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Table A.6 Past and present applied tariff rates in China (percent)

GTAP
code

GTAP sector

Past
applied
tariff (1992)

Past rate
used

Present

applied
tariff (2004)

Past
HS lines

Present
HS lines

1

Paddy rice

0.0

56.3

56.3

2

7

2

Wheat

0.0

56.3

56.3

2

4

3

Cereal grains, other

2.4

2.4

8.9

10

15

4

Vegetables, fruit, nuts

48.0

48.0

14.8

105

173

5

Oil seeds

43.0

43.0

9.1

16

31

6

Sugar cane, sugar beet

47.5

47.5

20.0

2

1

7

Plant-based fibers

15.5

15.5

10.1

9

7

8

Crops, other

30.9

30.9

9.5

104

128

9

Bovine cattle, sheep and goats, horses

10.9

10.9

4.3

11

12

10

Animal products, other

37.8

37.8

10.7

88

137

12

Wool, silkworm cocoons

35.8

35.8

16.0

9

13

13

Forestry

31.1

31.1

8.7

39

52

14

Fishing

32.0

32.0

11.6

61

101

15

Coal

18.8

18.8

3.9

7

7

16

Oil

8.8

8.8

3.0

2

2

17

Gas

15.0

15.0

1.0

2

2

18

Minerals, other

21.5

21.5

2.5

109

117

19

Bovine meat products

46.4

46.4

16.6

31

34

20

Meat products, other

51.5

51.5

18.3

51

92

21

Vegetable oils and fats

30.0

30.0

14.5

46

57

22

Dairy products

51.7

51.7

14.8

21

24

23

Processed rice

0.0

56.3

56.3

2

5

24

Sugar containing products

41.3

41.3

34.7

9

10

25

Food products, other

47.7

47.7

17.3

305

396

26

Beverages and tobacco products

111.0

111.0

27.7

31

36

27

Textiles

64.6

64.6

11.5

701

801

28

Wearing apparel

86.9

86.9

17.9

286

301

29

Leather products

62.1

62.1

15.4

73

97

30

Wood products

45.1

45.1

5.8

116

180

31

Paper products

29.6

29.6

6.3

158

169

32

Petroleum, coal products

20.8

20.8

6.2

30

38

33

Chemical, rubber, plastic products

28.4

28.4

7.8

1209

1579

34

Mineral products, other

44.0

44.0

12.9

184

199

35

Ferrous metals

13.9

13.9

5.3

195

257

36

Metals, other

15.6

15.6

4.8

188

228

37

Metal products

42.5

42.5

11.0

252

278

38

Motor vehicles and parts

64.9

64.9

18.4

140

195

39

Transport equipment, other

24.7

24.7

8.5

92

142

40

Electronic equipment

40.5

40.5

8.3

193

257

41

Machinery and equipment, other

31.6

31.6

9.6

1081

1463

42

Manufactures, other

62.1

62.1

15.7

210

235

Notes: Past applied rates are the average of applied rates from 1992 and 1993. Present applied rates are the average of applied rates from 2003, 2004, and
2005 (including ad valorem equivalents of specific tariffs).

Source: TRAINS Database via WITS (2008).

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