WORLD TRADE WT/COMTD/W/28/Add.1
24July1997
ORGANIZATION(97-3124)
Committee onTrade andDevelopment
UPDATE ONPREPARATIONS FOR THE HIGH-LEVEL MEETING ON
LEAST-DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
Note bytheSecretariat
Addendum
1. ThisNoteupdates theinformation contained indocument WT/COMTD/W/28 of12June1997
onthestateofpreparations oftheHigh-Level Meeting onLeast-Developed Countries, which willtake
place inGeneva on27-28 October 1997.
A. Meeting oftheSub-Committee onLeast-Developed Countries of26June1997
2. Following consultations heldamong States members ofUNCTAD, agreement wasreached
atameeting oftheSub-Committee onLeast-Developed Countries on26June1997 onanumber of
points relating topreparations fortheHigh-Level Meeting1:
- theagenda andformat fortheHigh-Level Meeting (seeattachment);
- there willbenosetplenary speeches;
- thecriteria tobeusedforchoosing theleast-developed countries which willbefeatured
inthecountry-specific round-tables attheHigh-Level Meeting, withthecommitment
ofalltheintergovernmental organizations involved thatanyleast-developed country
thatwished subsequently tohavearound-table andwhich hassuccessfully completed
theneeds-assessment willbeaccommodated immediately;
- sixeminent business persons willbeinvited toparticipate intheirpersonal capacity
inthecountry-specific andthematic roundtables attheHigh-Level Meeting;
- theparticipation ofallmembers ofalloftheintergovernmental organizations involved;
- observer status fortheintergovernmental organizations accredited toWTO and
UNCTAD.
- theuseoftheWTO 's"Singapore formula" forselecting andinviting NGOs toattend
theHigh-Level Meeting inanon-speaking capacity, andtheorganisation ofanNGO-
symposium some weeks prior totheHigh-Level Meeting. There wasagreement on
theimportance ofNGO-representatives from least-developed countries attending the
symposium andtheHigh-Level Meeting.
1Thereport onthemeeting iscontained inWT/COMTD/LLDC/M/7 andCorr.1.WT/COMTD/W/28/Add.1
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3. Informal consultations arecontinuing ontwosubstantive issues: theelaboration ofspecific
themes forthethematic round-tables, andthetextoftheIntegrated Framework forTechnical Assistance
which theHigh-Level Meeting willbeinvited toendorse.
B. Procedural Issues
4. Subsequent tothemeeting oftheSub-Committee onLeast-Developed Countries on26June,
theDirector-General,Mr.Ruggiero,andUNCTADSecretary-General,Mr.Ricupero,notingthatneither
ofthem hadtheauthority tochange therules ofprocedure oftheirrespective organizations, agreed
ontheneedtoestablish rules ofprocedure fortheHigh-Level Meeting thatareacceptable from the
point ofview ofbothorganizations. They discussed among others aformula whereby therules of
procedure ofeither organisation should beadded toasnecessary, toaccommodate forexample extending
invitations toparticipate intheHigh-Level Meeting toallmembers andobservers ofUNCTAD that
arenotMembers orobservers oftheWTO. Thisapproach wasdiscussed andendorsed ininformal
consultations conducted bytheChairman oftheWTO General Council atameeting on11July1997.
5. InformalconsultationswillbeheldontheselectionofthechairpersonoftheHigh-LevelMeeting,
andofchairs andrapporteurs forthethematic roundtables. Each least-developed country selected to
bethesubject ofacountry-specific roundtable willbeinvited tonominate thechair ofitsroundtable.
C. Status ofPreparations byIndividual Least-Developed Countries oftheirNeeds Assessment
6. AsnotedinAttachment3todocumentWT/COMTD/W/28,theDirector-General,Mr.Ruggiero,
wrote on7MaytotheTrade Ministers ofall48least-developed countries inviting them toprepare
acomprehensive assessment oftheirneeds fortrade-related technical cooperation, toserve asthebasis
uponwhich thesixintergovernmental agencies involved mostdirectly intheHigh-Level Meeting will
respond withanintegrated package oftechnical assistance. Toensure thattheneeds areprioritized,
thechecklist which serves asthebasis fortheneeds assessment explicitly requests thecountries to
ranktheirtechnical assistance needs interms ofpriority. Asnoted inMr.Ruggiero 'sletter, considerable
importance isattached toeachleast-developed country taking fullresponsibility forcarrying outits
ownneeds assessment, toensure thattheprocess isproperly demand-driven; however, provision has
beenmade forassistance tobegiven, byorthrough theinter-governmental organizations involved
most directly intheHigh-Level Meeting, toanyleast-developed country which requests itinorder
tocomplete itsownneeds assessment.
