RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS: WORKING PAPERS

Mapping the Tariff Waters

Tariff water — the difference between bound and applied duties — provides relevant information on domestic trade policy and WTO trade negotiations.

This paper examines the general and sectoral tariff structure of 120 economies, using exploratory data analysis.

No: ERSD-2009-13

Authors:
Antonia Diakantoni — WTO
Hubert Escaith — WTO
 

Manuscript date: December 2009

Key Words:

Commercial Policy, Taxation, Tariff Duty, GATT-WTO, International Trade Agreements, MFN, Bound Tariff, Tariff Water.

JEL classification numbers:

F13, H20

 
  

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