Average Tariffs, Selected Countries

Region	Country	   	 Manufacturers		Textile		Clothing

OECD countries 			16.1		  6.2		  9.4		
	Australia		 5.4		  9.9		 20.7
	Canada		 	 4.9		 10.7		 18.4
	European Union		 4.4		  7.9		 11.4		
	Japan		 	 2.9		  6.5		 11.0
	Korea		 	 8.0		  9.4		 12.4
	Mexico			17.3		 20.5		 34.4
	New Zealand		 3.1		  2.4		 13.7
	Turkey		 	 5.9		  8.6		 11.8
	United States	 	 4.0		  9.1		 11.4
	Developing countries	13.5		 18.1		 23.0
Asia 
	China			 9.6		  9.7		 16.1
	Chinese Taipei	  	 6.4		  8.3		 13.1
	Hong Kong, China	 0.0		  0.0		  0.0
	Indonesia		 9.0		 12.6		 18.1
	Malaysia		 9.9		 16.7		 19.6
	Philippines		 7.4		 10.7		 19.2
	Singapore		 0.0	  	  0.0		  0.0	
	Thailand		16.1		 18.7		 39.7
South Asia
	Bangladesh		22.1		 30.2		  ..	
	India			34.1		 39.0		 40.0
	Sri Lanka		 8.0		  3.4		 11.0
Latin America
	Argentina		16.1		 20.1		 22.9
	Bolivia			 9.6		 10		 10.0
	Brazil			16.8		 20		 22.9
	Chile			 9.0		  9.0		  9.0
	Colombia		12.1		 18.0		 19.9
	Dominican Republic	14.6		 20.5		 30.6
	El Salvador		 6.9		 17.0		 23.9
	Jamaica		  	 5.6		  3.2		 19.4
	Peru			13.3		 17.0		 19.3		
	Uruguay			14.7		 20.1		 22.9
	Venezuela		12.3		 18.0		 19.9
Africa
	Algeria			24.1		 35.3		 44.5
	Egypt			22.3		 42.0		 39.7
	Morocco			28.2		 38.2		 49.6
	Tunisia			28.7		 38.0		 42.6
 	Sub-Saharan Africa  	16.8		 21.8		 34.5
Source: UNCTAD (2002), based on UNCTAD and the World Bank 
                                   
World Integrated Trade Solution database.
Note:     The tariff rates for the most recent year for which data was
          available; Manufactures are SITC 5-8 less 68; textiles (65); 
          and clothing (84).

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