 
  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.20 
17 September 2004 
 (04-3911) 
Committee on Market Access  
  
 
STATUS OF SUBMISSIONS TO THE INTEGRATED DATA BASE (IDB) 
 
Note by the Secretariat
1 
 
Revision  
 
 Pursuant to the General Council Decision circ ulated on 16 July 1997 (WT/L/225), and at the 
request of the Members of the Comm ittee, the attached tables indicate the status of submissions to the 
Integrated Data Base (IDB) received by the Secretariat. Submissions received since the last version of the document "Status of Submissions to the Integrated Data Base (IDB)" (G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.19) 
appear in bold. 
  As of 6 September 2004, fourteen Members had not yet made any submissions to the IDB.
2 
                                                      
1 This document has been prepared under the Secret ariat's own responsibility and without prejudice to 
the positions of Members and to their rights and obligations under the WTO. 
2 The information provided by the European Communities covers its 25 member States as of 1 May 
2004; the information provided by Switzerland covers Liechtenstein. G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.20 
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 A description of the column headings used in the tables is given below: 
 
Column heading Description 
Members/Countries 
requesting accession WTO Member or Acceding country. 
Year Reference year of the tariff and/or the imports. 
Imports Import values and volumes by country of origin at the tariff line level. 
Applied MFN applied customs duties for a ll tariff lines in the reference year. Current Tariffs 
Bound MFN current bound customs duties for all tariff lines in the reference year. 
Product Descriptions Product descriptions for a ll tariff lines, provided in English, French or 
Spanish. 
National Correlations Tables correlating the tariff lines for the reference y ear with those of the 
previous year and/or with those of th e import statistics, in cases where the 
tariff nomenclature has changed. 
Other References Reference information to standardize certain data from national submissions 
and/or preferential duties. 
Imports Date of reception of impor ts by the Secretariat (month-year). Date of  
submission Tariffs Date of reception of tariffs  by the Secretariat (month-year). 
 
   
The following symbols are used in the tables: 
 
Yes =  submission received and disseminated. 
Yes* =  submission received but not yet disseminated. 
- =  no submission received; in the column "Nationa l Correlations", may also indicate that the Secretariat 
     has not yet been able to ascertain the need for such a correlation table. -
a =  was not a Member at that time. 
n.a. =  not applicable.  G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.20 
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 Status of IDB submissions as of 6 September 2004  
  
Current Tariffs Date of 
submission Members Year Imports 
Applied Bound Product 
Descriptions National 
Correlations Other 
References Imports Tariffs 
Albania 2000 Yes* - - - - - 06-01 01-00 
  2001 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 06-01 
Angola no submission received 
Antigua and 
Barbuda 2001 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 11-02 
Argentina 1996 Yes Yes - Yes n.a. - 01-99 03-99 
  1997 Yes Yes - Yes - - 02-99 02-99 
  1998 Yes Yes - Yes - - 01-99 09-98 
  1999 Yes Yes - Yes - - 07-00 07-00 
  2000 Yes Yes - Yes - - 07-01 07-00 
  2001 Yes Yes Yes Yes - - 07-02 04-01 
Armenia 2004 n.a. Yes* Yes* Yes* - Yes* 01-00 04-04 
Australia 1996 Yes Yes - Yes Yes* Yes 12-97 06-98 
  1997 Yes Yes - Yes Yes* Yes 06-98 12-97 
  1998 Yes Yes - Yes Yes* - 10-99 12-97 
  1999 Yes Yes - Yes Yes* - 08-00 01-99 
  2000 Yes Yes - Yes Yes* - 02-03 06-00 
  2001 Yes Yes - Yes Yes* - 02-03 04-01 
  2002 Yes Yes - Yes Yes* Yes 02-03 09-02 
  2003 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - - 02-04 03-03 
Bahrain 1996 Yes* - - - n.a. - 09-99 01-00 
  1997 Yes* - - - - - 09-99 01-00 
  1998 Yes* - - - - - 09-99 01-00 
  1999 Yes* - - - - - 03-00 01-00 
Bangladesh 1998 - Yes - - - - 01-00 10-01 
  1999 - Yes - - - - 01-00 10-01 
Barbados 1996 Yes - - - n.a. Yes 06-99 01-00 
  1997 Yes Yes* - Yes* - Yes 06-99 04-00 
  1998 Yes* Yes* - Yes* Yes* Yes* 06-99 04-00 
  1999 Yes* Yes - Yes Yes* - 04-00 06-99 
  2000 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 07-01 06-00 
  2001 Yes Yes - Yes - - 06-02 07-01 
  2002 Yes Yes - Yes - - 07-03 07-03 
  2003 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - - 06-04 06-04 
  2004 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - - 01-00 06-04 
Belize no submission received 
Benin 2003 - Yes* - Yes* - - 01-00 05-04 
Bolivia 1996 Yes* Yes Ye s Yes n.a. - 01-99 08-00 
  1997 Yes* Yes Yes Yes n.a. - 01-99 08-00 
  1998 Yes Yes Yes Yes n.a. - 08-01 01-99 
  1999 Yes Yes Yes Yes n.a. - 08-01 08-00 
  2000 Yes - - - n.a. - 08-01 01-00 
  2001 - Yes Yes Yes n.a. - 01-00 04-01 
  2002 - Yes - Yes n.a. - 01-00 11-02 G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.20 
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 Current Tariffs Date of 
submission Members Year Imports 
Applied Bound Product 
Descriptions National 
Correlations Other 
References Imports Tariffs 
Botswana 2002 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 10-02 
Brazil 1996 Yes Yes* Yes* - n.a. Yes 03-01 07-99 
  1997 Yes Yes Yes* - - Yes 04-99 09-00 
  1998 Yes Yes Yes* - - Yes 11-99 04-99 
  1999 Yes Yes Yes* - - Yes 09-00 09-00 
  2000 Yes Yes - - - Yes 03-01 09-00 
  2001 Yes Yes - - - - 11-02 03-01 
  2002 - Yes - - - - 01-00 04-02 
  2004 n.a. Yes* - - - - 01-00 03-04 
1996 Yes Yes - Yes n.a. - 06-01 06-99 
1997 Yes Yes - Yes - - 10-00 06-01 
1998 Yes Yes - Yes - - 10-00 06-01 
1999 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 10-00 06-01 
2000 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 03-03 06-01 Brunei 
Darussalam 
  
