WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/REG126/3/Add.1
2 April 2003
(03-1843)
Committee on Regional Trade Agreements Original:  English
FREE TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EFTA STATES AND MEXICO
GOODS ASPECTS
Communication by the Parties
Addendum
The following statistics updating those contained in document WT/REG126/3 have been
received from the Parties with the request that it be distributed to WTO Members.
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1999 2000 2001 2002 2000/99 2001/00 2002/01
                  In thousand US    Percentage change
IMPORTS
Iceland 1,927 2,427 2,187 1,838 25.9 -9.9 -16.0
Norway 54,984 68,630 42,129 31,853 24.8 -38.6 -24.4
Switzerlan 117,545 113,371 99,958 120,078 -3.6 -11.8 20.1
EFTA 174,456 184,428 144,274 153,769 5.7 -21.8 6.6
Share in EFTA's tot. 0.15% 0.15% 0.12% 0.13%
EXPORTS
Iceland 312 579 704 233 85.6 21.6 -66.9
Norway 33,578 61,105 110,244 67,854 82.0 80.4 -38.5
Switzerlan 559,563 585,298 656,916 638,416 4.6 12.2 -2.8
EFTA 593,453 646,982 767,864 706,503 9.0 18.7 -8.0
Share in EFTA's tot. 0.47% 0.46% 0.54% 0.47%
IMPORTS + EXPORTS
Iceland 2,239 3,006 2,891 2,071 34.3 -3.8 -28.4
Norway 88,562 129,735 152,373 99,707 46.5 17.4 -34.6
Switzerlan 677,108 698,669 756,874 758,494 3.2 8.3 0.2
EFTA 767,909 831,410 912,138 860,272 8.3 9.7 -5.7
Share in EFTA's tota l 0.32% 0.32% 0.35% 0.32%
-- no percentage calculatedEFTA STATES' TRADE WITH MEXICO
1.84 0.233268120638
0100200300400500600700
Iceland Norway SwitzerlandEFTA States' trade with Mexico
(2002 - m illion US dollars)
Imports
ExportANNEX
Source: World Trade AtlasWT/REG126/3/Add.1
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EFTA STATES' TRADE WITH MEXICO BY SELECTED COMMODITIES (HS)
Source: World Trade Atlas 2000 2001 2002 2000 2001 2002 
IMPORTS In thousand US dollars In per cent
Iceland
Total imports from Mexico 2,427 2,187 1,838 100.0 100.0 100.0 
In per cent of imports from the world 0.10% 0.10% 0.09%
HS 85 Electrical machinery 907 1,026 657 37.4 46.9 35.7 
HS 22 Beverages 305 256 322 12.6 11.7 17.5 
HS 84 Machinery, mechanical appliances 328 211 286 13.5 9.6 15.6 
Norway
Total imports from Mexico 68,630 42,129 31,853 100.0 100.0 100.0 
In per cent of imports from the world 0.20% 0.14% 0.09%
HS 84 Machinery, mechanical appliances 12,247 13,446 15,892 17.8 31.9 49.9 
HS 85 Electrical machinery 9,519 13,461 7,401 13.9 32.0 23.2 
HS 90 Optical, medical, surgical instruments 856 551 1,843 1.2 1.3 5.8 
HS 22 Beverages 714 965 1,305 1.0 2.3 4.1 HS 87 Vehicles (not railway) 9,502 834 1,079 13.8 2.0 3.4 
HS 08 Fruit and nuts 406 667 894 0.6 1.6 2.8 
HS 30 Pharmaceutical products 400 410 821 0.6 1.0 2.6 HS 29 Organic chemicals 618 708 246 0.9 1.7 0.8 
Switzerland
Total imports from Mexico 113,371 99,958 120,078 100.0 100.0 100.0 
In per cent of imports from the world 0.14% 0.12% 0.14%
HS 29 Organic chemicals 56,532 55,032 82,298 49.9 55.1 68.5 HS 09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 10,654 5,329 7,918 9.4 5.3 6.6 HS 04 Dairy produce, eggs, honey 3,462 4,032 5,411 3.1 4.0 4.5 
HS 87 Vehicles (not railway) 12,732 9,734 4,959 11.2 9.7 4.1 
HS 84 Machinery, mechanical appliances 13,505 8,911 3,810 11.9 8.9 3.2 HS 32 Tanning, dye, paints, putty, inks 4,256 4,286 3,499 3.8 4.3 2.9 
HS 22 Beverages 1,971 1,791 2,164 1.7 1.8 1.8 
HS 71 Prescious stones and metals 637 2,967 1,799 0.6 3.0 1.5 HS 85 Electrical machinery 2,149 1,065 1,596 1.9 1.1 1.3 
HS 08 Fruit and nuts 718 549 586 0.6 0.5 0.5 
EXPORTS In million US dollars In per cent
Iceland
Total exports to Mexico 579 704 233 100.0 100.0 100.0 In per cent of exports to the world: 0.03% 0.03% 0.01%  
HS 15 Fats and oils 130 105 129 22.5 14.9 55.4 
HS 03 Fish, crustaceans 0 377 49 0.0 53.6 21.0 HS 04 Dairy produce, eggs, honey 0 148 32 0.0 21.0 13.7 
Norway
Total exports to Mexico 61,105 110,244 67,854 100.0 100.0 100.0 
In per cent of exports to the world: 0.10% 0.19% 0.11%
HS 27 Mineral fuels, oil 23,019 70,209 33,729 37.7 63.7 49.7 HS 38 Misc. chemical products 8,209 6,980 7,504 13.4 6.3 11.1 HS 03 Fish, crustaceans 2,895 6,596 7,158 4.7 6.0 10.5 
HS 99 Salvage and reparations 7,058 5,770 5,516 11.6 5.2 8.1 