7. Requests ofthisnature arenormally addressed toWTO which immediately informs theother
fiveorganizations. When requesting assistance, least-developed countries havebeenasked toindicate
whether theyhaveapreference thatassistance isprovided byanyoneparticular inter-governmental
agency. Aninter-agency process hasbeenestablished todealwithrequests forassistance onacase-by-
casebasis andtoensure thattheprocess isproperly coordinated. Where possible, assistance willbe
provided within thecontext ofatechnical assistance orother mission thattheagencies involved have
already planned tothecountry concerned, soastomake bestuseofavailable resources. Useisalso
being made, where possible, ofresident missions ofUNDP, theWorld Bank andtheIMF. Least-
developed countries engaged incompleting theirneeds assessment havebeenrequested toprovide the
intergovernmental agencies withthename oftheresponsible government office andofficials involved.
8. Asof23July, twenty least-developed countries hadindicated thattheyareintheprocess of
preparing theirneeds assessment. Fifteen hadrequested assistance fromoneorother oftheagencies
involved:Bangladesh,Benin,CapeVerde,CentralAfricanRepublic,Chad,Comoros,Djibouti,Gambia,
Guinea, Haiti, Madagascar, Mauritania, Sudan, Togo andUganda. Ethiopia andZambia hadsubmitted
draft needs assessments, which arecurrently being reviewed bythesixagencies todecide ontheWT/COMTD/W/28/Add.1
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appropriate follow-up. Nepal, Mozambique andTanzania hadindicated thattheyareintheprocess
ofpreparing theirneeds assessment; Tanzania hasindicated thatitmayrequest assistance atalater
stage.
9. Following inter-agency consultations, andinthelightofspecific requests fromindividual least-
developed countries, ithasbeenagreed thatUNCTAD andtheITCwillfollow uprequests forassistance
from Bangladesh, Gambia, Uganda andtheSudan. ITCwillfollow-up ontherequest forassistance
fromGuinea. WTO andITChavealready completed amission toMadagascar andarealsoresponsible
formeeting requests from Djibouti andHaiti. TheWorld Bank willprovide assistance toBenin,
Cape Verde, Chad, theComoros andMauritania. Adecision ontherequests fromTogo andtheCentral
African Republic, which were received onlyrecently, willbetaken shortly following inter-agency
consultations.
D. Market Access
10. TheDirector-General, Mr.Ruggiero, haswritten toallWTO Trade Ministers toseektheir
support insecuring concrete results attheHigh-Level Meeting onimproving market access forproducts
ofparticular export interest totheleast-developed countries. AcopyofMr.Ruggiero 'sletterisattached.
E. Participation ofthePrivate Sector
11. Theprivate sector willbeabletoattend theHigh-Level Meeting onthesame basisasNGOs,
thatistosayasobservers atformal sessions inanon-speaking capacity.
12. Inaddition, withaviewtohaving theprivate sector 'svision andperspectives appropriately
reflected inthedeliberations andconclusions oftheMeeting, theDirector General, upon
recommendationoftheInternationalTradeCentreandtheInternationalFinanceCorporation,hasinvited
asmall number ofeminent business leaders andinvestors fromdeveloping andindustrialized countries
asresourcepersonstoparticipateintheMeetingintheirpersonalcapacityandtocontributetheirpractical
experience, insights andideas.
13. Furthermore, theInternational Trade Centre isconducting asurvey ofthemajor bottlenecks
tointernational trade inthe48LDCs asseenbytheirexporters. Theresults ofthissurvey willbe
usedbyITCasthebasis foritsbackground paper fortheMeeting, entitled "Abusiness perspective
onprincipal bottlenecks tointernational business development andrelated technical cooperation needs
inLDCs".