  
  
  
  2001 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 03-03 06-01 
Bulgaria 1997 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 10-98 
  1998 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 03-03 10-98 
  1999 Yes Yes - Yes Yes* Yes 03-03 04-99 
  2000 Yes Yes - Yes Yes* Yes 03-03 05-00 
  2001 Yes Yes - Yes Yes* Yes 03-03 05-01 
  2002 - Yes - Yes Yes* Yes 01-00 05-02 
  2003 - Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 01-00 04-03 
Burkina Faso 2003 - Yes* - Yes* - - 01-00 05-04 
Burundi 2002 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 10-02 
  2003 - Yes - - - - 01-00 10-03 
Cameroon 2001 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 12-02 
Canada 1996 Yes Yes - Ye s Yes* Yes 12-97 03-98 
  1997 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 09-98 12-97 
  1998 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 03-99 03-98 
  1999 Yes Yes - Yes Yes* Yes 03-00 03-99 
  2000 Yes Yes - Yes Yes* Yes 03-01 03-00 
  2001 Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes* Yes 03-02 03-01 
  2002 Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes* Yes 04-03 03-02 
  2003 Yes* Yes* Yes* Ye s* Yes* Yes* 03-04 04-03 
  2004 n.a. Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* 01-00 03-04 
Central 
African 
Republic no submission received 
Chad no submission received 
Chile 1996 Yes Yes Yes Ye s n.a. Yes 08-98 08-98 
  1997 Yes Yes Yes Ye s n.a. Yes 08-98 08-98 
  1998 Yes Yes Yes Yes n.a. - 08-99 08-99 
  1999 Yes Yes Yes Ye s n.a. Yes 07-00 08-99 
  2000 Yes Yes Yes* Yes n.a. - 09-01 07-00 
  2001 Yes Yes Yes* Yes n.a. - 05-02 09-01 
  2002 Yes* Yes* - Yes* n.a. - 12-03 06-04 
  2003 - Yes - Yes n.a. - 01-00 03-03  G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.20 
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 Current Tariffs Date of 
submission Members Year Imports 
Applied Bound Product 
Descriptions National 
Correlations Other 
References Imports Tariffs 
China 1996 Yes Yes -a Yes n.a. - 10-97 03-98 
  1997 Yes Yes -a Yes - - 05-98 03-98 
  1998 Yes - -a - - - 05-99 01-00 
  1999 Yes - -a - - - 05-00 01-00 
  2000 Yes - -a - - - 06-01 01-00 
  2001 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 07-02 10-02 
  2002 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* - 08-03 09-02 
  2003 Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* - - 06-04 06-04 
Colombia 1996 Yes Yes - Yes n.a. Yes 02-98 02-98 
  1997 Yes Yes - Yes Yes* Yes 06-98 02-98 
  1998 Yes Yes - Yes Yes* - 07-99 06-98 
  1999 Yes Yes - Yes Yes* - 06-00 06-00 
  2000 Yes Yes - Yes Yes* - 04-02 06-00 
  2001 Yes Yes Yes Yes - - 12-03 03-01 
  2002 Yes Yes - Yes - - 03-03 03-03 
  2003 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 07-04 03-03 
  2004 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - - 01-00 07-04 
Congo no submission received 
Costa Rica 1996 Yes Yes Yes Yes n.a. Yes 10-98 03-01 
  1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes 10-98 10-98 
  1998 Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes* Yes 10-99 10-98 
  1999 Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes* Yes 12-00 04-99 
  2000 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 10-01 05-00 
  2001 Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes 09-02 04-01 
  2002 - Yes Yes Yes - Yes 01-00 06-02 
Côte d'Ivoire 2000 Yes - - - - - 03-02 01-00 
  2002 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 03-02 
Croatia 2000 Yes - - - - - 06-01 01-00 
  2001 Yes Yes - Yes - - 12-02 05-01 
  2002 Yes Yes - Yes - - 08-03 12-02 
  2003 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - Yes* 04-04 08-03 
  2004 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - Yes* 01-00 04-04 
Cuba 1996 Yes* Yes - Yes n.a. - 06-99 03-99 
  1997 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 06-99 10-99 
  1998 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 10-99 
  1999 Yes Yes - Yes - - 02-04 07-01 
  2000 Yes Yes - Yes - - 10-02 07-01 
  2001 Yes Yes - Yes - - 10-02 05-02 
  2002 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 05-02 
  2003 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 05-03 
Democratic 
Republic of 
the Congo no submission received 
Djibouti 1998 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 02-02 
  1999 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 02-02 G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.20 
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 Current Tariffs Date of 
submission Members Year Imports 
Applied Bound Product 
Descriptions National 
Correlations Other 
References Imports Tariffs 
Dominica 1996 Yes Yes* Yes* Yes* n.a. Yes 04-99 02-00 
  1997 Yes Yes* Yes* Yes* - Yes 04-99 02-00 
  1998 - Yes Yes* Yes - Yes 01-00 04-99 
  1999 - Yes Yes* Yes Yes* Yes 01-00 07-02 
  2000 - Yes Yes* Yes Yes* Yes 01-00 11-00 
  2001 Yes Yes Yes* Ye s Yes* Yes 11-02 07-02 
