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  2. Trade policy of Switzerland - Wikipedia

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    Due to Switzerland being strict with their food regulations, many trading countries have to adapt their products to fit in with European guidelines. Switzerland has been a member of the World Trade Organization since July 1995. Under the WTO, Switzerland is committed to lowering customs tariffs and to keep open services markets.

  3. Swiss Formula - Wikipedia

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    A very low tariff country with a rate T old of 2.3% would move to a T new rate of about 2.1%. Mathematically, the Swiss formula has these characteristics: As T old tends to infinity, T new tends to A, the agreed maximum tariff; As T old tends to 0, T new tends to T old i.e. no change in tariffs as it is already low

  4. List of countries by tariff rate - Wikipedia

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    Effectively applied tariff rates at the six- and eight-digit product level are averaged for products in each commodity group. When the effectively applied rate is unavailable, the most favored nation rate is used instead. WTO: WTO indicators are based on MFN (Most Favoured Nation) tariffs applied by the reporting country/economy. Trade weighted ...

  5. Tariff - Wikipedia

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    A tariff is a tax imposed by the government of a country or by a supranational union on imports or exports of goods. Besides being a source of revenue for the government, import duties can also be a form of regulation of foreign trade and policy that taxes foreign products to encourage or safeguard domestic industry. [1]

  6. General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade - Wikipedia

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    In the end, the result was an average 35% reduction in tariffs, except for textiles, chemicals, steel and other sensitive products; plus a 15% to 18% reduction in tariffs for agricultural and food products. In addition, the negotiations on chemicals led to a provisional agreement on the abolition of the American Selling Price (ASP).

  7. World Integrated Trade Solution - Wikipedia

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    The World Integrated Trade Solution (WITS) is a trade software provided by the World Bank for users to query several international trade databases.. WITS allows the user to query trade statistics (export, import, re-exports and re-imports) from the UN's repository of official international trade statistics and relevant analytical tables (UN COMTRADE), tariff and non-tariff measures data from ...

  8. Tariff-rate quota - Wikipedia

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    In economics, a tariff-rate quota (TRQ) (also called a tariff quota) is a two-tiered tariff system that combines import quotas and tariffs to regulate import products.. A TRQ allows a lower tariff rate on imports of a given product within a specified quantity and requires a higher tariff rate on imports exceeding that quantity. [1]

  9. Kennedy Round - Wikipedia

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    The Kennedy Round officially opened on May 4, 1964, at the Palais des Nations.It was the last GATT round to have tariff reduction as its primary focus. [8] However, it was the first GATT round to deal with non-tariff issues, such as dumping, a practice whereby a company exports a product at a price lower than the price it charges in its home market. [9]