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15 March 2022  
(22-2280) Page: 1/5 
Committee on Regional Trade Agreements   
 
 
FACTUAL PRESENTATION  
FREE TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN CHINA AND MAURITIUS  
(GOODS AND SERVICES)  
Report by the Secretariat  
Corrigendum  
Following the receipt of new data from Mauritius, the Secretariat has made changes to the 
factual presentation as follows:  
 
 
Paragraph 3. 13, page 13 : the paragraph  should read as follows:  
 
3.1.3.2  Mauritius  
3.13.  Table 3.3 below shows the tariff liberalization undertaken by Mauritius under the Agreement. 
Prior to entry into force of the Agreement, 6,080  tariff lines ( 93.8% of the tariff) in Mauritius' tariff 
that were duty -free on an MFN basis1, under which 91.4% of its imports entered from China during 
2018-2020. With the entry into force of the Agreement an additional 39 lines became duty free 
under which 0. 2% of Mauritius' imports from China entered. Following full implementation of 
Mauritius' commitments under the Agreement in 2025, 3.1% of lines in Mauritius' tariff will remain 
dutiable, representing 201 lines and 5.7% of Mauritius' imports from China.  
Table 3.3, page 13: the table should be replaced by:  
Table Error! No text of specified style in document. .1 Mauritius: Tariff elimination 
commitments under the Agreement and corresponding average trade  
Duty phase -out 
period  Number 
of lines  % of total lines 
in Mauritius' 
tariff schedule  Value of Mauritius' 
imports from China  
(2018 -2020) 
USD million  % of Mauritius' 
total imports 
from  
China  
(2018 -2020)  
2021 (MFN)  6,080  93.8 756.4  91.4 
2021 39 0.6 1.6 0.2 
2025 161 2.5 22.4 2.7 
Remain dutiable  201 3.1 47.1 5.7 
TOTAL  6,481  100.00  827.4  100.00  
Note:  HS coverage is from HS chapters 1 -97.  
Based on the HS 2017 nomenclature.  
Source:  WTO estimates based on data provided by the Mauritius authorities and the WTO -IDB. 
 
 
1 In 2021 Mauritius' MFN tariff contained 6,481 lines at the 8 -digit level in HS 2017 nomenclature, all of 
which had ad valorem  rates of duty.  WT/REG442/1 /Corr.1  
 
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  Paragraph 3.14, page 13 : sentence  four and the last sentence should read as follows:  
 
3.14.  Table 3.4 shows ta riff elimination by Mauritius under the Agreement by HS Section. Under the 
Agreement Mauritius has liberalized access across its tariff, which already had broad MFN duty free 
rates in all HS Sections. Upon full liberalization under the Agreement, tariffs w ill remain in a range 
of Sections. Section IV will retain 57 lines with an average tariff of 25.0% , section XI will retain 
27 dutiable lines, with an average tariff of 14.8%. The average dutiable rate on the few lines 
remaining will be 17.7% ad valorem . The average preferential rate for the lines remaining dutiable 
range from 12% in HS Section III to 25.0%  for HS Section IV.  
 
Table 3.4, page 14: the table should be replaced by:  
Table Error! No text of specified style in document. .2 Mauritius: Tariff el imination under the 
Agreement, by HS Section  
HS Section  MFN 
Average  
% No. of 
lines  Duty -free 
lines 
under 
MFN 2021  Number of duty -free 
lines under the 
Agreement  Remaining 
dutiable 
lines  Avg. Final 
Tariff  
(Dutiable)  2021  2025  
I 0.0 382 382     
II 0.7 328 309 16  3 15.0 
III 2.5 51 39 7  5 12.0 
IV 6.8 403 288  58 57 25.0 
V 0.2 165 163  2   
VI 0.3 939 922  2 15 15.0 
VII 1.8 266 235 2 6 23 14.8 
VIII 3.3 73 65  2 6 15.0 
IX 2.1 128 109 3 12 4 15.0 
X 2.7 165 144  3 18 15.0 
XI 0.5 832 805   27 14.8 
XII 1.9 55 48  7   
XIII 1.3 170 156 1 12 1 15.0 
XIV 0.0 55 55     
XV 0.8 639 607  20 12 15.0 
XVI 0.4 882 869  10 3 15.0 
XVII 0.3 510 497 10 3   
XVIII 0.0 220 220     
XIX 0.0 21 21     
XX 6.2 190 139  24 27 14.8 
XXI 0.0 7 7     
Total  1.2 6,481  6,080  39 161 201 17.7 
Note:  HS coverage is from HS chapters 1 -97.  
 Based on the HS 2017 nomenclature.  
Source:  WTO estimates based on data provided by the Mauritius authorities.  
 
