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Coding System for Trade Control Measures

The following codes are used in query outputs from TRAINS for tariffs and para-tariffs measures.

TCM Code

Description

1000

Tariff Measures

1100

Statutory customs duties

1200

MFN duties

1210

MFN duties (Statutory)

1220

MFN duties (Applied)

1230

MFN duties (Bound)

1300

GATT Ceiling duties

1400

Tariff quota duties

1410

Low duties

1420

High duties

1500

Seasonal duties

1510

Low duties

1520

High duties

1600

Temporary reduced duties

1700

Temporary increased duties

1710

Retaliatory duties

1720

Urgency and safeguard duties

1800

Preferential duties under trade agreements

1810

Customs Union

1820

Free Trade Agreement

1830

GSP

1831

GSP to developing countries

1832

GSP to LDCs

1840

Other specific preferential agreements

1841

From developed to developed countries

1842

From developed to developing countries

1843

From developed to LDCs

1844

From developing to developing countries

1845

From developing to LDCs

1846

From developing to developed countries

1890

Preferential agreements n.e.s.

1900

Tariff measures n.e.s.

2000

Para-Tariff Measures

2100

Customs surcharges

2200

Additional taxes and charges

2210

Tax of foreign exchange transactions

2220

Stamp tax

2230

Import licence fee

2240

Consular invoice fee

2250

Statistical tax

2260

Tax on transport facilities

2270

Taxes and charges for sensitive product categories

2271

Charges to protect human health

2272

Charges to protect animal health and life

2273

Charges to protect plant health

2274

Charges to protect environment

2275

Charges to protect wildlife

2276

Charges to control drug abuse

2277

Charge to ensure human safety

2278

Charges to ensure national security

2279

Charges for purposes n.e.s.

2290

Additional charges n.e.s.

2300

Internal taxes and charges levied on imports

2310

General sales taxes

2320

Excise taxes

2370

Taxes and charges for sensitive product categories

2371

Charges to protect human health

2372

Charges to protect animal health and life

2373

Charges to protect plant health

2374

Charges to protect environment

2375

Charges to protect wildlife

2376

Charges to control drug abuse

2377

Charge to ensure human safety

2378

Charges to ensure national security

2379

Charges for purposes n.e.s.

2390

Internal taxes and charges levied on imports n.e.s.

2400

Decreed customs valuation

2900

Para-tariff measures n.e.s.

3000

Price control measures

3100

Administrative pricing

3110

Minimum import prices

3190

Administrative pricing n.e.s.

3200

Voluntary export price restraint

3300

Variable charges

3310

Variable levies

3320

Variable components

3330

Compensatory elements

3340

Flexible import fees

3390

Variable charges n.e.s.

3400

Antidumping measures

3410

Antidumping investigations

3420

Antidumping duties

3430

Price undertakings

3500

Countervailing measures

3510

Countervailing investigations

3520

Countervailing duties

3530

Price undertakings

3900

Price control measures n.e.s.

4000

Finance measures

4100

Advance payment requirements

4110

Advance import deposit

4120

Cash margin requirement

4130

Advance payment of customs duties

4170

Refundable deposits for sensitive product categories

4171

Refundable deposits to protect human health

4172

Refundable deposits to protect animal health and life

4173

Refundable deposits to protect plan health

4174

Refundable deposits to protect environment

4175

Refundable deposits to protect wildlife

4176

Refundable deposits to control drug abuse

4177

Refundable deposits to ensure human safety

4178

Refundable deposits to ensure national security

4179

Refundable deposits for purposes n.e.s.

4190

Advance payment requirements n.e.s.

4200

Multiple exchange rates

4300

Restrictive official foreign exchange allocation

4310

Prohibition of foreign exchange allocation

4320

Bank authorization

4390

Restrictive official foreign exchange allocation n.e.s.

4500

Regulations concerning terms of payment for imports

4600

Transfer delays, queuing

4900

Finance measures n.e.s.

