Afghanistan

Part A.1 Tariffs and imports: Summary and duty ranges

Summary Total Ag Non-Ag WTO member since 2016
Simple average final bound 13.6 33.6 10.3 Binding coverage: Total 96.6
Simple average MFN applied 2018 6.5 9.4 6.0 Non-Ag 96.1
Trade weighted average 2016 6.1 6.1 6.1 Ag: Tariff quotas (in %) 0
Imports in billion US$ 2016 4.2 1.5 2.7 Ag: Special safeguards (in % ) 0

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 0.4 0.7 19.0 0 19.7 30.9 23.8 0 5.5
MFN applied 2018 1.1 53.4 15.9 2.2 16.7 5.1 0 0 5.7
Imports 2016 0 78.9 15.2 0.4 5.5 0 0 0 0
Non-agricultural products
Final bound 10.5 25.8 38.3 0.1 10.8 10.6 0 0 0
MFN applied 2018 0.4 70.3 25.2 0.2 3.3 0.4 0 0 3.1
Imports 2016 0.9 75.6 15.8 0 7.6 0.2 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 %
Animal products 30.5 2.7 60 100 5.0 0 16 0 0
Dairy products 31.2 0 40 100 11.2 0 20 1.1 0
Fruit, vegetables, plants 45.8 0 60 100 16.3 0 40 2.1 0
Coffee, tea 16.7 0 30 100 6.8 0 10 5.9 0
Cereals & preparations 36.2 0 60 100 6.9 0 30 16.8 0
Oilseeds, fats & oils 18.0 0 60 100 2.8 0 5 7.6 0
Sugars and confectionery 35.3 0 50 100 6.6 0 20 1.5 0
Beverages & tobacco 56.7 0 70 100 20.5 0 30 1.8 0
Cotton 20.0 0 20 100 2.5 0 3 0 0
Other agricultural products 22.7 0 60 100 5.4 5.9 16 0.0 0
Fish & fish products 6.9 0 30 100 4.6 0 10 0 0
Minerals & metals 11.7 11.6 40 97.0 6.2 0 40 29.7 0
Petroleum 13.3 0 15 100 9.6 0 14 0 0
Chemicals 6.4 1.1 40 92.2 5.3 1.3 30 2.8 19.9
Wood, paper, etc. 10.0 12.0 30 95.7 6.7 0 30 1.7 0
Textiles 15.2 0 40 95.5 5.1 1.0 30 8.1 0
Clothing 29.9 0 30 100 10.0 0 10 0.3 0
Leather, footwear, etc. 8.7 5.6 30 79.2 6.5 0 16 2.6 0
Non-electrical machinery 4.8 23.4 20 100 3.8 0 10 5.7 0
Electrical machinery 5.8 43.6 30 100 6.3 0 10 0.9 0
Transport equipment 6.9 26.6 50 91.6 8.3 0 50 1.7 0
Manufactures, n.e.s. 10.5 17.1 30 99.5 8.4 0 50 9.8 0

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. India 2017 413 5 10 29.9 41.9 41.9 100.0 100.0
2. Pakistan 2017 255 6 19 10.0 11.5 1.1 2.6 15.0
3. European Union 2017 16 8 12 8.7 1.2 1.1 97.0 99.6
4. Turkey 2017 8 5 6 4.8 6.1 0.0 73.7 59.3
5. Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of 2017 7 4 5 4.5 4.3 0.0 10.3 13.1
Non-agricultural products
1. United Arab Emirates 2016 238 1 1 4.9 0.2 0.0 2.4 96.0
2. Pakistan 2017 160 3 6 13.9 6.6 1.8 0.0 0.0
3. European Union 2017 8 25 83 4.8 1.5 1.5 100.0 100.0
4. United States of America 2017 8 10 48 2.9 0.7 0.5 85.1 97.6
5. Mexico 2017 3 11 24 6.3 7.8 0.0 50.0 35.5