Table A.66 Past and present ad valorem equivalents of nontariff barriers in Venezuela (percent)
NTB AVE |
Assumed | ||||
GTAP |
GTAP |
Tariff lines |
NTB AVE past |
present |
change from |
code |
sector |
(HS6 level) |
(circa 1990) |
(circa 2000) |
1990 to 2000 |
1 Paddy rice |
2 |
48.6 |
23.8 |
-0.51 | |
2 |
Wheat |
2 |
63.7 |
31.2 |
-0.51 |
3 |
Cereal grains, other |
6 |
77.0 |
37.7 |
-0.51 |
4 |
Vegetables, fruit, nuts |
78 |
65.0 |
31.8 |
-0.51 |
5 |
Oil seeds |
11 |
57.2 |
28.0 |
-0.51 |
6 |
Sugar cane, sugar beet |
2 |
9.6 |
4.7 |
-0.51 |
7 |
Plant-based fibers |
7 |
55.6 |
27.2 |
-0.51 |
8 |
Crops, other |
57 |
43.7 |
21.4 |
-0.51 |
9 |
Bovine cattle, sheep and goats, horses |
8 |
43.4 |
21.2 |
-0.51 |
10 |
Animal products, other |
39 |
45.0 |
22.0 |
-0.51 |
12 |
Wool, silkworm cocoons |
4 |
2.4 |
1.2 |
-0.51 |
13 |
Forestry |
21 |
51.4 |
25.1 |
-0.51 |
14 |
Fishing |
39 |
47.5 |
23.3 |
-0.51 |
15 |
Coal |
6 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
-0.51 |
16 |
Oil |
1 |
1.9 |
0.9 |
-0.51 |
17 |
Gas |
2 |
145.3 |
71.1 |
-0.51 |
18 |
Minerals, other |
70 |
6.6 |
3.2 |
-0.51 |
19 |
Bovine meat products |
26 |
59.3 |
29.0 |
-0.51 |
20 |
Meat products, other |
25 |
71.7 |
35.1 |
-0.51 |
21 |
Vegetable oils and fats |
42 |
79.0 |
38.6 |
-0.51 |
22 |
Dairy products |
18 |
116.2 |
56.9 |
-0.51 |
23 |
Processed rice |
2 |
91.2 |
44.6 |
-0.51 |
24 |
Sugar containing products |
7 |
175.5 |
85.9 |
-0.51 |
25 |
Food products, other |
233 |
63.9 |
31.2 |
-0.51 |
26 |
Beverages and tobacco products |
26 |
48.5 |
23.7 |
-0.51 |
27 |
Textiles |
540 |
1.6 |
0.8 |
-0.51 |
28 |
Wearing apparel |
233 |
4.2 |
2.0 |
-0.51 |
29 |
Leather products |
59 |
22.7 |
11.1 |
-0.51 |
30 |
Wood products |
73 |
22.8 |
11.2 |
-0.51 |
31 |
Paper products |
134 |
3.9 |
1.9 |
-0.51 |
32 |
Petroleum, coal products |
12 |
60.3 |
29.5 |
-0.51 |
33 |
Chemical, rubber, plastic products |
870 |
28.9 |
14.1 |
-0.51 |
34 |
Mineral products, other |
140 |
8.0 |
3.9 |
-0.51 |
35 |
Ferrous metals |
142 |
4.7 |
2.3 |
-0.51 |
36 |
Metals, other |
166 |
16.9 |
8.2 |
-0.51 |
37 |
Metal products |
204 |
4.7 |
2.3 |
-0.51 |
38 |
Motor vehicles and parts |
54 |
20.8 |
10.2 |
-0.51 |
39 |
Transport equipment, other |
81 |
15.2 |
7.4 |
-0.51 |
40 |
Electronic equipment |
95 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
-0.51 |
41 |
Machinery and equipment, other |
824 |
5.5 |
2.7 |
-0.51 |
42 |
Manufactures, other |
170 |
14.6 |
7.2 |
-0.51 |
Simple average |
41.6 |
20.3 |
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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