5000

Automatic licensing measures

5100

Automatic licence

5200

Import monitoring

5210

Retrospective surveillance

5220

Prior surveillance

5270

Prior surveillance for sensitive product categories

5271

Prior surveillance to protect human health

5272

Prior surveillance to protect animal health and life

5273

Prior surveillance to protect plant health

5274

Prior surveillance to protect environment

5275

Prior surveillance to protect wildlife

5276

Prior surveillance to control drug abuse

5277

Prior surveillance to ensure human safety

5278

Prior surveillance to ensure national security

5279

Prior surveillance for purposes n.e.s.

5700

Surrender requirement

5900

Automatic licensing measures n.e.s.

6000

Quantity control measures

6100

Non-automatic licensing

6110

Licence with no specific ex-ante criteria

6120

Licence for selected purchasers

6130

License for specified use

6131

Linked with export trade

6132

For purposes other than exports

6140

Licence linked with local production

6141

Purchase of local goods

6142

Local content requirement

6143

Barter or counter trade

6150

Licence linked with non-official foreign exchange

6151

External foreign exchange

6152

Importers' own foreign exchange

6160

Licence combined with or replaced by special import authorization

6170

Prior authorization for sensitive product categories

6171

Prior authorization to protect human health

6172

Prior authorization to protect animal health and life

6173

Prior authorization to protect plant health

6174

Prior authorization to protect environment

6175

Prior authorization to protect wildlife

6176

Prior authorization to control drug abuse

6177

Prior authorization to ensure human safety

6178

Prior authorization to ensure national security

6179

Prior authorization for purposes n.e.s.

6180

License or political reasons

6190

Non-automatic licensing n.e.s.

6200

Quotas

6210

Global quotas

6211

Unallocated

6212

Allocated to exporting countries

6220

Bilateral quotas

6230

Seasonal quotas

6240

Quotas linked with export performance

6250

Quotas linked with purchase of local goods

6270

Quotas for sensitive product categories

6271

Quotas to protect human health

6272

Quotas to protect animal health and life

6273

Quotas to protect plant health

6274

Quotas to protect environment

6275

Quotas to protect wildlife

6276

Quotas to control drug abuse

6277

Quotas to ensure human safety

6278

Quotas to ensure national security

6279

Quotas for purposes n.e.s.

6280

Quotas for political reasons

6290

Quotas n.e.s.

6300

Prohibitions

6310

Total prohibition

6320

Suspension of issuance of licences

6330

Seasonal prohibition

6340

Temporary prohibition

6350

Import diversification

6370

Prohibition for sensitive product categories

6371

Prohibition to protect human health

6372

Prohibition to protect animal health and life

6373

Prohibition to protect plant health

6374

Prohibition to protect environment

6375

Prohibition to protect wildlife

6376

Prohibition to control drug abuse

6377

Prohibition to ensure human safety

6378

Prohibition to ensure national security

6379

Prohibition for purposes n.e.s.

6380

Prohibition for political reasons (embargo)

6390

Prohibitions n.e.s.

6600

Export restraint arrangements

6610

Voluntary export restraint arrangements

6620

Orderly marketing arrangements

6630

Multifibre arrangement (MFA)

6631

Quota agreement

6632

Consultation agreement

6633

Administrative co-operation agreement

6640

Export restraint arrangements on textiles outside MFA

6641

Quota agreement

6642

Consultation agreement

6643

Administrative co-operation agreement

6690

Export restraint arrangements n.e.s.

6700

Enterprise-specific restrictions

6710

Selective approval of importers

6720

Enterprise-specific quota

6790

Enterprise-specific restrictions n.e.s.

6900

Quantity control measures n.e.s.