F. NGO's
14. TheSecretariat, inconjunction withUNCTAD, isorganizing asymposium forNGO'sprior
totheHigh-Level Meeting on25-26 September. Invitations willbesenttothefollowing NGOs:
Development Workshop (Angola); UBINIG (Bangladesh); Association pour laSauvegarde de
l'Environnement etleDéveloppement (Benin); Promotion Développement Industriel Artisanal Agricole
(BurkinaFaso);CentredeDocumentation,d'InformationdelaFormationpourleDéveloppement(Central
African Republic); LesAmis delaTerre (Djibouti); Association deCoopération etdeRecherche pour
leDéveloppement (Chad); National Organization ofDevelopment NGOs (Democratic Republic ofthe
Congo); Réseau Africain pour leDéveloppement (Ethiopia); Association ofNon-Governmental
Organizations (Gambia); Third World Network (Ghana); TINIGUENA (Guinea Bissau); Haitian
Association ofVoluntary Agencies (Haiti); Kenya Energy andEnvironmental Organization (Kenya);
Madagascar Association forthePromotion ofEnterprise (Madagascar); Council forNGOs inMalawi
(Malawi); Third World Network (Malaysia); Comité deCoordination desActions desONG (Mali);WT/COMTD/W/28/Add.1
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WorldVisionMauritania(Mauritania);MozambicanAssociationforUrbanDevelopment(Mozambique);
SEWA (Nepal); Forum ofAfrican Voluntary Development Organizations (Senegal); Tanzanian
Association ofNGOs (Tanzania); Fédération desONG duTogo (Togo); Development Network of
Indigenous Voluntary Associations (Uganda); EUROSTEP (Belgium); ICDA/CENNT Network
(Denmark); SOLAGRAL (France), International Centre forTrade andSustainable Development, Swiss
Coalition ofDevelopment Organizations (Switzerland); OXFAM andCHRISTIAN AID(United
Kingdom); Institute forAgriculture andTrade Policy (United States).
G. Documentation
15. Drafts ofthefollowing background documents thatarebeing prepared fortheHigh-Level
Meeting were circulated prior totheSub-Committee 'smeeting on26June1997:
- Theintegrated framework fortechnical assistance including forhuman andinstitutional
capacity-building tosupport LDCs intrade andtrade-related activities (LDC/HL/2);
- Review ofmarket access opportunities forLDCs intheirmain export markets, and
ofthetrade barriers theycontinue toface(LDC/HL/3); asample foronesuchmain
export market wascirculated bywayofexample ofwhatthedocument willlooklike.
- Thecontext inwhich theHigh-Level Meeting istaking place (LDC/HL/4);
- Inventory oftrade-related technical cooperation activities conducted withtheleast-
developed countries bythesixintergovernmental organizations involved inthe
preparation oftheHigh-Level Meeting (LDC/HL/9); asample forTanzania was
distributed bywayofexample ofwhatthedocument willlooklike.
- Theroleofinformation technology inenhancing trade opportunities forLDCs and
ways tofacilitate itsusebyLDCs (LDC/HL/11).
16. Other background documents being prepared byoneorother ofthesecretariats ofthevarious
agencies involved, orjointly, are:
- Review oftheinternational anddomestic economic policy context within which LDCs
areoperating (LDC/HL/5);
- Abusiness perspective onprincipal bottlenecks tointernational business development
andrelated technical cooperation needs inLDCs (LDC/HL/6);
- Asustainable business strategy inLDCs (LDC/HL/7);
- Theroleofinvestment inLDCs (LDC/HL/8);
- Information fromotherintergovernmental organizations ontheirtrade-related technical
cooperation activities inLDCs (LDC/HL/10).
17. Withregard tothelastdraftdocument listed above, invitations havebeensenttothefollowing
intergovernmentalorganisationstoprovideinformationontheirtrade-relatedtechnicalassistanceactivities
with least-developed countries: African Development Bank, Agence deFrancophonie, Asian
Development Bank, Commonwealth Secretariat, FAO, Islamic Development Bank, OECD, UNECA,
UNESCAP, UNIDO, World Customs Organisation andWIPO.WT/COMTD/W/28/Add.1
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ATTACHMENT 1
HIGH-LEVEL MEETING ONINTEGRATED INITIATIVES FOR
LEAST-DEVELOPED COUNTRIES 'TRADE DEVELOPMENT
PROPOSED AGENDA AND FORMAT
NB: INVIEW OFTHE RELATIVELY SHORT DURATION OFTHE MEETING, AND THE
IMPORTANCEATTACHEDTOSECURINGFROMITCONCRETERESULTSINSEVERAL
AREAS, NOTIME HAS BEEN ALLOCATED FOR PLENARY SPEECHES. WHEN
MAKINGTHEIRINTERVENTIONSONSPECIFICAGENDAITEMSORINROUNDTABLE
DISCUSSIONS, GOVERNMENT DELEGATIONS WILL BEINVITED TOKEEP THEIR
STATEMENTS SHORT AND TOTHE POINT INORDER TOALLOW BUSINESS TO
BECONCLUDED EXPEDITIOUSLY
MONDAY, 27OCTOBER
Session I(9a.m.-1p.m.)