1996 - Yes - Yes n.a. - 01-00 10-00 Dominican 
Republic 1997 Yes* Yes - Yes n.a. - 07-02 10-00 
 1998 Yes* Yes - Yes n.a. - 07-02 10-00 
 1999 Yes* Yes - Yes n.a. Yes 07-02 10-00 
 2000 Yes* Yes - Yes n.a. Yes 07-02 10-00 
 2001 - Yes - Yes n.a. Yes 01-00 07-02 
 2002 Yes* Yes - Yes n.a. Yes 12-03 07-02 
Ecuador 1996 Yes Yes Yes* - n.a. - 07-99 07-99 
  1997 Yes Yes Yes* - - Yes 11-98 07-99 
  1998 Yes Yes Yes* - - - 03-01 07-99 
  1999 Yes Yes Yes* - - - 03-01 07-99 
  2000 Yes Yes Yes* Yes - - 03-01 03-01 
  2001 Yes Yes Yes* Yes - - 05-02 11-03 
  2002 - Yes Yes* Yes - - 01-00 05-02 
Egypt 1997 - - Yes Yes - - 01-00 01-00 
  1998 - Yes* - Yes* - - 01-00 12-98 
  1999 - Yes* - Yes* - - 01-00 06-04 
  2000 Yes Yes* Yes* Yes* - - 09-02 06-04 
  2001 Yes Yes* - Yes* - - 09-02 06-04 
  2002 Yes Yes* Yes* Yes* - - 09-03 06-04 
  2003 - Yes* Yes* Yes* - - 01-00 06-04 
El Salvador 1996 Yes* Yes - Yes n.a. Yes 02-00 02-00 
  1997 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 02-00 02-00 
  1998 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 02-00 02-00 
  1999 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 02-02 02-02 
  2000 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 02-02 02-02 
  2001 Yes* Yes - Yes - Yes 01-04 01-04 
  2002 - Yes - Yes - Yes 01-00 06-02 
1996 Yes Yes Yes Yes n.a. Yes 12-97 12-97 
1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 10-98 01-98 
1998 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 05-99 06-98 
1999 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 04-00 01-99 
2000 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 04-01 01-00 
2001 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 07-02 02-01 
2002 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 04-03 12-01 
2003 Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 07-04 11-02 European 
Communities 
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
2004 n.a. Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 01-00 12-03 
Fiji 2001 Yes* - - - - - 08-04 01-00 
  2002 Yes* - - - - - 08-04 01-00 
  2003 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - - 08-04 08-04 
  2004 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - - 01-00 03-04  G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.20 
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 Current Tariffs Date of 
submission Members Year Imports 
Applied Bound Product 
Descriptions National 
Correlations Other 
References Imports Tariffs 
1998 Yes - -a - - - 04-01 01-00 
1999 Yes - -a - - - 04-01 01-00 
2000 Yes - -a - - - 04-01 01-00 
2001 - Yes -a Yes - - 01-00 04-01 Former 
Yugoslav 
Republic of 
Macedonia 
2002 Yes* - -a - - - 05-04 01-00 
Gabon 1996 Yes - - - n.a. - 06-01 01-00 
  1997 Yes - - - - - 06-01 01-00 
  1998 Yes* - - - - - 06-01 01-00 
  1999 Yes* - - - - - 03-01 01-00 
  2000 Yes* Yes - - - - 06-01 03-01 
  2001 Yes - - - - - 12-02 01-00 
Gambia 2003 - Yes* - Yes* - - 01-00 10-03 
Georgia 2000 Yes - - - - - 08-01 01-00 
  2001 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 02-04 02-04 
  2002 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 02-04 02-04 
  2003 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 11-03 09-03 
  2004 n.a. Yes - Yes - - 01-00 03-04 
Ghana 2000 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - Yes* 03-01 07-00 
  2001 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - Yes* 10-03 10-03 
  2002 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - Yes* 10-03 10-03 
Grenada 1996 Yes* - - - n.a. - 02-99 01-00 
  1997 Yes* - - - - - 02-99 01-00 
  2000 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 11-00 
  2001 - Yes* - Yes* - - 01-00 11-02 
Guatemala 1996 Yes* Yes* - Yes* n.a. - 09-98 12-98 
  1997 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - - 09-98 09-98 
  1998 Yes* Yes Yes* Yes - Yes 10-99 09-98 
  1999 - Yes Yes* Yes - Yes 10-02 10-99 
  2000 Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes 10-02 10-02 
  2001 Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* - Yes* 12-03 10-02 
  2002 Yes* - - - - Yes* 12-03 01-00 
  2003 - Yes* - Yes* - Yes* 01-00 12-03 
Guinea 1998 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 06-00 
  2001 Yes - - - - - 12-02 01-00 
Guinea Bissau no submission received 
Guyana 1997 Yes* - - - - - 11-02 01-00 
  1998 Yes* - - - - - 11-02 01-00 
  1999 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 11-02 11-02 
  2000 Yes* Yes - Yes n.a. - 11-02 11-02 
  2001 Yes* Yes - Yes n.a. - 11-02 11-02 
  2002 - Yes - Yes n.a. - 01-00 11-02 
Haiti no submission received G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.20 
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 Current Tariffs Date of 
submission Members Year Imports 
Applied Bound Product 
Descriptions National 
Correlations Other 
References Imports Tariffs 
Honduras 1996 Yes - - Yes n.a. - 02-98 01-00 
