CHINA TARIFFS AND QUOTAS FOR COMMODITIES IN WTO
SHANGHAI, Nov 21 (Reuters) - China has agreed to allow greater imports ofagricultural products like wheat corn and rice at lower duties after itjoins the World Trade Organisation on December 10.Below is a table detailing yearly import quotas agreed by China under atariff-rate-quota (TRQ) system which comes into effect after WTO entry:
Source: Trade quoting USTR figuresWheat:Year TRQ amount State firms Private share Over-quota(mln tonnes) share (pct) (pct) duty2002 8.468 90 10 71.02003 9.052 90 10 68.02004 9.636 90 10 65.0(In-quota duty at one percent)
Corn:Year TRQ amount State firms Private share Over-quota(mln tonnes) share (pct) (pct) duty2002 5.850 68 32 71.02003 6.525 64 36 68.02004 7.200 60 40 65.0(In quota duty at one percent)
Rice, short, medium and long grain:Year TRQ amount State firms Private share Over-quota(mln tonnes) share (pct) (pct) duty2002 1.995 50 50 71.02003 2.328 50 50 68.02004 2.660 50 50 65.0(In-quota duty at one percent)
Sugar:Year TRQ amount State firms Private share Over-quota(mln tonnes) share (pct) (pct) duty2002 1.764 70 30 50.02003 1.852 70 30 50.02004 1.945 70 30 50.0(In-quota duty at 20 percent for 2002 and 2003, 15 percent for2004)
Soybean oil:Year TRQ amount State firms Private share Over-quota(mln tonnes) share (pct) (pct) duty2002 2.518 34 66 52.42003 2.818 26 74 41.62004 3.118 18 82 30.72005 3.587 10 90 19.92006 TRQ eliminated, imports subject to flat nine percent duty(In-quota duty at nine percent from 2002 to 2005)
Rapeseed oil:Year TRQ amount State firms Private share Over-quota(mln tonnes) share (pct) (pct) duty2002 0.8790 34 66 52.42003 1.0186 26 74 41.62004 1.1266 18 82 30.72005 1.2430 10 90 19.92006 TRQ eliminated, imports subject to flat nine percent duty(In-quota duty at nine percent from 2002 to 2005)
Palm oil:Year TRQ amount State firms Private share Over-quota(mln tonnes) share (pct) (pct) duty2002 2.400 34 66 52.42003 2.600 26 74 41.62004 2.700 18 82 30.72005 3.168 10 90 19.92006 TRQ eliminated, imports subject to flat nine percent duty(In-quota duty at nine percent from 2002 to 2005)
Cotton:Year TRQ amount State firms Private share Over-quota(mln tonnes) share (pct) (pct) duty2002 0.81850 33 67 54.42003 0.85625 33 67 47.22004 0.89400 33 67 40.0(In-quota duty at one percent)