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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