WTO Issues New Edition of World Tariff Profiles

Posted by Matt Schmitt on 7/9/19 5:00 PM

On July 2, 2019, the World Trade Organization (WTO) issued its annual edition of World Tariff Profiles, which provides comprehensive information on the tariff and non-tariff measures put in place by over 170 countries and customs territories.

This year’s publication includes a chapter on “Aligning trade and tariff policies with sustainable development,” which focuses on tariffs applied to technological goods that could help a country reach certain sustainable development goals.

 

The WTO press release may be found here:

https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news19_e/publ_01jul19_e.htm

The World Tariff Profiles may be found here:

https://www.wto.org/english/res_e/booksp_e/tariff_profiles19_e.pdf

Topics: WTO, Tariffs

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