Session II(3p.m.-6p.m.)
Agenda Items 1,2and3
Opening oftheMeeting; Election ofOfficers; Adoption oftheAgenda andOrganization of
Work
Agenda Item4(a)
Initiatives toimprove market access forleast-developed countries andtodiversify theirexport
production. Under thisagenda item, anopportunity would beprovided forWTO Members,
onanautonomous basis, toenhance theirmarket access forimports from least-developed
countries.
Parallel Sessions
Country-Specific Roundtables
Country A,
followed by
Country B,
followed by
Country CThematic Roundtable
Theme A
"Building the'capacity totrade'inleast-
developed countries"
Theaimofthediscussion would betoidentify
actions thattheleast-developed countries can
take, individually andattheregional andsub-
regional levels, andthattheagencies cantake
toovercome supply-side constraints to
increased participation byleast-developed
countries inworld trade andinthemultilateral
trading system, particularly through trade and
trade-related policy reform, institutional
capacity-building, andimproved
infrastructural facilities.WT/COMTD/W/28/Add.1
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TUESDAY, 28OCTOBER
Session III(9a.m.-1p.m.)
Session IV(3p.m.-6p.m.)
Parallel Sessions
Country-Specific Roundtables
Country D,
followed by
Country E,
followed by
Country FThematic Roundtable
Theme B
"Encouraging investment inleast-developed
countries"
Theaimofthediscussion would betoidentify
actions thattheleast-developed countries can
take, individually andattheregional orsub-
regional levels, andthattheagencies cantake
topromote private domestic investment and
foreign direct investment intradeable goods
andservices sectors oftheireconomies.
Agenda Item4(b)
Results ofthecountry-specific roundtables
AnIntegrated Framework forTechnical Assistance, Including forHuman andInstitutional
Capacity-Building, toSupport Least-Developed Countries inTheir Trade andTrade-Related
Activities, forConducting Programmes withIndividual Least-Developed Countries within that
Framework, andfortheMonitoring andEvaluation ofthose Programmes
Action envisaged: Endorsement bytheMeeting oftheIntegrated Framework forTechnical
Assistance
Agenda Item5
Results ofthethematic roundtables
Action envisaged: Adoption oftheReport oftheMeeting
Agenda Item6
Other BusinessWT/COMTD/W/28/Add.1
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ATTACHMENT 2
(Director-General 'sheading paper)
24July1997
Dear Minister,
Iamwriting toseekyourgovernment 'ssupport inenhancing theparticipation oftheleast-
developed countries ininternational trade andinthemultilateral trading system.
Youwillrecall thatinSingapore lastDecember, WTO Ministers included intheir joint
Declaration athree-part agreement onaction toaddress thetrade problems oftheleast-developed
countries. Onepartoftheiragreement wastoorganize ameeting thisyear, withUNCTAD andthe
International Trade Centre, tofoster anintegrated approach toassisting theleast-developed countries
toenhance theirtrading opportunities. Ihaveattached veryhighpriority tothattask,andIampleased
tobeabletoinform youthatpreparations forthemeeting areadvancing well. TheHighLevel Meeting
fortheLeast Developed Countries willbeheldinGeneva on27-28 October. Ihopethatitwillbe
possible foryourgovernment toberepresented attheMeeting atasenior level, andthatweshallbe
abletodraw from ittangible results toassist theleast-developed countries toimprove theirtrade
performance.
Oneofthemain subjects tobeaddressed attheHigh Level Meeting willbeimprovements
inmarket access forproducts ofparticular export interest totheleast-developed countries. Thisreflects
theimportance attached totheissueofmarket access intheComprehensive andIntegrated WTO Plan
ofAction fortheLeast-Developed Countries, which Ministers adopted inSingapore. PartIIIofthat
Planpresents initiatives toimprove theaccess tothemarkets ofexports ofleast-developed countries
asoptions forWTO Members toexamine inthelightoftheSingapore Ministerial Conference. These
are:
- Developed country Members, anddeveloping country Members onanautonomous
basis, would explore thepossibilities ofgranting preferential duty-free access forthe
exports ofleast-developed countries. Inbothcases exceptions could beprovided for.