Paragraph 3.15 , page 15 : the second s entence should read as follows   
3.15.  Chart 3.2 identifies tariff lines remaining dutiable following full implementation of the 
Agreement by HS Chapter.  Whilst for most lines the MFN and preferential rates are the same, 
additional preferences are given in HS Chapter 9 (tea), 22 (Beverages), 39 (Plastics),  17 
(sugars),  42 (articles of leather), 48 (paper and cardboard), 85 (electrical equipment) and 94 
(furniture and bedding).  
Paragraph 3.15, page 15 : the last sentence has been modified :  
While most average preferential tariffs a re at 15%, the average MFN and preferential duties  in 
Chapter 17 (sugars and sugar confectionary) are  100% . WT/REG442/1 /Corr.1  
 
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  Chart 3.2 , page 15: the Chart should be replaced by:  
Chart Error! No text of specified style in document. .1 Mauritius: Average of dutiable rates, by 
HS Chapter  
 
Based on the HS 2017 nomenclature.  
Source:  WTO estimates based on data provided by the Mauritius authorities.  
Paragraph 4 of Annex 1, page 40  should read as follows:  
 
4. Table A1.3 below sets out the p referential rates available for exports from China to Mauritius, 
(by total, agricultural and industrial products). Prior to entry into force of the Agreement, Mauritius' 
average applied MFN tariff was 1.2%  overall ( 2.7%  for HS Chapters 1 -24 and 0.9%  for 
HS Chapters  25-97). At the entry into force of the Agreement the overall average tariff for imports 
from China fell to 1% overall and to 2.3%  and 0.8%  respectively for agricultural and industrial 
products. As a result,  China's exports enjoy a relative margin  of preference overall of 14.6% , 
16.1%  for agricultural products and 13.5%  for industrial  products. With the entry into force of the 
Agreement, 94.4%  of tariff lines became duty free, representing 89.4%  of agricultural products 
and 95.5%  of industrial products respectively. By the end of implementation in 2025, 96.9%  of 
tariff lines will be duty free for China's exports to Mauritius ( 94.4%  for agricultural products and 
97.4%  of industrial products).  
 
Annex Table A1.3, page 40: the table should be replaced by:  
Table A1.3 Mauritius: Indicators of MFN tariff rates and preferential rates for imports from 
China  
Origin 
of goods  Year ALL PRODUCTS  HS Chapters 1 -24 HS Chapters 25 -97 
Average 
applied tariff  Share of 
duty-
free 
tariff 
lines 
(%) Average applied 
tariff  Share 
of 
duty-
free 
tariff 
lines 
(%) Average 
applied tariff  Share of 
duty-
free 
tariff 
lines 
(%) Overall 
(%) 
On 
dutiable 
(%) 
Overall 
(%) 
On 
dutiable 
(%) 
Overall 
(%) 
On 
dutiable 
(%) 
MFN 2021 1.2 19.4 93.8 2.7 21.4 87.5 0.9 18.3 95.2 
China  2021 1.0 18.4 94.4 2.3 21.3 89.4 0.8 16.8 95.5 
 2022 0.9 16.2 94.4 2.0 19.1 89.4 0.7 14.7 95.5 
 2023 0.8 14.1 94.4 1.8 16.9 89.4 0.6 12.7 95.5 
 2024 0.7 12.0 94.4 1.5 14.7 89.4 0.5 10.6 95.5 
 2025 0.5 17.7 96.9 1.3 23.5 94.4 0.4 14.9 97.4 
Note:  HS coverage is from HS chapters 1 -97.  
 Based on the HS 2017 nomenclature.  020406080100120
911151722233233343942444863707273838594Average Duty Rate (%)
HS ChapterPreferential MFNWT/REG442/1 /Corr.1  
 
