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18. Precisi<strong>on</strong> equipment 6.0 290 286 4<br />

19. Arms and ammuniti<strong>on</strong> 6.0 23 23<br />

20. Misc. manufactured 6.0 213 148 43 22<br />

articles<br />

21. Works of art, etc. 6.0 7 7<br />

Total 6.0 7,902 35 5,856 1,048 811 152<br />

Source: WTO Secretariat, Factual Presentati<strong>on</strong> of <strong>Free</strong> <strong>Trade</strong> <strong>Agreement</strong> Between Chile and <strong>China</strong><br />

(Goods), 2008.<br />

In return, <strong>China</strong> has also allowed duty-free access to 647 tariff lines under HS 8-digit level out of the<br />

total 7,605 tariff lines <strong>on</strong> an MFN basis in 2006 (Table 3.6). An additi<strong>on</strong>al 2,187 tariff lines were<br />

liberalized up<strong>on</strong> entry into force of the <strong>Agreement</strong> (comprising both agricultural and industrial<br />

products). <strong>China</strong> maintains a negative list with a total of 214 tariff lines covering vegetable products,<br />

vegetable and animal fats and oils, prepared food, chemicals, wood products, pulp and paper, and<br />

textiles, for which tariff are not liberalized under the <strong>Agreement</strong>.<br />

Table 3.6: <strong>China</strong>’s Tariff Eliminati<strong>on</strong> Under the <strong>Agreement</strong>, by HS Chapter<br />

HS secti<strong>on</strong> and descripti<strong>on</strong> MFN<br />

average<br />

Total<br />

No. of<br />

MFN<br />

duty<br />

No. of duty-free lines under<br />

the <strong>Agreement</strong> in:<br />

% lines free<br />

2006 2007 2010 2015<br />

1. Live animals and animal 12.4 368 43 12 55 116 142<br />

products<br />

Remain<br />

dutiable<br />

2. Vegetable products 14.4 463 54 71 142 85 86 25<br />

3. Animal or vegetable fats 15.0 53 3 8 12 11 19<br />

and oils<br />

4. Prepared food etc. 17.9 279 1 36 40 58 138 6<br />

5. Minerals 3.7 202 37 119 8 38<br />

6. Chemical and products 7.0 1,186 9 732 71 65 305 4<br />

7. Plastics and rubber 9.8 262 1 84 57 26 94<br />

8. Hides and skins 12.5 108 30 23 42 13<br />

9. Wood and articles 4.1 160 65 10 27 14 19 25<br />

10. Pulp, paper etc. 5.4 165 34 3 4 124<br />

11. Textile and textile 11.6 1,106 233 861 1 11<br />

articles<br />

12. Footwear, headgear 18.6 60 55 5<br />

13. Articles of st<strong>on</strong>e 13.6 175 1 26 28 77 43<br />

14. Precious st<strong>on</strong>es, etc. 10.0 84 32 21 19 12<br />

15. Base metals and<br />

7.5 706 4 374 77 78 173<br />

products<br />

16. Machinery 8.4 1,376 258 277 274 173 394<br />

17. Transport equipment 12.8 318 1 81 198 6 32<br />

18. Precisi<strong>on</strong> equipment 10.0 326 43 74 38 108 63<br />

19. Arms and ammuniti<strong>on</strong> 13.0 21 18 3<br />

20. Misc. manufactured 11.6 178 62 6 66 44<br />

articles<br />

21. Works of art, etc. 9.6 9 2 1 4 2<br />

Total 9.9 7,605 647 2,187 1,960 975 1,622 214<br />

Source: WTO Secretariat, Factual Presentati<strong>on</strong> of <strong>Free</strong> <strong>Trade</strong> <strong>Agreement</strong> Between Chile and <strong>China</strong><br />

(Goods), 2008.<br />

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