HS 85 Electrical machinery 12,860 10,946 3,654 21.0 9.9 5.4 HS 84 Machinery, mechanical appliances 2,872 4,261 3,431 4.7 3.9 5.1 
HS 48 Paper, paperboard 16 537 2,874 0.0 0.5 4.2 
HS 90 Optical, medical, surgical instruments 659 372 944 1.1 0.3 1.4 
Switzerland
Total exports to Mexico 585,298 656,916 638,416 100.0 100.0 100.0 
In per cent of exports to the world: 0.73% 0.80% 0.73%
HS 84 Machinery, mechanical appliances 118,686 156,472 137,852 20.3 23.8 21.6 
HS 30 Pharmaceutical products 71,089 102,087 127,653 12.1 15.5 20.0 
HS 29 Organic chemicals 88,089 82,491 96,596 15.1 12.6 15.1 HS 85 Electrical machinery 119,826 112,586 59,936 20.5 17.1 9.4 
HS 91 Clocks and watches 37,040 43,454 54,148 6.3 6.6 8.5 
HS 90 Optical, medical, surgical instruments 29,274 24,942 30,036 5.0 3.8 4.7 HS 33 Perfumery, cosmetics 15,218 20,554 28,812 2.6 3.1 4.5 
HS 32 Tanning, dye, paints, putty, inks 24,966 25,881 22,992 4.3 3.9 3.6 
HS 87 Vehicles (not railway) 19,503 13,343 14,072 3.3 2.0 2.2 HS 82 Tools, implements, cutlery 9,588 11,265 12,048 1.6 1.7 1.9 WT/REG126/3/Add.1
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EFTA - Mexico trade coverage (imports + exports), 2002
HS Total trade Duty free Reduced duty Without
concessionsDuty free Reduced
dutyWithout
concessions
in US dollars in per cent
01                10,068                 3,563                 6,505 35% 65%
02              322,849             322,849 100%
03           7,206,933          1,880,592           5,211,687             114,652 26% 72% 2%
04           7,113,256          5,412,677          1,700,579 76% 24%
05                54,713               54,713                         -
06              142,598             126,591               16,007 89% 11%
07              690,703             676,189                  2,582               11,932 98% 2%
08           1,486,233          1,486,233                         - 100%
09           8,133,916          8,133,916                         - 100%
10                         -
11                  1,195                 1,195 100%
12                25,300               23,078                 2,222 91% 9%
13              138,707                 5,749                37,778               95,180 4% 27% 69%
14                     102                    102                         - 100%
15              133,771             133,771 100%
16                  4,642                 4,642 100%
17              460,124                    102                20,466             439,556 4% 96%
18              959,564                    148             959,416 100%
19              273,226             273,226 100%
20              523,123             145,330                15,491             362,301 28% 3% 69%
21           4,570,993          3,631,209                  7,640             932,144 79% 20%
22           3,824,424          2,824,192          1,000,232 74% 26%
23              101,794             101,794 100%
24                58,468                    165                51,014                 7,289 87% 12%
25              440,688             440,688 100%
26
27         33,980,470          9,649,130         24,202,361             128,979 28% 71%
28              256,301             235,451                20,850 92% 8%
29       157,261,651      147,545,592           9,716,059 94% 6%
30       129,120,045          2,113,158       127,006,887 2% 98%
31                21,319               21,284                       35 100%
32         23,697,469        18,434,162           5,263,307 78% 22%
33         29,046,937        22,984,793              673,702          5,388,442 79% 2% 19%
34           3,419,377          1,099,106           2,320,271 32% 68%
35              461,469                      90                32,702             428,677 7% 93%
36
37           1,522,531             130,177           1,392,354 9% 91%
38         13,508,379          4,903,223           8,603,244                 1,912 36% 64%
39         10,513,491          1,177,197           9,336,294 11% 89%
40              832,637             120,547              712,090 14% 86%
41              175,375                 1,261              174,114 1% 99%
