United Kingdom - Share of tariff lines with international peaks

Share of tariff lines with international peaks, manufactured products (%)

Share of tariff lines with international peaks, manufactured products (%) in United Kingdom was 0.186 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 0.770 in 2002, while its lowest value was 0.186 in 2020.

Definition: Share of tariff lines with international peaks is the share of lines in the tariff schedule with tariff rates that exceed 15 percent. It provides an indication of how selectively tariffs are applied. Manufactured products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 5-8 excluding division 68.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Integrated Trade Solution system, based on data from United Nations Conference on Trade and Development's Trade Analysis and Information System (TRAINS) database.

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Year Value
2000 0.304
2001 0.371
2002 0.770
2003 0.423
2004 0.288
2005 0.341
2006 0.315
2007 0.325
2008 0.255
2009 0.265
2010 0.351
2011 0.236
2012 0.210
2013 0.224
2014 0.305
2015 0.311
2016 0.281
2017 0.323
2018 0.248
2019 0.275
2020 0.186

Share of tariff lines with international peaks, all products (%)

Share of tariff lines with international peaks, all products (%) in United Kingdom was 1.79 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 8.04 in 2003, while its lowest value was 1.79 in 2020.

Definition: Share of tariff lines with international peaks is the share of lines in the tariff schedule with tariff rates that exceed 15 percent. It provides an indication of how selectively tariffs are applied.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Integrated Trade Solution system, based on data from United Nations Conference on Trade and Development's Trade Analysis and Information System (TRAINS) database.

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Year Value
2000 4.74
2001 5.61
2002 7.76
2003 8.04
2004 5.28
2005 4.53
2006 5.55
2007 5.47
2008 4.66
2009 4.41
2010 5.01
2011 4.76
2012 4.60
2013 4.85
2014 5.56
2015 5.65
2016 5.43
2017 5.54
2018 4.91
2019 4.91
2020 1.79

Share of tariff lines with international peaks, primary products (%)

Share of tariff lines with international peaks, primary products (%) in United Kingdom was 6.02 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 22.99 in 2003, while its lowest value was 6.02 in 2020.

Definition: Share of tariff lines with international peaks is the share of lines in the tariff schedule with tariff rates that exceed 15 percent. It provides an indication of how selectively tariffs are applied. Primary products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 0-4 plus division 68 (nonferrous metals).

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Integrated Trade Solution system, based on data from United Nations Conference on Trade and Development's Trade Analysis and Information System (TRAINS) database.

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Year Value
2000 16.91
2001 20.34
2002 22.35
2003 22.99
2004 18.45
2005 17.11
2006 20.36
2007 20.36
2008 17.95
2009 17.62
2010 18.52
2011 17.39
2012 17.39
2013 18.02
2014 20.55
2015 21.10
2016 21.08
2017 20.57
2018 18.26
2019 17.73
2020 6.02

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Tariffs