- WTOMembersshouldendeavourtomakeuse,whenpossible,oftherelevantprovisions
oftheAgreement onTextiles andClothing toincrease market access opportunities
forleast-developed countries.
./.
Minister ofTradeWT/COMTD/W/28/Add.1
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- Whenever provided forintheWTO Agreements, Members maydecide toextend
unilaterally andonanautonomous basis, certain benefits toleast-developed countries '
suppliers.
- WTO Members should pursue, onanautonomous basis, preferential policies and
liberalization undertakings inorder tofurther facilitate access totheirmarkets forleast-
developed countries 'exports, suchasanearly implementation ofUruguay Round
undertakings.
TheWTO PlanofAction fortheLeast-Developed Countries goesontostatethatindividual
Members maystudy thefeasibility ofbinding preferential tariff ratesinaWTO preferential scheme
which would beapplicable toleast-developed countries only.
Iwould liketorecall also,inthiscontext, thatintheDecision onMeasures inFavour ofLeast-
Developed Countries which resulted from theUruguay Round negotiations, itwasagreed that:
Totheextent possible, MFN concessions ontariff andnon-tariff measures agreed in
theUruguay Round onproducts ofexport interest totheleast-developed countries may
beimplemented autonomously, inadvance andwithout staging. Consideration shall
begiven tofurther improve GSPandother schemes forproducts ofparticular export
interest toleast-developed countries.
TheHigh Level Meeting inOctober willprovide aconcrete opportunity forWTO Members
topresenttheresultsoftheirreflectionssincetheSingaporeMinisterialConferenceonpossibleinitiatives
theymaybeprepared toundertake, onanautonomous basis, toenhance theirmarket access forimports
fromleast-developed countries. Itismyhopethatalargenumber ofdeveloped anddeveloping country
Members willbeinaposition tomake apositive contribution inthisregard.
IfWTO Members were toconsider formulating anyinitiatives theyareprepared totakeon
amost-favoured-nation (MFN) basis, focusing onincreasing theirmarket access forproducts which
areofparticular export interest toleast-developed countries, theattached listofproducts maybefound
useful. Such anapproach could helptoreduce concern thatpreferential arrangements infavour
exclusively oftheleast-developed countries might leadincertain instances toundesirable trade-
diversionary effects forother low-income WTO Members whose export basket issimilar tothatof
theleast-developed countries.
TheWTO anditsMembers arecommitted toaddressing theproblem ofmarginalization for
least-developed countries, andtheriskofmarginalisation forcertain developing countries. Iam
determined toensure thatwemake asignificant contribution tocorrecting thisproblem attheHigh
Level Meeting forLeast- Developed Countries inOctober. Iknow thatIcancount uponyoursupport
inthisendeavour.
Iremain, dearMinister,
Yours sincerely,
Renato RuggieroWT/COMTD/W/28/Add.1
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Leading products exported byleast developed countries: 1995 data
Value
(US$1000)No.ofLDCs for
which principal
exportTotal No.of
LDCs exporting
theproduct
H.S. Product Description
270900 Petroleum oilsandoilsobtained from bituminous minerals, crude 4,948,650 8 11
090111 Coffee, notroasted ordecaffeinated 1,087,387 16 38
710231 Diamonds non-industrial unworked orsimply sawn, cleaved orbruted 964,728 10 18
520100 Cotton, notcarded orcombed 764,375 10 33
740311 Copper cathodes andsections ofcathodes unwrought 711,913 4 9
710210 Diamonds, unsorted, whether ornotworked, butnotmounted orset 562,037 2 14
030613 Frozen shrimps andprawns 526,194 5 23
620520 Men'sorboys'shirts ofcotton 445,470 5 32
260600 Aluminium oresandconcentrates 364,074 2 5