  1997 Yes* Yes Yes* Yes - - 02-98 05-98 
  1998 Yes Yes - Yes - - 03-01 03-01 
  1999 Yes Yes - Yes - - 03-01 03-01 
  2000 Yes Yes - Yes - - 10-03 03-01 
  2001 Yes Yes - Yes - - 10-03 10-03 
  2002 Yes Yes - Yes - - 10-03 10-03 
  2003 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 06-03 
1996 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 12-97 12-97 
1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 09-98 12-97 
1998 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 08-99 03-99 
1999 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 06-00 03-99 
2000 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 06-01 03-00 
2001 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 04-02 03-01 
2002 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 03-03 06-02 
2003 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 04-04 03-03 Hong Kong, 
China 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
2004 n.a. Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 01-00 04-04 
Iceland 1996 Yes - - - n.a. - 08-98 01-00 
  1997 Yes - - - - - 08-98 01-00 
  1998 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 05-99 09-98 
  1999 Yes Yes* - Yes* - - 06-00 07-00 
  2000 Yes Yes - Yes - - 07-01 02-02 
  2001 Yes - - - - - 03-02 01-00 
  2002 Yes - - - - - 05-03 01-00 
  2003 Yes* - - - - - 03-04 01-00 
India 1996 Yes Yes - - n.a. - 12-97 09-99 
  1997 Yes* Yes - Yes* - - 01-02 09-99 
  1998 Yes Yes* - Yes* - - 11-00 08-03 
  1999 Yes Yes* - Yes* - - 01-02 08-03 
  2000 Yes Yes Yes Yes - - 01-02 08-02 
  2001 Yes Yes Yes* Yes - Yes 07-03 08-02 
  2002 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 03-02 
Indonesia 1996 Yes Yes* - Yes n.a. Yes 03-98 03-98 
  1997 Yes Yes* - Yes - Yes 07-98 07-98 
  1998 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 06-99 06-99 
  1999 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 09-00 09-00 
  2000 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 04-02 04-02 
  2001 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - - 11-02 11-02 
  2002 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 08-04 10-02 
Israel 1999 - Yes - Yes* - - 01-00 05-00 
  2000 Yes* - - - - Yes* 08-01 01-00 
  2004 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - - 01-00 05-04 
Jamaica 1998 Yes* - - - - - 11-02 01-00 
  1999 Yes* Yes Yes* Yes - - 11-02 04-99 
  2000 Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* - - 11-02 02-03 
  2001 Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* - - 11-02 02-03  G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.20 
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 Current Tariffs Date of 
submission Members Year Imports 
Applied Bound Product 
Descriptions National 
Correlations Other 
References Imports Tariffs 
Japan 1996 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* - 03-98 03-98 
  1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* - 08-98 03-98 
  1998 Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes* Yes 09-99 08-98 
  1999 Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes* Yes 06-00 09-99 
  2000 Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes 10-01 06-00 
  2001 Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes 02-03 10-01 
  2002 Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes* Yes 11-03 02-03 
  2003 - Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 01-00 11-03 
Jordan 1999 Yes* - -a - - - 04-02 01-00 
  2000 Yes Yes Yes* Yes - - 05-02 04-02 
  2001 Yes Yes Yes Yes - - 08-03 04-02 
  2002 Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* - - 10-03 04-02 
  2003 Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* - - 03-04 07-03 
  2004 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - - 01-00 08-04 
Kenya 1996 Yes* - - - n.a. Yes* 03-00 01-00 
  1997 Yes* - - - - Yes* 03-00 01-00 
  1998 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - Yes* 03-00 03-01 
  1999 Yes* Yes - Yes - Yes 09-00 06-00 
  2000 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - - 06-03 03-01 
  2001 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 06-03 07-01 
  2002 Yes* - - - - - 07-04 01-00 
  2003 Yes* - - - - - 07-04 01-00 
1996 Yes Yes Yes Yes n.a. Yes 12-97 12-97 
1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes 04-98 04-98 
1998 Yes Yes Yes Yes - - 06-99 04-98 
1999 Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes 07-00 06-99 
2000 Yes Yes Yes Yes - - 08-02 07-00 
2001 Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes 09-02 03-01 
2002 Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes 06-03 04-02 
2003 - Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 01-00 04-03 Korea, 
Republic of 
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
2004 n.a. Yes* Yes* Yes* - Yes* 01-00 03-04 
Kuwait no submission received 
2000 - Yes - - - - 01-00 05-01 
2001 - Yes - - - - 01-00 05-01 Kyrgyz 
Republic 
  