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  Source:  WTO estimates based on data provided by the Mauritius authorities.  
Paragraph 5 of Annex 1, page 40 : the first and second sentences should read as follows:  
 
5. Table A1.4 gives an indication of additional market access in Mauritius resulting from the entry 
into force of the Agreement for China's top 25 global exports, which accounted for 30% of its global 
exports in 2018 -2020 and were covered by 69 tariff lines at the HS six-digit level. In 2021 68 of 
these lines were already duty -free on an MFN basis, with one line being dutiable . At the end of the 
implementation period in 2025, that line (electric lamps and light fittings), will remain dutiable 
representing 0.6% of global exports and facing an average applied MFN duty of 2.5% in 2021.  
 
Annex Table A1.4, page 40: The table should be replaced by:  
Table A1.4 Mauritius: Market access opportunities under the Agreement for China's top 
25 exports to the w orld 
China's top export products  in 2018 -2020  Access Conditions to Mauritius' 
import markets  
HS number and description of the product  
Share in global 
exports (%)  MFN 2021  
Remaining 
dutiable lines  Average 
MFN applied 
rate (%)  
No. of duty 
free lines  
No. of 
dutiable 
lines  
851712  Telephones for cellular networks "mobile telephones" 
or for other wireless networks  5.2 0.0 2   
847130  Data-processing machines  4.0 0.0 1   
854232  Electronic integrated circuits as memories  2.0 0.0 1   
851770  Parts of telephone sets  1.9 0.0 1   
851762  Machines for the reception, conversion and 
transmission or regeneration of voice, images or 
other data  1.8 0.0 1   
847330  Parts and accessories of automatic data -processing 
machines or for other machines of heading 8471, 
n.e.s.  1.4 0.0 1   
854231  Electronic integrated circuits as processors and 
controllers  1.4 0.0 1   
950300  Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled 
toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys  1.2 0.0 12   
271019  Medium oils and preparations, of petroleum or 
bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, n.e.s.  1.0 0.0 12   
854140  Photosensitive semiconductor devices, incl. 
photovoltaic cells whether or not assembled in 
modules or made up into panels  0.9 0.0 3   
901380  Liquid crystal devices, n.e.s. and other optical 
appliances and instruments n.e.s. in chapter 90  0.9 0.0 1   
630790  Made -up articles of textile materials, incl. dress 
patterns, n.e.s.  0.8 0.0 6   
850440  Static converters  0.8 0.0 2   
847150  Processing units for automatic data -processing 
machines  0.7 0.0 1   
847170  Storage units for automatic data -processing 
machines  0.7 0.0 1   
940540  Electric lamps and lighting fittings, n.e.s.  0.6 2.5 5 1 1 
853400  Printed circuits  0.6 0.0 1   
640299  Footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber or 
plastics  0.6 0.0 1   
392690  Articles of plastics and articles of other materials of 
heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s  0.6 0.0 5   
852872  Reception apparatus for television  0.5 0.0 5   
850760  Lithium -ion accumulators  0.5 0.0 1   
852990  Parts suitable for use solely or principally with 
transmission and reception apparatus for radio -
broadcasting or television  0.5 0.0 1   WT/REG442/1 /Corr.1  
 
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  China's top export products  in 2018 -2020  Access Conditions to Mauritius' 
import markets  
HS number and description of the product  
Share in global 
exports (%)  MFN 2021  
Remaining 
dutiable lines  Average 
MFN applied 
rate (%)  
No. of duty 
free lines  
No. of 
dutiable 
lines  
854239  Electronic integrated circuits  0.5 0.0 1   
640419  Footwear with outer soles of rubber or plastics and 
uppers of textile materials  0.5 0.0 1   
854370  Electrical machines and apparatus, having individual 
functions, n.e.s. in chapter 85  0.4 0.0 1   
 
Total  30.0  
68 1 1 
Notes:  Based on the HS 2017 nomenclature.  
Source:  WTO estimates based on data provided by the Mauritius authorities and UNSD, Comtrade database.  
 
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