440399 Wood intherough, whether ornotstripped ofbarkorsapwood 310,757 7 29
440333 Wood: Keruing, Ramin, Kapur, Teak, Jongkong, Merbau, etc. 292,328 3 18
810510 Cobalt mattes andother intermediate products ofcobalt metallurgy,
unwrought275,530 2 7
610910 T-shirts, singlets andother vests ofcotton, knitted orcrocheted 275,005 4 35
240120 Tobacco, partly orwholly stemmed/stripped 257,486 2 18
260111 Non-agglomerated ironoresandconcentrates 238,622 2 6
570110 Carpets andother textile floor coverings, ofwool orfineanimal hair 213,237 2 21
620530 Men'sorboys'shirts ofman-made fibres 200,035 1 16
620342 Men'sorboys'trousers, breeches, etc.,ofcotton 177,809 5 33
030759 Octopus (excluding live,fresh orchilled) 172,571 3 17
710812 Gold inunwrought forms non-monetary 160,996 6 28
620630 Women 'sorgirls'blouses, shirts andshirt-blouses ofcotton 156,950 2 26
284410 Natural uranium anditscompounds, etc. 120,375 1 2
440721 Specified tropical woods (Meranti, etc.)sawn lengthwise 117,308 3 21
271000 Petroleum oils,etc.,(excluding crude) 115,437 1 17
080130 Cashew nuts, fresh ordried 113,816 4 17
611030 Jerseys, pullovers, etc.,ofman-made fibres, knitted orcrocheted 109,066 1 18
120740 Sesamum seeds 108,579 4 24
620462 Women 'sorgirls'trousers, breeches, etc.,ofcotton 106,301 3 28
740319 Refined copper products, unwrought 101,062 1 4
130120 Natural Gum Arabic 89,257 3 15
440799 Wood, n.e.s. sawn orchipped lengthwise, sliced orpeeled 89,222 2 29
710310 Precious orsemi-precious stones (o/tdiamonds) unworked orsimply
sawn82,497 1 27WT/COMTD/W/28/Add.1
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Value
(US$1000)No.ofLDCs for
which principal
exportTotal No.of
LDCs exporting
theproduct
H.S. Product Description
090500 Vanilla 78,827 2 4
611020 Jerseys, pullovers, etc.,ofcotton, knitted orcrocheted 70,876 1 25
160414 Prepared orpreserved tuna, skipjack andbonito 68,216 3 11
071390 Dried leguminous vegetables, shelled, whether ornotskinned orsplit 68,050 1 13
090240 Black tea(fermented) andpartly fermented tea 64,265 1 26
440334 Wood intherough, whether ornotstripped (Okoume, Obeche,
Sapeli, Sipo, etc.)62,627 2 12
030749 Cuttle fishandsquid (excluding live,fresh orchilled) 61,025 4 23
251010 Unground natural calcium phosphates, etc. 58,856 1 2
240110 Tobacco, notstemmed/stripped 57,959 2 17
710813 Gold inother semi-manufactured forms, non-monetary 54,483 2 9
281820 Aluminium oxide, other thanartificial corundum 54,387 1 2
180100 Cocoa beans, whole orbroken, raworroasted 53,952 4 23
030379 Fish, frozen, excluding fishfillets andothers 53,268 3 28
170111 Rawcanesugar, insolid form 52,859 2 6
100630 Semi-milled orwholly milled rice,whether ornotpolished orglazed 46,962 1 9
854430 Ignition wiring sets&other wiring setsofakindusedinvehicles,
aircraft orships46,743 1 3
261400 Titanium oresandconcentrates 44,689 1 4
100700 Grain sorghum 41,495 1 5
410221 Pickled skins ofsheep orlambs, without wool 40,566 3 16
400129 Other natural rubber, inprimary forms orinplates, sheets orstrip 37,796 1 15
030559 Fish, dried, salted orinbrine; smoked fish 37,616 1 28
030343 Frozen skipjack orstripe-bellied bonito 36,025 5 12
440320 Wood: other coniferous intherough, whether ornotstripped ofbark
orsapwood35,360 1 14
081090 Other fruit, fresh andothers 34,985 1 22
410612 Goat orkidskinleather, pre-tanned, (excluding further prepared) 33,781 3 17
510210 Fineanimal hair,notcarded orcombed 32,178 1 3
611010 Jerseys, pullovers, etc.,ofwool orfineanimal hair,knitted or
crocheted29,222 1 17
030342 Frozen yellowfin tunas 23,123 3 14
440722 Specified tropical woods (Okoumé, etc.)sawn 22,609 1 21
170310 Cane molasses resulting from theextraction orrefining ofsugar 22,098 1 10