  2003 - Yes - - - - 01-00 04-03 
Lesotho no submission received 
Macao, China 1996 Yes Yes Ye s Yes n.a. Yes 06-97 06-97 
  1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes 04-98 04-98 
  1998 Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes 07-99 09-00 
  1999 Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes 03-01 09-00 
  2000 Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes 06-01 09-00 
  2001 Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes 06-02 06-01 
  2002 Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes* Yes 03-03 06-02 
  2003 Yes* Yes Yes Yes - Yes 05-04 03-03 
  2004 n.a. Yes* Yes* Yes* - - 01-00 05-04 G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.20 
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 Current Tariffs Date of 
submission Members Year Imports 
Applied Bound Product 
Descriptions National 
Correlations Other 
References Imports Tariffs 
Madagascar 1996 Yes* Yes - Yes n.a. - 02-99 02-99 
  1997 Yes Yes - Yes - - 02-99 02-99 
  1998 Yes Yes - Yes - - 12-99 02-99 
  2000 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 01-01 01-01 
  2002 - Yes* - Yes* - - 01-00 12-02 
Malawi 2000 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 03-01 
  2002 Yes - - - - - 10-03 01-00 
  2003 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 10-03 
Malaysia 1996 Yes - - Yes n.a. Yes 12-98 01-00 
  1997 Yes - - Yes - Yes 12-98 01-00 
  1999 Yes Yes Yes* Yes - - 01-02 08-00 
  2000 Yes Yes Yes* Yes - - 01-02 08-00 
  2001 Yes Yes - Yes - - 04-03 01-02 
  2002 Yes* - - - - - 04-03 01-00 
Maldives 1996 Yes - - Yes n.a. Yes 02-99 01-00 
  1997 Yes - - Yes - Yes 02-99 01-00 
  1998 Yes* - - - - - 04-03 01-00 
  1999 Yes* - - - - - 04-03 01-00 
  2000 Yes* - - - - - 04-03 01-00 
  2001 Yes* - - - - - 04-03 01-00 
  2002 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 04-03 04-02 
Mali 1996 Yes* Yes - Yes n.a. - 12-99 12-99 
  1997 Yes* Yes - Yes n.a. - 12-99 12-99 
  1998 Yes* Yes - Yes n.a. - 12-99 12-99 
  1999 - Yes - Yes n.a. - 01-00 12-99 
Mauritania 1999 Yes* - - - - - 08-00 01-00 
  2001 Yes Yes - Yes - - 12-02 12-02 
Mauritius 1996 Yes Yes - Yes n.a. - 05-98 05-98 
  1997 Yes Yes* - Yes* - - 05-98 05-98 
  1998 Yes Yes - Yes - - 02-01 03-01 
  1999 Yes Yes - Yes - - 02-01 03-01 
  2000 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 03-01 02-01 
  2001 Yes Yes - Yes - - 10-03 01-02 
  2002 Yes Yes - Yes - - 10-03 10-03 
Mexico 1996 Yes - - - n.a. Yes 04-99 01-00 
  1997 Yes - - - - Yes 04-99 01-00 
  1998 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 08-00 04-99 
  1999 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 08-00 08-00 
  2000 Yes Yes - Yes - - 04-02 08-00 
  2001 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 04-02 04-02 
  2002 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 04-03 04-02 
  2003 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 04-03 
Moldova 2002 - Yes* - Yes* - - 01-00 10-03  G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.20 
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submission Members Year Imports 
Applied Bound Product 
Descriptions National 
Correlations Other 
References Imports Tariffs 
Mongolia 1996 Yes* Yes* -a - n.a. Yes* 08-02 10-02 
  1997 Yes* Yes* - - n.a. Yes* 02-99 10-02 
  1998 Yes* Yes* - - n.a. Yes* 08-02 10-02 
  1999 Yes Yes - - n.a. Yes 08-02 10-02 
  2000 Yes Yes - - n.a. Yes 08-02 10-02 
  2001 Yes Yes - - n.a. Yes 08-02 10-02 
  2002 - Yes - - n.a. - 01-00 10-02 
  2003 - Yes* - - n.a. - 01-00 10-02 
Morocco 1996 Yes - - - n.a. Yes 12-97 01-00 
  1997 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 12-98 12-98 
  1998 Yes* - - - - - 09-00 01-00 
  1999 Yes* - - - - - 09-00 01-00 
  2002 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 02-03 
Mozambique no submission received 
Myanmar 1996 - Yes - Yes n.a. - 01-00 06-99 
  2002 Yes* Yes - Yes Yes* Yes 03-04 02-03 
  2003 Yes* Yes* - Yes* Yes* - 03-04 03-04 
Namibia 1996 Yes* Yes* - Yes* n.a. - 06-99 11-99 
  1997 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - - 06-99 06-99 
  1998 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - - 06-99 06-99 
  2002 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 10-02 
Nepal 2002 - Yes -a Yes - - 01-00 04-03 
  2003 - Yes -a Yes - - 01-00 12-03 
New Zealand 1996 Yes Yes - Yes* n.a. - 11-97 11-97 
  1997 Yes Yes - Yes - - 10-98 07-98 
  1998 Yes Yes - Yes - - 07-99 07-98 
  1999 Yes Yes - Yes - - 04-01 08-99 
  2000 Yes Yes* - Yes* - - 04-01 07-01 
