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Indicator 17.12.1: Average tariffs faced by developing countries, least developed countries and small island developing States

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Average tariffs faced by developing countries, least developed countries and small island developing States

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Indicator name Average tariffs faced by developing countries, least developed countries and small island developing States
Target name Realize timely implementation of duty-free and quota-free market access on a lasting basis for all least developed countries, consistent with World Trade Organization decisions, including by ensuring that preferential rules of origin applicable to imports from least developed countries are transparent and simple, and contribute to facilitating market access.
Global indicator description Similar calculations were already used for the calculation of MDG 8.7 (Average tariffs imposed by developed countries on agricultural products and textiles and clothing from developing countries). For reference purposes see the Millennium Development Goals Report 2015 available at http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/2015_MDG_Report/pdf/MDG%202015%20rev%20(July%201).pdf (p. 64)
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