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An analysis of the rate of tariffs on African exports byproduct group shows that, on average, the market barriers in Asia’s markets for African products are high relative to the United States and the EU (table 3.1). For
some specific product groups, Asian tariff rates are
higher for African LDCs than for non-LDCs (figure 3.2). Those product groups are inedible crude materials and food and live animals, which account
for two-thirds of totalAfrican LDCs’ exports to Asia.
The prevalence of tariff peaks in China and India is at a comparable level to the EU, but stronger than in other Asian countries, such as Japan and Korea (figure The tariff peaks in agriculture are particularly high in India.
There is a significant amount of heterogeneity among African products in terms of the tariff barriers they face in Asian markets. Table 3.2 shows the pattern of protection in Asian markets against African exports. There are three discernible characteristics for China and
India Among Asian countries, the tariff levels of China and India on African products remain high. Tariff rates on agricultural products are high in both China and India.
FIGURE 3.1
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