  2001 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - - 06-02 07-01 
  2002 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - - 05-04 02-02 
Nicaragua 1996 Yes Yes - Yes n.a. - 12-98 12-98 
  1997 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 12-98 12-98 
  1998 Yes Yes Yes Yes - - 05-02 12-98 
  1999 Yes Yes Yes Yes - - 05-02 07-00 
  2000 Yes Yes Yes Yes - - 05-02 05-02 
  2001 Yes Yes Yes Yes - - 01-04 05-02 
  2002 - Yes Yes Yes - - 01-00 05-02 
  2003 - Yes* Yes* Yes* - Yes* 01-00 01-04 
Niger 2002 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 12-02 
Nigeria no submission received G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.20 
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Correlations Other 
References Imports Tariffs 
Norway 1996 Yes Yes Yes Yes n.a. - 01-98 01-98 
  1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes - - 12-98 01-98 
  1998 Yes Yes Yes Yes - - 04-00 05-98 
  1999 Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes* Yes 08-00 03-99 
  2000 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* - 10-01 03-00 
  2001 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* - 01-02 02-01 
  2002 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* - 06-03 03-02 
  2003 Yes* Yes Yes Ye s Yes* Yes 01-04 02-03 
  2004 n.a. Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* 01-00 02-04 
Oman 1997 Yes* - -a - - - 03-03 01-00 
  1998 Yes* - -a - - - 03-03 01-00 
  1999 Yes* - -a - - - 03-03 01-00 
  2000 Yes* - - - - - 03-03 01-00 
  2001 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 12-02 03-02 
  2003 Yes* - - - - - 08-04 01-00 
Pakistan 1997 Yes* - - - - - 05-98 01-00 
  1998 Yes* - - - - - 06-99 01-00 
  1999 Yes* - - - - - 04-00 01-00 
  2000 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - - 04-01 02-01 
  2001 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 02-02 02-02 
  2002 Yes* - - - - - 10-03 01-00 
  2003 Yes* - - - - - 02-04 01-00 
Panama 1996 Yes - -a  - n.a. Yes 07-98 01-00 
  1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes 07-98 07-98 
  1998 Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* - Yes* 12-02 12-02 
  1999 Yes Yes Yes* Yes - - 12-02 12-02 
  2000 Yes Yes Yes* Yes - - 12-02 12-02 
  2001 Yes Yes Yes* Yes - - 12-02 03-01 
  2002 Yes Yes Yes* Yes - - 01-04 12-02 
  2003 - - Yes* - - - 01-00 01-00 
  2004 n.a. - Yes* - - - 01-00 01-00 
Papua New 
Guinea 1999 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 10-99 
Paraguay 1996 - Yes* - - n.a. - 01-00 03-99 
  1997 Yes Yes* - Yes* - - 07-99 10-00 
  1998 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 07-99 07-99 
  1999 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 03-01 10-00 
  2000 Yes Yes - Yes - - 04-03 10-00 
  2001 Yes Yes - Yes - - 04-03 04-02 
  2002 Yes Yes - Yes - - 10-03 04-02 
  2003 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 07-03 
  2004 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - - 01-00 05-04 
Peru 1996 Yes - - Yes n.a. - 03-98 01-00 
  1997 Yes - - Yes - - 03-98 01-00 
  1998 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 10-98 03-98  G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.20 
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submission Members Year Imports 
Applied Bound Product 
Descriptions National 
Correlations Other 
References Imports Tariffs 
Philippines 1996 Yes Yes - Yes n.a. - 06-98 04-96 
  1997 Yes Yes Yes* Yes - - 06-98 06-98 
  1998 Yes Yes Yes* Yes - - 06-99 09-98 
  1999 Yes Yes Yes Yes - - 06-00 06-99 
  2000 Yes Yes Yes* Yes - - 08-01 02-00 
  2001 Yes Yes Yes Yes - - 06-02 03-01 
  2002 Yes Yes - Yes - - 10-03 05-02 
  2003 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 03-03 
  2004 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - - 01-00 06-04 
Qatar no submission received 
Romania 1997 Yes - - - - Yes 05-99 01-00 
  1998 Yes* Yes* - - Yes* Yes* 06-01 06-01 
  1999 Yes* Yes - - Yes* Yes 04-04 05-99 
  2000 Yes* - - - Yes* Yes* 04-04 01-00 
  2001 Yes* - - - Yes* Yes* 04-04 01-00 
  2002 Yes* - - - Yes* Yes* 04-04 01-00 
Rwanda 1999 Yes* - - - - - 01-04 01-00 
  2000 - Yes* - Yes* - - 01-00 01-04 
  2001 Yes* - - - - - 01-04 01-00 
  2002 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 01-04 09-03 
  2003 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 09-03 
1998 Yes* - - - - - 06-04 01-00 
1999 Yes* - - - - - 06-04 01-00 
2000 Yes* - - - - - 06-04 01-00 
2001 Yes* - - - - - 06-04 01-00 
2002 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - - 06-04 04-04 Saint Kitts and 
Nevis 
  