070820 Beans, fresh orchilled 20,186 1 21
120720 Cotton seeds 19,820 1 13
100820 Millet 19,515 1 2WT/COMTD/W/28/Add.1
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Value
(US$1000)No.ofLDCs for
which principal
exportTotal No.of
LDCs exporting
theproduct
H.S. Product Description
030799 Aquatic invertebrates, n.e.s., including flours, meals, pellets 19,476 1 20
090700 Cloves (whole fruit, cloves andstems) 18,047 1 9
440710 Coniferous wood sawn orchipped lengthwise, sliced orpeeled 17,686 1 21
120300 Copra 17,508 2 8
440920 Non-coniferous wood, continuously shaped along anyofitsedges or
faces16,618 1 20
150810 Crude ground-nut oil 16,342 1 5
151110 Crude palm oil 15,828 1 11
400122 Technically specified natural rubber, inprimary forms orinplates 15,747 1 10
440890 Veneer sheets andsheets forplywood andother 14,257 2 18
080450 Guavas, mangoes andmangosteens, fresh ordried 13,023 1 26
330129 Essential oils(including concretes andabsolutes) 11,305 1 17
120220 Shelled ground-nuts, notroasted orotherwise cooked 11,060 1 18
020230 Frozen boneless bovine meat 10,727 1 13
251020 Ground natural calcium phosphates, aluminium calcium phosphates 9,666 1 1
621210 Brassières 9,560 1 10
640399 Footwear withouter soles ofrubber, plastic leather orcomposition
leather9,250 1 19
070990 Other vegetables, fresh orchilled andothers 9,198 1 28
854211 Monolithic integrated circuits, digital 8,977 1 34
440335 Tiama, Mansonia, Ilomba, Dibetou, Limba andAzobé 8,858 1 10
711210 Waste andscrap ofgold, including metal cladwithgold, excluding
sweepings8,845 1 9
130190 Natural gums, resins, gum-resins andbalsams 8,243 1 19
080620 Dried grapes 7,563 1 3
284910 Carbides ofcalcium 6,620 1 3
080300 Bananas, including plantains, fresh ordried 6,213 1 18
151311 Crude coconut (copra) oilandfractions thereof notchemically
modified5,500 1 8
847330 Parts andaccessories ofautomatic dataprocessing machines 5,426 1 42
330126 Essential oilsofvetiver (including concretes andabsolutes) 5,371 1 3
610832 Women 'sorgirls'pyjamas, etc.,ofman-made fibres 5,064 1 3
291890 Carboxylic acids withadditional oxygen function, etc. 4,455 1 2
720229 Other ferro-alloys 4,314 1 4
030110 Liveornamental fish 4,292 1 39
300490 Other medicaments ofmixed orunmixed products fortherapeutic uses 3,933 1 29
441299 Plywood, veneered panels andsimilar laminated wood andothers 3,848 1 8WT/COMTD/W/28/Add.1
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Value
(US$1000)No.ofLDCs for
which principal
exportTotal No.of
LDCs exporting
theproduct
H.S. Product Description
430130 Rawfurskins ofspecified types oflamb, whole, withorwithout head 3,844 1 2
030621 Rock lobster andother seacrawfish (excluding frozen) 2,912 1 19
16,083,069 (represents 75%oftotaltrade in1995)
OTHER PRODUCTS OFINTERST TOLDCs:
Value
(US$1000)No.ofLDCs for
which principal
exportTotal No.of
LDCs exporting
theproduct
H.S. Product Description
240220 Cigarettes containing tobacco 2,761 1 6
441010 Particle board andsimilar board ofwood orother ligneous materials 2,440 1 8
640610 Uppers andparts thereof other thanstiffeners 2,249 1 11
490199 Other printed books, brochures, leaflets andsimilar printed matter 1,770 1 42
720221 Ferro-silicon, containing byweight more than55%ofsilicon 1,693 1 3
854419 Insulated cables/conductors andothers 1,523 1 12
721420 Other barsandrodsofironornon-alloy steelcontaining indentations,
ribs,etc.1,463 1 3
230400 Oil-cake andother solid residues, ofsoyabean oil 1,420 1 8
140420 Cotton linters 1,044 1 6
200560 Asparagus, preserved other thanbyvinegar oracetic acid, notfrozen 696 1 3
510121 Degreased shorn wool, notcarbonized, notcarded orcombed 626 1 4
220410 Champagne andsparkling wine 398 1 9