42              641,127             114,186              526,941 18% 82%
43
44              242,342               12,333              230,009 5% 95%WT/REG126/3/Add.1
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HS Total trade Duty free Reduced duty Without
concessionsDuty free Reduced
dutyWithout
concessions
in US dollars in per cent
45                  6,975                 6,975 100%
46                  4,946                 4,946 100%
47              532,931             532,931 100%
48           4,710,173               73,705           4,636,468 2% 98%
49              942,396               88,427              853,969 9% 91%
50                81,698               81,698 100%
51              428,978               35,401              393,577 8% 92%
52              191,591             118,967                72,624 62% 38%
53                42,227               42,227 100%
54              320,864             206,678              114,186 64% 36%
55              116,930             115,930                  1,000 99% 1%
56              136,126               81,126                55,000 60% 40%
57              104,484             103,241                  1,243 99% 1%
58              707,737             109,439              598,298 15% 85%
59              204,157               15,954              188,203 8% 92%
60                  2,137                    471                  1,666 22% 78%
61              306,897             275,590                31,307 90% 10%
62              483,472             307,529              175,943 64% 36%
63              196,340             108,678                87,662 55% 45%
64              211,395                 7,159              204,236 3% 97%
65                45,170               38,291                  6,879 85% 15%
66                53,814               53,814                          - 100%
67                     228                    228                          - 100%
68              845,900               20,200              825,700 2% 98%
69              462,858             349,651              113,207 76% 24%
70           1,505,322             514,861              990,461 34% 66%
71           3,814,051          2,063,596           1,750,455 54% 46%
72              601,902               80,684              521,218 13% 87%
73           4,057,984             176,027           3,881,957 4% 96%
74           1,195,049                 6,124           1,188,925 1% 99%
75                19,529                 2,000                17,529 10% 90%
76           2,074,447               21,748           2,052,699 1% 99%
77
78
79                  4,648                 3,735                     913 80% 20%
80                  3,014                 3,014 100%
81                27,132                 4,450                22,682 16% 84%
82         10,933,406             203,752         10,729,654 2% 98%
83           1,160,544             401,828              758,716 35% 65%
84       158,335,969      131,675,955         26,660,014 83% 17%
85         73,243,614        20,274,745         52,968,869 28% 72%
86                76,880               76,880 100%
87         20,151,159          6,076,536         14,074,623 30% 70%
88              954,162             954,162 100%
89              338,236             338,236 100%
90         32,924,854        17,716,704         15,208,150 54% 46%WT/REG126/3/Add.1
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HS Total trade Duty free Reduced duty Without
concessionsDuty free Reduced
dutyWithout
concessions
in US dollars in per cent
91         54,171,823          1,130,236         53,041,587 2% 98%
92                72,449               72,449 100%
93                     785                    785 100%
94              748,649             382,182              366,467 51% 49%
95              773,279             417,378              355,901 54% 46%
96           1,820,646             108,470           1,712,176 6% 94%
97              209,917             209,917 100%
TOTAL       821,738,184      419,184,431       390,222,042        12,331,708 51% 47% 2%
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