SURVEY TO DETERMINE THE PERCENTAGE OF NATIONAL REVENUE REPRESENTED BY CUSTOMS DUTIES INTRODUCTION

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1 SURVEY TO DETERMINE THE PERCENTAGE OF NATIONAL REVENUE REPRESENTED BY CUSTOMS DUTIES INTRODUCTION This publication provides information about the share of national revenues represented by Customs duties. The survey is based on information obtained mainly from publications issued by other international organizations such as the IMF (International Monetary Fund), OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) and the European Union. The survey covers 112 countries, territories and economic unions (hereinafter referred to as countries ) using the Harmonized System for whom published data were available from the above referenced sources. In order to show trends effectively, available data for the four years from 2007 to 2010 were used. Annex I to this publication provides the percentage of national revenues represented by Customs duties for 73 countries during the four years from 2007 to 2010 in respect of which data were available. It also shows that the average percentages of national revenues represented by Customs duties have decreased from % in 2007 to % in 2010 (data available for 73 countries only). Annex II shows the distribution of country groups with different levels of the share of Customs duties in terms of national revenues in 2010 (data available for 77 countries only). In case of 9 % of the countries surveyed (i.e., 7 countries), more than 30 % of national tax revenues came from Customs duties. In 40 % of the countries surveyed (i.e., 31 countries), over 10 % of national revenues were derived from Customs duties; 32 % of the countries surveyed (i.e., 25 countries) derived less than 5 % of national revenues from Customs duties. Compared with the year 2009, a similar trend is observed. * * *

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3 or Economic Unions using the Afghanistan (Islamic Republic of) % % % % 1 Albania 4.29 % % % % 2 Algeria % % % % 2 Angola 4.94 % % Armenia 4.78 % % % % 1 Australia 2.16 % % % % 5 Azerbaijan 5.37 % % % % 1 Bahamas % % % % 4 Bahrain % % % 5 - Bangladesh % % % 1 - Barbados 8.94 % % % % 6 Belarus 8.04 % % % % 1 Benin % % % 3 Bhutan 3.89 % % % 1 - Bolivia 5.13 % Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.11 % % % 5 - Brazil 2.74 % % % % 1 Brunei Darussalam 2.38 % % % % 6 Burkina Faso % % % % 3 Cambodia % % % % 5 Canada 0.88 % % % % 7 Cape Verde % % % 1 - Central African Republic % % % % 3 Chile 1.64 % % % % 5 China 5.50 % % % 1 - Colombia % % % 5 Comoros % I/1.

4 or Economic Unions using the Congo (Democratic Republic of the) % % % % 1 Costa Rica 6.70 % % % % 5 Cote d'ivoire % % % % 5 Croatia 2.56 % % % % 1 Dominican Republic 8.95 % % % 5 - Egypt 8.95 % % % % 1 El Salvador 7.15 % % % % 5 Equatorial Guinea 1.37 % % % 4 - Ethiopia % Gabon % Georgia 1.73 % % % % 1 Ghana % % % % 1 Grenada % % Guatemala 8.41 % % % % 4 Honduras 7.52 % % % % 5 Hong Kong, China 0.56 % % % % 5 Iceland 1.52% % % % 5 India % % % % 1 Indonesia 3.46 % Iran (Islamic Republic of) % % % 1 - Israel 1.16 % % % % 5 Jamaica 8.03 % % % % 5 Japan 1.01% % % % 7 Jordan % % 1 - Kazakhstan 8.42 % % % % 1 Kenya 8.43 % % % % 4 Korea (Republic of) 4.59 % % % % 1 I/2.

5 or Economic Unions using the Kuwait % % % % 4 Kyrgyz Republic % % % % 4 Lao People s Democratic Republic % % % % 4 Lebanon % % % 3 - Lesotho % % Liberia % % Libya % Macau, China 0.00 % 0.00 % 0.00 % 0.00 % Madagascar % % Malaysia 2.55 % % % % 4 Maldives % % % % 1 Mali % % % % 3 Mauritius % % % % 5 Mexico 1.97 % % % % 7 Micronesia % % % 10 - Moldova 7.63 % % % % 1 Mongolia 8.27 % % % % 1 Morocco 8.67 % % % % 5 Namibia % Nepal % % % % 4 New Zealand 2.90 % % % % 7 Nicaragua 5.76 % % % % 4 Niger % Norway 0.32 % % % % 5 Pakistan % Papua New Guinea 6.90 % Paraguay % % % % 1 I/3.

6 or Economic Unions using the Peru 3.05 % % % % 1 Philippines % % % % 4 Qatar 6.60 % % % % 4 Russian Federation % % % 1 Saint Lucia % Sao Tome and Principe % % % % 3 Serbia, Republic of % % % % 1 Seychelles % % % % 1 Sierra Leone % % % % 4 Singapore 0.07 % % 0.00 % - South Africa 4.43 % % % % 5 Sri Lanka % % St. Kitts and Nevis % % % % 1 St. Vincent and the Grenadines % % % % 4 Swaziland % % % 6 Switzerland 1.80 % % % 5 - Syrian Arab Republic % % % 4 - Tanzania 8.60 % % % % 10 Thailand 6.36 % % % % 5 The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Togo 7.17 % % % % % % % % % % 11 Trinidad and Tobago 5.63 % % % 1 - Tunisia 8.45 % % % % 1 Turkey 1.56 % % % % 5 Uganda % % % % 4 Ukraine 8.20 % % % % 1 United States 1.73 % % % % 5 I/4.

7 or Economic Unions using the Uruguay 7.00 % % % % 1 Yemen % % Zambia % % % % 2 European Union (EU-27) 1.48 % 1.50 % 1.52 % 1.55 % Average (73 Countries) % % % % Notes : I. National revenues do not include non-tax revenues nor social security contributions. II. In the case of the European Union, the above data are calculated on the basis of total tax receipts and taxes and duties on imports excluding VAT on the information Tax revenue in the European Union provided by eurostat ( According to the information Tax revenue in the European Union, the data total tax receipts for national revenues do not include non-tax revenues or social security contributions. Calculation based on the accrual basis of general government. For the purpose of this publication the term general government also includes taxes collected on behalf of the EU institutions. Thus it presents all tax revenues collected at the EU level. III. The above data are based on the following sources : - Import duty and tax revenue data from the International Monetary Fund Web site - Country Information from the International Monetary Fund Web site - "Tax revenue in the European Union for the financial years 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010" - Revenue Statistics from OECD IV. The above data with the following indication 1, 3, 4 and 5 are calculated on the basis of Customs and Other import Duties. V. The average percentage of national revenues collected by customs in overall taxes was calculated by selecting countries in respect of which data for the four years were available. Regarding Togo, the upper figures are used for the calculation. Indication of data categories : 1 Calculation based on the cash basis of Central Government (IMF) 2 Calculation based on the Customs duty/duties 3 Calculation based on the accrual basis of Budgetary Central Government 4 Calculation based on the cash basis of Budgetary Central Government 5 Calculation based on the accrual basis of Central Government 6 Calculation based on the taxes on international trade/transactions 7 Calculation based on Customs and import duties 8 Calculation based on import duties and taxes 9 Calculation based on the trade and excise taxes 10 Calculation based on the import duty/duties 11 Calculation based on the revenue received from the General Directorate of Customs * * * I/5.

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9 Number of Countries Annex II SHARE OF CUSTOMS DUTIES AS A PERCENTAGE OF NATIONAL REVENUES (2010) Share of Customs Duties (%) II.