Workshop on Trade Potential with Turkey
General Provisions of the FTA
Market Access for Goods
Rooma Narrainen
Manager-Trade Division
24 June 2013
Market Access for Goods
1. Trade between Mauritius and Turkey
2. Customs Union between Turkey and the EC
3. Market Access Provisions
4. Turkey - Tariff Liberalisation Schedule
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Industrial products
Agro-industrial products
5. Mauritius – Tariff Liberalisation Schedule
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Tariff phase-down schedule
List of sensitive products
Trade Agreements
Europe
Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)
USA
Africa Growth & Opportunity Act (AGOA)
Regional
SADC, COMESA, Indian Ocean Commission
Bilateral
Pakistan (PTA) and Turkey (FTA)
Other
Generalized System of Preferences - GSP
(Japan, Switzerland,…)
Trade between Mauritius and Turkey
Main Imports
Main Exports
Denim/Cotton fabrics,
Garments, Pharmaceutical
products, Plastic table ware
Rs. Millions
Wheat Flour, Portland Cement
Pharmaceuticals, Iron bars,
Cotton, Electric cables,….
1,600
1,400
1,200
1,000
800
Imports
600
Exports
400
200
0
2012
2011
2010 2009
Customs Union between Turkey and the EC
 Free movement of goods
between EC and Turkey for all
industrial products
European Union
 Being in a Customs Union,
Turkey has to align its trade
regime to the EC
 Harmonised trade regime
with entire Europe
Turkey
Market Access Provisions
 Tariff liberalisation schedule applicable in the FTA
 Turkey’s tariff commitments
- Industrial Goods (Chapters 25-97)
- Agro-industry (Specific list of products)
 Mauritius’ tariff commitments
- Tariff phase-down schedule (96% of tariff lines)
- List of Sensitive Products (4% of tariff lines)
 Rules of Origin
• Goods need to meet origin criteria and be covered by a
Certificate of Origin EUR1 issued by the Customs
Authorities
TURKEY
Tariff Liberalisation Schedule
Turkey – Tariff Liberalisation Schedule (1)
a. All Industrial Goods (Chapters 25-97*)
Immediate duty-free access as from 1 June 2013
*Except for 68 tariff lines (Annex III)
• Knitted and Woven Garments (Shirts, T-shirts, Jerseys,…) and
Household Linen
• Duties will be abolished at equal rates over 4 years
 Main exports duty-free
Denim /Cotton Fabrics, Jewellery, Leather products, …
Turkey - Tariff Liberalisation Schedule (2)
b. Agro-Industrial Products (Chapters 1-24)
 Negotiated on a ‘Request and Offer’ basis
 Selected list of products based on actual/potential exports
• Fish and fish products, pineapples, litchis, palm heart, pasta, sweet
biscuits, wafers, beverages, food preparations,…
 Complete list of products (Annex VI– Table E)
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Tariff Reductions (ranging from 20% to 100%)
Quotas (tons, litres…)
 Subject to Import Permit/Licence in Turkey
 Further concessions in agriculture to be considered in future
negotiations (Article 16)
Turkey – Tariff reduction on some products
Tariff Quota
(Volume)
Reduction in Duty
Fresh and Chilled Tuna/
other Fish
385 tons
50%- 100%
0601-0604
Fresh Flowers
130 tons
100%
ex. 0709
Palm hearts
20 tons
100%
0804.30
Pineapples
100 tons
100%
1604.14
Preserved tuna/fish
Unlimited
20%
1902
Pasta
50 tons
100%
1905.31
Sweet biscuits
20 tons
100%
1905.32
Wafers
20 tons
100%
2203
Beer
1000 hl
100%
HS Code
Description
0303/ 0304
MAURITIUS
Tariff Liberalisation Schedule
Mauritius – Tariff Liberalisation Schedule (1)
Aligned with the EPA
Tariff Reduction Schedule covering all products
 Annex IV and Annex VI
Product coverage – 96% of tariff lines
Gradual phasing out of duties over a period 10 years
Sensitive products excluded (4%)
Mauritius – Tariff Liberalisation Schedule (2)
Sensitive
Products
No
liberalisation
% of Tariff
Lines
4.4%
List A
Raw Materials
and Capital
Goods
List B
Intermediate
Goods
Liberalised as
To be liberalised
from 1 June 2013 by 2017
24.5%
29.1%
List C
Finished
Products
To be liberalised
by 2022
42%
Mauritius -Tariff Liberalisation Schedule (3)
I.
List A – Raw Materials and Capital Goods
Immediate Liberalisation List as from 1 June 2013
II.
List B – Intermediate Goods
Gradual Liberalisation from 2013 to 2017
Duty
Reduction
(%)
2013
2014
2015
2017
25%
50%
75%
100%
Mauritius –Tariff Liberalisation Schedule (4)
III. List C – Finished Goods
Gradual Liberalisation from 2013 to 2022
Duty Reduction
(%)
2013
2015
2018
2020
2022
10%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Mauritius – List of Sensitive Products
 Similar to EPA Sensitive List
 List of Sensitive Products excluded from tariff
liberalisation (approx. 200 tariff lines)
 Industrial Products (Annex V)
Paints/Varnishes, Soap /Detergents, Plastics tubes and pipes,
Iron/Steel products, Furniture,….
 Agro-Industry (Annex VI – Table D)
Fresh/Chilled Chicken, Tea, Margarine, Beverages, Biscuits,……
Summary
Tariff Reduction - Annexes IV and VI- List A/B/C
 Import
List of Sensitive Products (Excluded) - Annex V
and Annex VI -Table D
Industrial Products (Duty-Free)
 Export
Garments (Reduction over 4 years) - Annex III
Agricultural Products (Annex VI –Table E)
FTA Mauritius-Turkey
and Annexes
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