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spacecraft, and parts <strong>the</strong>re<strong>of</strong>; Ships, boats and o<strong>the</strong>r floating structures; Residues, wastes <strong>of</strong>
food industry, animal fodder; Manmade staple fibres.
II.5. Analysis <strong>of</strong> Tariff Structure vis-à-vis Imports
Table 5. Tariff Pr<strong>of</strong>ile <strong>of</strong> India-Indonesia Trade, 2007
Tariff
Rate
India's Imports from Indonesia,
2007 Indonesia's imports from India, 2007
Tariff lines
Tariff lines
No %
Value
(US$Mil) % No %
Value
(US$Mil) %
0 53 3.6 47.8 1.1 553 27.8 1,031.31 64.1
>0-5 21 1.4 1,019.6 24.2 830 41.7 436.68 27.1
>5-10 14 0.9 54.2 1.3 286 14.4 53.14 3.3
>10-15 1,273 85.8 1,651.8 39.3 275 13.8 19.16 1.2
>15-20 32 2.2 91.3 2.2 32 1.6 35.23 2.2
>20-25 3 0.2 76.1 1.8 7 0.4 8.38 0.5
>25-30 64 4.3 168.5 4.0 4 0.2 0.02 0.0
>30-35 - - - - 1 0.1 25.41 1.6
>35-40 - - - - 2 0.1 0.25 0.0
>40-45 3 0.2 1.3 0.0 - - - -
>45-50 3 0.2 0.0 0.0 - - - -
>50 18 1.2 1,097.3 26.1 1 0.1 0.01 0.0
Total 1,484 100.0 4,207.9 100.0 1,991 100.0 1,609.61 100.0
Source: WITS
The tariff is India’s main trade policy measures. Most imports enter India are subject to tariff
which are accounted for 1,484 number <strong>of</strong> tariff lines. Most imports are highly concentrated
on tariff line between 10 -15 percent which is amounted for US$1,651.8 million in 2007 or
39.3 percent <strong>of</strong> India’s imports from <strong>the</strong> world. Value <strong>of</strong> imports for <strong>the</strong> tariff above 50
percent is amounted for US$1,097.3 million or has taken 26.1 percent <strong>of</strong> India’s imports
from <strong>the</strong> world. The third highest value <strong>of</strong> imports is in <strong>the</strong> span <strong>of</strong> 0-5 percent tariff which
has absorbed 24.2 percent <strong>of</strong> India’s imports in 2007.