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Table A.63 Past and present ad valorem equivalents of nontariff barriers in Taiwan (percent)

GTAP
code

GTAP
sector

Tariff lines

(HS6 level)

NTB AVE past
(circa 1990)

NTB AVE

present
(circa 2000)

Assumed
change from
1990 to 2000

1

Paddy rice

2

45.8

22.4

-0.51

2

Wheat

2

63.6

31.1

-0.51

3

Cereal grains, other

6

92.6

45.3

-0.51

4

Vegetables, fruit, nuts

78

86.3

42.2

-0.51

5

Oil seeds

11

77.0

37.7

-0.51

6

Sugar cane, sugar beet

2

9.7

4.7

-0.51

7

Plant-based fibers

7

47.5

23.2

-0.51

8

Crops, other

57

53.5

26.2

-0.51

9

Bovine cattle, sheep and goats, horses

8

56.5

27.6

-0.51

10

Animal products, other

39

49.3

24.1

-0.51

12

Wool, silkworm cocoons

4

2.9

1.4

-0.51

13

Forestry

21

64.9

31.8

-0.51

14

Fishing

39

57.6

28.2

-0.51

15

Coal

6

79.6

38.9

-0.51

16

Oil

1

1.8

0.9

-0.51

17

Gas

2

137.5

67.3

-0.51

18

Minerals, other

70

88.7

43.4

-0.51

19

Bovine meat products

26

100.7

49.3

-0.51

20

Meat products, other

25

74.9

36.6

-0.51

21

Vegetable oils and fats

42

109.1

53.4

-0.51

22

Dairy products

18

128.1

62.7

-0.51

23

Processed rice

2

156.3

76.5

-0.51

24

Sugar containing products

7

139.1

68.1

-0.51

25

Food products, other

233

77.1

37.7

-0.51

26

Beverages and tobacco products

26

56.0

27.4

-0.51

27

Textiles

540

57.0

27.9

-0.51

28

Wearing apparel

233

43.0

21.0

-0.51

29

Leather products

59

93.2

45.6

-0.51

30

Wood products

73

84.3

41.2

-0.51

31

Paper products

134

56.8

27.8

-0.51

32

Petroleum, coal products

12

87.5

42.8

-0.51

33

Chemical, rubber, plastic products

870

50.4

24.7

-0.51

34

Mineral products, other

140

74.8

36.6

-0.51

35

Ferrous metals

142

70.7

34.6

-0.51

36

Metals, other

166

84.7

41.4

-0.51

37

Metal products

204

71.6

35.0

-0.51

38

Motor vehicles and parts

54

40.8

20.0

-0.51

39

Transport equipment, other

81

112.2

54.9

-0.51

40

Electronic equipment

95

50.4

24.7

-0.51

41

Machinery and equipment, other

824

60.9

29.8

-0.51

42

Manufactures, other

170

77.6

38.0

-0.51

Simple average

72.5

35.5

Note: No Taiwan NTB data is available in Kee et al (2005). Estimated AVE of Malaysia NTBs are used as a proxy.

Sources: Kee, Nicita, and Olarreaga (2005); Linkins and Arce (1994); USITC (2004); Shuguang, Yansheng, and Zhongxin (1998); Sazanami, Urata, and Kawai
(1995); Messerlin (2001); authors' calculations.

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