line  Description  Applied rate  Bound rate  
87019090 - - - Other 30.00 5.00 
ex91139000 - - - - - National or foreign medals and insignia  15.00 12.00 
ex92041000 - - - - - Accordions, concertinas a nd similar musical instruments; mouth organs  30.00 12.00 
92042000 - Mouth organs  30.00 12.00 
ex92099400 - - - - - - For accordions, concertinas and similar musical instruments and mouth 
organs  15.00 12.00 
94031000 - Metal furniture of a kind used in offices  30.00 25.00 
ex94032000 - - - - - Metal beds  30.00 25.00 
94033000 - Wooden furniture of a kind used in offices  30.00 25.00 
94034000 - Wooden furniture of a kind used in the kitchen  30.00 25.00 
94035000 - Wooden furniture of a kind used in the bedroom  30.00 25.00 
94036000 - Other wooden furniture  30.00 25.00 
94037000 - Furniture of plastics  30.00 20.00 
94038000 - Furniture of other materials, including cane, osier, bamboo or similar materials  30.00 20.00 
94041000 - Mattress supports  30.00 25.00 
ex94049000 - - - - - Fitted internally with springs  30.00 25.00 
ex94051000 - - - - - Lamps and lighting fittings other than floor-standing lamps  30.00 15.00 
94052000 - Electric table, desk, bedside or floor-standing lamps  30.00 15.00 
ex94053000 - - - - - Lamps and lighting fittings other than floor-standing lamps  30.00 15.00 
94054000 - Other electric lamps and lighting fittings  30.00 15.00 
ex94055000 - - - - - Portable lamps and lanterns  for industrial use and miners' safety lamps  30.00 0.00 
ex94055000 - - - - - Storm lanterns and liquid fuel lamp burners, w ith or without a wick; gas and 
acetylene burners and the like:  30.00 10.00 
ex94055000 - Other non-electrical lamps and lighting fittings  30.00 15.00 
ex94056000 - - - - - Lamps and lighting fittings  other than floor-standing lamps 30.00 15.00 
ex95021000 - - - - - Of rubber  30.00 8.00 
ex95031000 - - - - - Other toys; working models of a kind used for recreational purposes: of 
rubber  30.00 8.00 
ex95032000 - - - - - Other toys; working models of a kind used for recreational purposes: of 
rubber  30.00 8.00 
ex95033000 - - - - - Other toys; working models of a kind used for recreational purposes: of 
rubber 30.00 8.00 
ex95038000 - - - - - Other toys; working models of a kind used for recreational purposes: of 
rubber 30.00 8.00 
ex95039000 - - - - - Other toys; working models of a kind used for recreational purposes: of 
rubber 30.00 8.00 
95041000 - Video games of a kind us ed with a television receiver  30.00 20.00 
95042000 - Articles and accessories for billiards  30.00 20.00 
95043000 - Other games, coin- or disc-opera ted, other than bowling alley equipment  30.00 20.00 
95049000 - Other 30.00 20.00 
 
