Table A.20 Past and present applied tariff rates in Venezuela (percent)
GTAP |
GTAP sector |
Past applied |
Past rate |
Present |
Past HS lines |
Present |
1 |
Paddy rice |
10.0 |
10.0 |
15.0 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
Wheat |
10.8 |
10.8 |
10.8 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
Cereal grains, other |
10.0 |
10.0 |
11.5 |
19 |
21 |
4 |
Vegetables, fruit, nuts |
10.6 |
10.6 |
14.3 |
96 |
121 |
5 |
Oil seeds |
10.0 |
10.0 |
10.8 |
24 |
29 |
6 |
Sugar cane, sugar beet |
10.0 |
10.0 |
10.0 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
Plant-based fibers |
10.0 |
10.0 |
10.0 |
13 |
9 |
8 |
Crops, other |
11.6 |
11.6 |
9.4 |
75 |
86 |
9 |
Bovine cattle, sheep and goats, horses |
9.4 |
9.4 |
7.5 |
20 |
13 |
10 |
Animal products, other |
12.0 |
12.0 |
8.0 |
56 |
61 |
12 |
Wool, silkworm cocoons |
20.0 |
20.0 |
10.0 |
8 |
9 |
13 |
Forestry |
10.5 |
10.5 |
7.6 |
29 |
28 |
14 |
Fishing |
20.3 |
20.3 |
17.0 |
13 |
49 |
15 |
Coal |
9.2 |
9.2 |
5.0 |
6 |
6 |
16 |
Oil |
10.0 |
10.0 |
10.0 |
2 |
2 |
17 |
Gas |
0.0 |
0.0 |
5.0 |
2 |
2 |
18 |
Minerals, other |
7.6 |
7.6 |
5.3 |
111 |
105 |
19 |
Bovine meat products |
23.7 |
23.7 |
19.3 |
36 |
35 |
20 |
Meat products, other |
24.7 |
24.7 |
19.2 |
59 |
57 |
21 |
Vegetable oils and fats |
16.4 |
16.4 |
17.9 |
56 |
53 |
22 |
Dairy products |
23.4 |
23.4 |
18.3 |
36 |
40 |
23 |
Processed rice |
20.0 |
20.0 |
20.0 |
2 |
2 |
24 |
Sugar containing products |
24.3 |
24.3 |
17.9 |
10 |
10 |
25 |
Food products, other |
25.6 |
25.6 |
18.3 |
312 |
330 |
26 |
Beverages and tobacco products |
34.7 |
34.7 |
18.4 |
40 |
42 |
27 |
Textiles |
22.1 |
22.1 |
17.6 |
645 |
666 |
28 |
Wearing apparel |
39.7 |
39.7 |
19.7 |
246 |
245 |
29 |
Leather products |
31.0 |
31.0 |
15.9 |
84 |
80 |
30 |
Wood products |
32.7 |
32.7 |
14.9 |
97 |
113 |
31 |
Paper products |
15.9 |
15.9 |
13.0 |
191 |
206 |
32 |
Petroleum, coal products |
2.1 |
2.1 |
7.4 |
45 |
45 |
33 |
Chemical, rubber, plastic products |
10.9 |
10.9 |
8.7 |
1664 |
1564 |
34 |
Mineral products, other |
19.8 |
19.8 |
13.5 |
186 |
187 |
35 |
Ferrous metals |
8.2 |
8.2 |
8.6 |
188 |
243 |
36 |
Metals, other |
8.6 |
8.6 |
7.8 |
196 |
202 |
37 |
Metal products |
20.0 |
20.0 |
14.9 |
289 |
268 |
38 |
Motor vehicles and parts |
22.2 |
22.2 |
17.7 |
89 |
106 |
39 |
Transport equipment, other |
11.1 |
11.1 |
9.8 |
104 |
96 |
40 |
Electronic equipment |
13.8 |
13.8 |
9.3 |
162 |
175 |
41 |
Machinery and equipment, other |
11.7 |
11.7 |
9.8 |
1357 |
1271 |
42 |
Manufactures, other |
22.7 |
22.7 |
15.2 |
204 |
199 |
Notes: Past applied rates are from 1992 (not including ad valorem equivalents of specific tariffs), except for GTAP sectors 16 and 23 where applied rates
from 1995 to 1997 are used. Present applied rates are the average of applied rates from 2004 and 2005 (not including ad valorem equivalents of specific
tariffs).
Source: TRAINS Database via WITS (2008).
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