7000

Monopolistic measures

7100

Single channel for imports

7110

States trading administration

7120

Sole importing agency

7170

Single channel for imports for sensitive product categories

7171

Single channel for imports to protect human health

7172

Single channel for imports to protect animal health and life

7173

Single channel for imports to protect plant health

7174

Single channel for imports to protect environment

7175

Single channel for imports to protect wildlife

7176

Single channel for imports to control drug abuse

7177

Single channel for imports to ensure human safety

7178

Single channel for imports to ensure national security

7179

Single channel for imports for purposes n.e.s.

7200

Compulsory national services

7210

Compulsory national insurance

7220

Compulsory national transport

7900

Monopolistic measures n.e.s.

8000

Technical measures

8100

Technical regulations

8110

Product characteristics requirements

8111

Product characteristics req. to protect human health

8112

Product characteristics req. to protect animal health and life

8113

Product characteristics req. to protect plant health

8114

Product characteristics req. to protect environment

8115

Product characteristics req. to protect wildlife

8116

Product characteristics req. to control drug abuse

8117

Product characteristics req. to ensure safety

8118

Product characteristics req. to ensure national security

8119

Product characteristics req. for purposes n.e.s.

8120

Marking requirements

8121

Marking requirements to protect human health

8122

Marking requirements to protect animal health and life

8123

Marking requirements to protect plant health

8124

Marking requirements to protect environment

8125

Marking requirements to protect wildlife

8126

Marking requirements to control drug abuse

8127

Marking requirements to ensure human safety

8128

Marking requirements to ensure national security

8129

Marking requirements for purposes n.e.s.

8130

Labelling requirements

8131

Labelling requirements to protect human health

8132

Labelling requirements to protect animal health and life

8133

Labelling requirements to protect plant health

8134

Labelling requirements to protect environment

8135

Labelling requirements to protect wildlife

8136

Labelling requirements to control dug abuse

8137

Labelling requirements to ensure human safety

8138

Labelling requirements to ensure national security

8139

Labelling requirements for purposes n.e.s.

8140

Packaging requirements

8141

Packaging requirements to protect

8142

Packaging requirements to protect

8143

Packaging requirements to protect

8144

Packaging requirements to protect

8145

Packaging requirements to protect

8146

Packaging requirements to protect

8147

Packaging requirements to protect

8148

Packaging requirements to protect

8149

Packaging requirements to protect

8150

Testing, inspection and quarantine requirements

8151

Testing, inspection etc. req. to protect human health

8152

Testing, inspection etc. req. to protect animal health and life

8153

Testing, inspection etc. req. to protect plant health

8154

Testing, inspection etc. req. to protect environment

8155

Testing, inspection etc. req. to protect wildlife

8156

Testing, inspection etc. req. to control drug abuse

8157

Testing, inspection etc. req. to ensure human safety

8158

Testing, inspection etc. req. to ensure national security

8159

Testing, inspection etc. req. for purposes n.e.s.

8160

Information requirements

8161

Information requirements to protect human health

8162

Information requirements to protect animal health and life

8163

Information requirements to protect plant health

8164

Information requirements to protect environment

8165

Information requirements to protect wildlife

8166

Information requirements to control drug abuse

8167

Information requirements ensure human safety

8168

Information requirements to ensure national security

8169

Information requirements for purposes n.e.s.

8170

Requirement relative to transit

8180

Requirement to pass through specified customs

8190

Technical regulations n.e.s.

8191

Technical regulations nes. to protect human health

8192

Technical regulations nes. to protect animal health and life

8193

Technical regulations nes. to protect plant health

8194

Technical regulations nes. to protect environment

8195

Technical regulations nes. to protect wildlife

8196

Technical regulations nes. to control drug abuse

8197

Technical regulations nes. to ensure human safety

8198

Technical regulations nes. to ensure national security

8199

Technical regulations nes. for purposes n.e.s.

8200

Pre-shipment inspection

8300

Special customs formalities

8400

Obligation to return used product

8900

Technical measures n.e.s.


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