Source:  WTO Secretariat, based on data supplied by the Rwanda n authorities and the WTO Consolidated Tariff Schedule 
(CTS) database.  Rwanda WT/TPR/S/129 
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Table AIII.3 
Privatization, January 2004 
Company name  Activity/Industry  Privatization  Sales price (FRw, unless otherwise 
indicated)  
100% State-owned enterprises    
Agro-industry    
Régie sucrière de Kabuye (Kabuye Sugar Works) Sugar 1997 448,175,200 
Nyagatare dairy plant  Dairy  09/1998 20,400,000 
Lake Kivu fisheries (Gisenyi) Fishing 09/1998 29,400,000 
OPROVIA - Nyabugogo slaughterhouse Meat 09/1998 200,000,000 
Kigembe fisheries Fishing Advanced stage n.y.d. 
SODEPARAL (in liquidation) - Rubirizi 
pastures  Animal breeding 1999 20-year lease for a total of 25 million  
Nkora coffee factory Coffee 01/1999 108,862,000 
Gikondo coffee factory Coffee 11/1999 190,500,000 
Lake Kivu fisheries (Cyangugu) Fishing 02/2000 20,000,000 
OPYRWA Pyrethrum 12/2000 550,000,000 
CNPE Ruhengeri Animal breeding  12/2001 15,587,838 
Lake Ihema fisheries Fishing 12/2001 62,000,000 
Gatare mill Milling 12/2001 35,000,000 
CNPE Kabuye - pig-breeding Animal breeding Preparatory stage n.y.d. 
Masaka coffee factory Coffee 02/2002 40,115,000 
Mukamira maize mill Maize milling 09/2002 - 
SODEPARAL (in liquidation) - Nyabugogo 
tannery  Tanning n/a 160,000,000 
SODÉPARAL ( in liquidation ) - Rubirizi 
dairy plant Dairy  n/a 35,000,000 
Centre national de petit élevage (CNPE) 
Kabuye - poultry farming Animal breeding n/a 35,000,000 
CNPE Kabuye - rabbit-breeding Animal breeding  n/a 10,000,000 
CNPE Cyangugu Animal breeding Advanced stage  n.y.d. 
Gishwati dairy plant Dairy Advanced stage  n.y.d. 
Lake Kivu fisheries (Kibuye) Fishing Advanced stage  n.y.d. 
Mulindi tea factory Tea Advanced stage  n.y.d. 
Pfunda tea factory Tea Advanced stage  n.y.d. 
CNPE: Butare Animal breeding Preparatory stage n.y.d. 
Couvoir national de Rubirizi (national 
hatchery) Animal breeding Preparatory stage n.y.d. 
Bugarama rice mill Rice Preparatory stage n.y.d. 
Gikonko rice mill Rice Preparatory stage n.y.d. 
Rwamagana rice mill Rice Preparatory stage n.y.d. 
Gisakura tea factory Tea Preparatory stage n.y.d. 
Gisovu tea factory Tea Preparatory stage n.y.d. 
Kitabi tea factory Tea Preparatory stage n.y.d. 
Mata tea factory Tea Preparatory stage n.y.d. 
Shagasha tea factory Tea Preparatory stage n.y.d. 
Rubaya and Nyabihu tea factories Tea Preparatory stage n.y.d. 
Oprovia Food In liquidation  n.y.d. 
SODEPARAL Food In liquidation  n.y.d. 
SOPAB Animal fodder In liquidation  n.y.d. 
SOPRORIZ Rice Decision on liquidation in 
process   n.y.d. 
Other industries     
OVIBAR Beverages (alcoholic) 05/1998 200,000,000 
Imprimerie nationale du Rwanda (national 
printing works) Printing 11/1998 420,000,000 
Kamatsira sawmill Sawing Advanced stage  n.y.d. 
Wisumo sawmill Sawing Advanced stage  n.y.d. 
IMPRISCO (Régie de l'imprimerie scolaire - 
State-owned school printing works) Printing Preparatory stage n.y.d. 
Les Papeteries de Zaza (paper mills) Paper-making Advanced stage n.y.d. 
Labophar Pharmaceuticals Preparatory stage n.y.d. 
Mines    
Projet Chaux Ruhengeri (lime stone project) Lime 05/1998 110,000,000 
Karuruma smelting works (Redemi)  Mining 12/2001 132,351,660 
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Company name  Activity/Industry  Privatization  Sales price (FRw, unless otherwise 
indicated)  
REDEMI (Régie d'exploitation et de 
développement des mines – Mining 
Production and Development Board Mining Preparatory stage n.y.d. 
Energy    
PetroRwanda (19 service stations + lease of 
the Gatsata depot) Petroleum  08/1998 672,000,000 
ELECTROGAZ Energy and water 09/2003 n.y.d. 
PetroRwanda Petroleum products In liquidation  n.y.d. 
Services    
OPROVIA - Butare Food n/a 23,500,000 
OPROVIA - Garage Nyarugenge Garage n/a 10,000,000 
OPROVIA - Byumba Warehouse 12/2001 15,350,000 
OPROVIA - Cyangugu Warehouse 12/2001 21,720,000 
OPROVIA - Gisenyi Warehouse 12/2001 35,000,000 
OPROVIA - Gitarama Warehouse 12/2001 22,807,889 
OPROVIA - Kimihurura Supermarket  12/2001 16,500,000 
OPROVIA - Gikongoro Warehouse 09/2002 12,500,000 
OPROVIA - Kibungo Warehouse 09/2002 10,000,000 
OPROVIA - Kibuye Warehouse 09/2002 15,000,000 
OPROVIA - Nyamata Warehouse 09/2002 4,200,000 
OPROVIA - Ruhango and Nyanza branches Warehouse Advanced stage  n.y.d. 
Kibuye Guest House   Hotel  1998 75,000,000 
Hotel Régina Hotel 02/1998 50,000,000 
Gîte touristique de Kinigi Hotel 01/2000 10,200,000 
Hotel des Diplomates Hotel - - 
Hotel Izuba/Méridien Hotel - - 
Hotel Kiyovu Hotel 08/2001 80000000 
Hotel Akagera Hotel Advanced stage  n.y.d. 
Gîte touristique Ituze Hotel Advanced stage n.y.d. 
Soprotel/Hotel Umubano Hotel Preparatory stage n.y.d. 
ONATRACOM Public transport  Preparatory stage n.y.d. 
RWANDATEL Telecommunications Advanced stage n.y.d. 
Air Rwanda Air transport  In liquidation  n.y.d. 
Caisse d'épargne du Rwanda (savings bank)  Finance In liquidation  n.y.d. 
STIR Transport In liquidation  n.y.d. 
Mixed enterprises:  sale of State shares (% of shares held by the State) 
Boucherie/Charcuterie de Kigali (BCK) - 
butcher's/delicatessen (29%) Food 05/1999 38,000,000 
SORWAL (29.5%) Matches 12/2000 33,628,280 
SONAFRUITS (88.4%) Beverages  04/2001 16,500,000 
TABARWANDA (30.7%) Cigarettes 09/2001 US$ 1,500,000  
Ruliba brickworks (n/a)  Brickworks 09/2002 122,000,000 
Banque commerciale du Rwanda - 
Commercial Bank of Rwanda (80%) Banking  Advanced stage  n.y.d. 
RWANDEX (51%) Import/export Advanced stage  n.y.d. 
Sorwathé (23.5%) Tea Advanced stage  n.y.d. 
BACAR (33%) Banking  Preparatory stage n.y.d. 
Banque de Kigali - Bank of Kigali (50%) Banking  Preparatory stage n.y.d. 
Banque rwandaise de développement - 
Rwandan Development Bank (55%) Banking  Preparatory stage n.y.d. 
BRALIRWA (30%) Beverages  Preparatory stage n.y.d. 
MAGERWA (50%) Warehousing Preparatory stage n.y.d. 
SONARWA (80%) Insurance  Preparatory stage n.y.d. 
 
n.y.d. Not yet determined.  n/a Not available 
 
Source:   Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning, Privati zation Secretariat.  
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