  
  
  
  2003 Yes* - - - - - 06-04 01-00 
Saint Lucia 2000 Yes Yes - Yes - - 11-02 11-02 
  2001 Yes Yes - Yes - - 11-02 11-02 
  2002 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 11-02 
Saint Vincent 
and the 
Grenadines 2002 - Yes* - Yes* - - 01-00 11-02 
Senegal 2000 Yes - - - - - 12-02 01-00 
  2001 Yes - - - - - 12-02 01-00 
  2002 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 03-04 12-02 
Sierra Leone no submission received 
Singapore 1996 Yes Yes Yes Yes n.a. Yes 09-98 09-98 
  1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes 09-98 09-98 
  1998 Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes 09-99 09-98 
  1999 Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes 04-00 10-00 
  2000 Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes* Yes 02-01 10-00 
  2001 Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes* Yes 03-02 06-01 
  2002 Yes* Yes Ye s Yes Yes* Yes 08-04 08-02 
  2003 Yes* Yes Ye s Yes Yes* Yes 08-04 10-03 
  2004 n.a. Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* - 01-00 03-04 
Solomon 
Islands 1998 - Yes - - - - 01-00 06-00 G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.20 
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Correlations Other 
References Imports Tariffs 
South Africa 1996 Yes* - - - n.a. - 06-98 01-00 
  1997 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - - 06-98 07-00 
  1999 Yes - - - - - 05-01 01-00 
  2000 Yes Yes - Yes - - 03-01 03-01 
  2001 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 05-01 
  2002 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 10-02 
Sri Lanka 1996 Yes - - - n.a. Yes 03-00 01-00 
  1997 Yes - - - - Yes 03-00 01-00 
  1998 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 03-00 03-00 
  1999 Yes - - - - - 12-01 01-00 
  2000 Yes - - - - - 12-01 01-00 
  2001 Yes Yes - Yes - - 02-02 02-02 
  2003 - Yes* - Yes* - - 01-00 10-03 
  2004 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - Yes* 01-00 03-04 
Suriname 1996 Yes* - - - n.a. - 11-02 01-00 
  1997 Yes* - - - - - 11-02 01-00 
  1998 Yes* - - - - - 11-02 01-00 
  1999 Yes* - - - - - 11-02 01-00 
  2000 Yes* - - - - - 11-02 01-00 
  2001 Yes* - - - - - 11-02 01-00 
Swaziland 2002 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 10-02 
Switzerland 1996 Yes Yes - Yes n.a. - 06-97 02-98 
  1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes 06-98 03-98 
  1998 Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes 07-99 03-98 
  1999 Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes* Yes 06-00 01-00 
  2000 Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes 03-01 05-00 
  2001 Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes 07-02 02-01 
  2002 Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes* Yes 03-03 03-02 
  2003 Yes Yes Yes Yes - - 03-04 03-03 
  2004 n.a. Yes Yes Yes - - 01-00 02-04 
1996 Yes Yes -a Yes n.a. Yes 08-98 08-98 
1997 Yes* Yes* -a Yes* - Yes* 06-98 06-98 
1998 Yes Yes -a Yes - - 01-00 08-98 
1999 Yes Yes -a Yes - - 07-00 04-99 
2000 Yes Yes -a Yes - - 01-02 05-00 
2001 Yes Yes -a Yes - - 06-02 04-01 
2002 Yes Yes - Yes - - 07-03 05-02 
2003 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 05-03 Chinese 
Taipei 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
2004 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - - 01-00 04-04 
Tanzania 2000 Yes* - - - - - 04-04 01-00 
  2001 Yes* - - - - - 04-04 01-00 
  2002 Yes* - - - - - 04-04 01-00 
  2003 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - - 04-04 10-03  G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.20 
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Descriptions National 
Correlations Other 
References Imports Tariffs 
Thailand 1996 Yes - - - n.a. - 06-98 01-00 
  1997 Yes - - - - - 06-98 01-00 
  1998 Yes - - - - Yes 06-99 01-00 
  1999 Yes Yes Yes* Yes - Yes 01-01 06-99 
  2000 Yes - - - - - 11-01 01-00 
  2001 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - - 03-03 03-03 
  2002 Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* - - 07-03 03-03 
  2003 - Yes* - Yes* - - 01-00 10-03 
Togo 1996 Yes Yes - Yes n.a. Yes 05-99 12-99 
  1997 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 05-99 12-99 
