Norway's imports from developing countries and the GSP
Norway has granted tariff-free access for imports from the Least Developing Countries (LDCs) and some low-income countries, but in spite of tariff preferences amounting to 300-400 per cent for many agricultural goods, imports are modest due to supply constraints and other obstacles to trade. The study will examine why this is the case and what can be done to increase trade.Deltakere Brian Perry
Exports from countries with quota-free duty-free imports in Norway
For the project, we need data on the exports of the poorest countries. However, many of the poorest countries have not reported export data for recent years. For this reason we have constructed data based on the imports from these countries to all other countries.
Here is an explanatory note on these data:
Here is a table on the total exports 2009 for 65 DFQF countries:
Here is detailed product-level data. The data is organized alphabetically by country:
Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burundi, Burkina Faso:
Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo-Dem.Rep., Congo-Rep., Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, East Timor, Ethiopia, Eritrea:
Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Haiti, Kenya, Kiribati, Korea-Dem.Rep., Kyrgyz Republic:
Lao PDR, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Moldova, Mongolia, Mozambique, Myanmar:
Namibia, Niger, Nicaragua, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, Samoa, Sao Tomé and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Island, Somalia, Sudan:
Togo, Tajikistan, Tuvalu, Tanzania, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe:
Previous project and relevant litterature
Click here to find litterature and information about NUPI's previous project on import and GSP.
Finansiering
The project is funded by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Publikasjoner
- Melchior, Arne , Karl Rich, Brian Perry (2012). Norsk handel med de fattigste – mellom profitt og utviklingspolitikk. Oslo, NUPI. 142 sider. Rapporten analyserer de minst utviklede landenes handelshindringer. På tross av nulltoll på enkelte landbruksvarer, forblir handelen til Norge beskjeden. Hvorfor er det slik, og hva kan gjøres for å øke handelen?
- Melchior, Arne , Karl Rich, Brian Perry (2012). A case study of Norway’s beef trade from developing countries. NUPI-notat: 796. 31 sider. This working paper provides information on Norway’s beef trade in the context of GSP.
- Brian Perry (2012). The structure and dynamics of cut flower export markets from Kenya and Ethiopia : - with particular reference to trade with Norway. NUPI-notat: 797. 26 sider. This working paper analyses the financial potential for flower export in Keny and Ethiopia. The study is part of a broad study of trade preferences and market conditions between various developing countries and Norway.
