China
Part A.1 Tariffs and imports: Summary and duty ranges
Summary Total Ag Non-Ag WTO member since 2001
Simple average final bound 10.0 15.7 9.1 Binding coverage: Total 100
MFN applied Non-Ag 100
Simple average 2023 7.5 14.0 6.4 Ag: Tariff quotas (in %) 4.5
Trade weighted average 2023 3.0 13.1 2.2 Ag: Special safeguards (in % ) 0
Imports in billion US$ 2022 1,928.7 144.6 1,784.1
Duty-free 0 <= 5 5 <= 10 10 <= 15 15 <= 25 25 <= 50 50 <= 100 > 100 NAV
Frequency distribution
Tariff lines and import values (in %) in %
Agricultural products
Final bound 5.9 7.0 26.0 25.5 26.2 7.0 2.3 0 0
MFN applied 2023 7.0 14.8 28.4 22.2 20.3 4.6 2.7 0 0.1
Imports 2022 1.1 47.0 19.0 17.9 2.2 5.0 7.8 0 2.5
Non-agricultural products
Final bound 6.6 18.5 47.1 14.5 11.9 1.4 0 0 0
MFN applied 2023 10.1 23.5 60.4 4.6 1.0 0.4 0 0 0.3
Imports 2022 65.3 16.5 15.1 2.8 0.3 0.1 0 0 0.0
Part A.2 Tariffs and imports by product groups
Final bound duties MFN applied duties Imports
Product groups AVG Duty-free Max Binding AVG Duty-free Max Share Duty-free
in % in % in % in % in %
Live animals and meat 14.8 10.5 25 100 13.2 13.9 25 1.2 0.8
Dairy products 12.2 0 20 100 12.0 0 20 0.3 0
Fruits and vegetables 15.9 3.1 30 100 12.8 3.2 30 0.2 0.0
Coffee, tea, cocoa and spices 13.9 0 32 100 12.1 0 30 0.1 0
Cereals and food preparations 24.5 3.6 65 100 20.2 7.7 65 1.1 0.0
Oilseeds, fats and oils 12.0 8.5 30 100 11.8 10.4 30 3.6 0.0
Sugars and confectionery 27.4 0 50 100 28.7 0 50 0.1 0
Beverages and tobacco 23.2 2.1 65 100 19.2 1.9 65 0.2 17.6
Cotton, silk and wool 16.9 0 40 100 17.2 0 40 0.3 0
Other agricultural products 10.9 11.5 30 100 10.5 12.1 30 0.5 8.6
Fish and fish products 11.0 6.2 23 100 7.1 4.4 15 0.7 1.5
Minerals and metals 7.9 5.8 35 100 6.1 6.1 21 28.8 61.7
Petroleum 5.0 20.0 9 100 5.3 16.7 9 16.3 96.5
Chemicals 6.8 0.4 50 100 6.3 2.2 50 7.6 9.5
Wood, paper, furniture 5.1 21.7 20 100 3.3 40.0 12 2.7 82.7
Textiles 9.8 0 38 100 7.0 0.1 38 0.5 1.1
Clothing 16.1 0 25 100 6.8 0 12 0.3 0
Rubber, leather and footwear 13.8 0.6 25 100 10.6 0.6 25 0.8 0.7
Mechanical, office and computing machinery 7.7 10.4 25 100 6.6 12.8 25 6.8 55.2
Electrical machinery and electronic equipment 10.5 24.5 35 100 5.3 34.1 20 21.1 86.3
Transport equipment 11.1 0.8 45 100 8.9 4.7 45 3.6 0.1
Other Manufactures 12.2 11.9 30 100 6.5 22.8 20 3.3 57.2
Part B Exports to major trading partners and duties faced
Bilateral imports Diversification MFN AVG of Pref. Duty-free imports
Major markets in million 95% trade in no. of traded TL margin TL Value
US$ HS 2-digit HS 6-digit Simple Weighted Weighted in % in %
Agricultural products
1. European Union 2022 9,243 27 141 13.8 6.2 0.0 14.0 39.2
2. Japan 2022 6,871 27 135 13.9 11.0 0.4 33.5 23.5
3. Hong Kong, China 2022 5,804 24 105 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 100.0
4. United States of America 2022 4,714 25 121 4.8 3.3 0.0 26.9 35.2
5. Korea, Republic of 2022 3,770 25 123 63.6 86.5 2.5 22.0 14.1
Non-agricultural products
1. European Union 2022 609,744 75 1,701 4.5 2.7 0.0 23.1 49.4
2. United States of America 2022 511,710 62 1,183 4.0 2.6 0.0 40.8 58.6
3. Hong Kong, China 2022 245,664 47 376 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 100.0
4. Japan 2022 180,212 64 1,213 3.2 1.7 0.2 61.8 73.8
5. Korea, Republic of 2022 150,806 68 1,423 6.1 4.1 3.0 64.0 67.8