  1998 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - Yes* 12-99 12-99 
  1999 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - - 12-02 12-99 
  2000 Yes Yes - Yes - - 12-02 12-02 
  2001 Yes Yes - Yes - - 12-02 12-02 
  2002 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 02-03 12-02 
1997 Yes* - - - - - 06-99 01-00 
1999 Yes* - - - - - 11-02 01-00 
2000 Yes* - - - - - 11-02 01-00 
2001 Yes - - - - - 11-02 01-00 Trinidad and 
Tobago 
2004 n.a. Yes - Yes - - 01-00 02-04 
Tunisia 1996 Yes - - - n.a. - 05-99 01-00 
  1997 Yes - - - - - 05-99 01-00 
  1999 Yes* Yes* - - - - 09-02 05-99 
  2000 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 03-04 
  2001 - Yes* - Yes* - - 01-00 03-04 
  2002 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 03-04 
  2003 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 03-04 
  2004 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - - 01-00 03-04 
Turkey 1996 Yes Yes - - n.a. Yes 01-98 01-98 
  1997 Yes Yes - - - Yes 08-98 01-98 
  1998 Yes Yes - - - Yes 09-99 09-99 
  1999 Yes Yes - - - - 07-00 07-00 
  2000 Yes Yes - - - - 04-01 06-01 
  2001 - Yes - - - - 01-00 06-01 
  2002 Yes* Yes* - - - Yes* 06-03 04-03 
  2003 - Yes* - - - - 01-00 06-03 
Uganda 2001 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 03-01 
United Arab 
Emirates 2002 - Yes* - Yes* - -  07-04 G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.20 
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References Imports Tariffs 
United States 1996 Yes Yes - - Yes* Yes 12-97 12-97 
  1997 Yes Yes - Yes Yes* Yes 09-98 12-97 
  1998 Yes Yes - Yes Yes* Yes 03-00 03-98 
  1999 Yes Yes - Yes Yes* Yes 10-00 03-99 
  2000 Yes Yes - Yes Yes* Yes 09-01 04-00 
  2001 Yes Yes - Yes Yes* Yes 10-02 03-01 
  2002 Yes Yes - Yes Yes* Yes 02-04 03-02 
  2003 Yes* Yes - Yes Yes* Yes 04-04 05-03 
  2004 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - Yes* 01-00 04-04 
Uruguay 1996 Yes - - - n.a. - 03-99 01-00 
  1997 Yes - - - - - 03-99 01-00 
  1998 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 06-00 03-99 
  1999 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 06-00 06-00 
  2000 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 05-01 06-00 
  2001 Yes Yes - Yes - - 08-02 03-01 
  2002 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 02-02 
Venezuela 1996 Yes Yes* - Yes* n.a. - 10-98 02-03 
  1997 Yes Yes - Yes - - 10-98 11-01 
  1998 Yes Yes - Yes - - 05-01 11-01 
  1999 Yes Yes - Yes - - 05-01 11-01 
  2000 Yes Yes - Yes - - 07-01 11-01 
  2001 Yes Yes - Yes - - 04-03 11-01 
  2002 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 08-04 02-03 
  2003 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 10-03 
Zambia 1996 Yes* - - - n.a. - 07-98 01-00 
  1997 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - - 03-99 07-98 
  2001 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 10-02 
  2002 - Yes* - Yes* - - 01-00 10-03 
Zimbabwe 1996 Yes* - - - n.a. - 03-01 01-00 
  1997 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 03-01 09-01 
  1998 Yes Yes - Yes Yes* Yes 03-01 09-01 
  1999 Yes Yes - Yes Yes* Yes 03-01 09-01 
  2000 Yes* Yes - Yes Yes* Yes 03-01 03-01 
  2001 Yes* Yes - Yes Yes* Yes 07-04 09-01 
  2002 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 07-04 04-02 
  2003 Yes* - - - - - 07-04 01-00 
 
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 Status of IDB submissions as of 6 September 2004  
Countries Requesting Accession  
  
Current Tariffs Date of 
submission Countries 
requesting 
accession Year Imports 
Applied Bound Product 
Descriptions National 
Correlations Other 
References Imports Tariffs 
Bahamas 1999 Yes - n.a. - - - 10-02 01-00 
 2000 Yes - n.a. - - - 10-02 01-00 
 2001 Yes - n.a. - - - 10-02 01-00 
 2002 - Yes n.a. Yes - - 01-00 10-02 
Belarus 2000 Yes* Yes n. a. Yes - - 05-01 05-01 
 2001 - Yes n.a. Yes - - 01-00 05-01 
1999 Yes* - n.a. - - Yes* 06-01 01-00 
2000 Yes* - n.a. - - - 06-01 01-00 Russian 
Federation 
2001 - Yes n.a. Yes - - 01-00 06-01 
Serbia and 
Montenegro 2000 Yes - n.a. - - - 06-01 01-00 
Tonga 2000 Yes* - n.a. - - - 03-03 01-00 
 2001 Yes* - n.a. - - - 03-03 01-00 
 
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