Table 3 Actual US tariffs applied against imports from 17 major partners
|
Country/ |
Past tariffs (percent) |
Present |
1990 US |
2004 US |
Past import |
Present |
Past tariff |
Present |
|
Australia |
5.7 |
1.3 |
5 |
8 |
1 |
1 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
|
Brazil |
5.7 |
3.8 |
9 |
23 |
2 |
2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
|
Canada |
3.8 |
0.2 |
94 |
260 |
21 |
20 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
|
China |
5.7 |
3.8 |
16 |
211 |
4 |
16 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
|
EU-15 |
5.7 |
3.8 |
99 |
281 |
22 |
22 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
|
Hong Kong |
5.7 |
3.8 |
10 |
10 |
2 |
1 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
|
India |
5.7 |
3.8 |
3 |
16 |
1 |
1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
|
Indonesia |
5.7 |
3.8 |
4 |
12 |
1 |
1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
|
Japan |
5.7 |
3.8 |
94 |
133 |
21 |
10 |
1.2 |
0.4 |
|
Korea |
5.7 |
3.8 |
19 |
48 |
4 |
4 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
|
Malaysia |
5.7 |
3.8 |
5 |
29 |
1 |
2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
|
Mexico |
5.7 |
0.1 |
31 |
158 |
7 |
12 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
|
Philippines |
5.7 |
3.8 |
4 |
10 |
1 |
1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
|
Singapore |
5.7 |
0.6 |
10 |
16 |
2 |
1 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
|
Taiwan |
5.7 |
3.8 |
24 |
36 |
5 |
3 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
|
Thailand |
5.7 |
3.8 |
6 |
19 |
1 |
1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
|
Venezuela |
5.7 |
3.8 |
10 |
26 |
2 |
2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
|
Total |
441 |
1294 |
Weighted average tariff |
5.3 |
2.5 | |||
Notes: Country rates are the simple average of MFN applied or when applicable preferential tariffs at the tariff line level, including ad valorem
equivalents of specific tariffs.
Sources: UN Comtrade Database via WITS (2008); TRAINS Database via WITS (2008); authors' calculations.
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