World Tariff Profiles
2022
SPECIAL TOPICS 1. Preferential rules of origin in international trade 2. Non-tariff measures on “green” and “brown” energy products
Lesotho Lesotho Part A.1
Tariffs and imports: Summary and duty ranges
Summary
Total
Simple average final bound Simple average MFN applied
Ag
Non-Ag
79.4
199.1
60.1
7.7
8.7
7.5
Trade weighted average
2021 2020
11.9
14.8
10.9
Imports in billion US$
2020
1.5
0.4
1.1
5 <= 10
10 <= 15
Duty-free
Frequency distribution
0 <= 5
WTO member since
1995
Binding coverage:
Total
100
Non-Ag
100
Ag: Tariff quotas (in %)
0
Ag: Special safeguards (in % )
0
15 <= 25
25 <= 50
50 <= 100
> 100
NAV
Tariff lines and import values (in %)
in %
Agricultural products Final bound
0
0
0
0
0
0.6
99.4
0
2021
46.1
11.0
13.7
6.5
15.6
6.1
0.6
0.2
13.7
Imports
2020
30.7
12.6
14.9
7.2
13.7
15.1
5.1
0.5
30.7
0
0
0
0
0
0
99.9
0.1
0
MFN applied
2021
62.5
2.3
6.8
8.1
13.0
7.3
0.0
0
0.9
Imports
2020
33.9
15.5
5.3
6.1
32.1
7.2
0.0
0
14.9
Non-agricultural products Final bound
Part A.2
Tariffs and imports by product groups Final bound duties
Product groups
AVG
Duty-free
Max
Binding
in %
MFN applied duties
AVG
in %
Duty-free
Imports Max
in %
Share
Duty-free
in %
in %
Animal products
200.0
0
200
100
11.2
60.4
82
3.5
Dairy products
200.0
0
200
100
7.7
23.8
21
1.4
70.7
Fruit, vegetables, plants
200.0
0
200
100
9.1
35.3
103
1.9
10.8
34.2
Coffee, tea
200.0
0
200
100
7.4
45.8
25
0.3
6.5
Cereals & preparations
200.0
0
200
100
8.7
39.8
103
8.4
43.2
Oilseeds, fats & oils
198.3
0
200
100
7.5
21.1
20
0.9
2.0
Sugars and confectionery
200.0
0
200
100
18.5
58.8
67
1.0
6.9
Beverages & tobacco
200.0
0
200
100
19.9
8.4
103
5.1
0.8
Cotton
200.0
0
200
100
4.4
66.7
15
1.2
15.1
Other agricultural products
82.7
196.1
0
200
100
2.2
85.5
25
1.8
Fish & fish products
61.1
0
200
100
6.4
64.0
30
4.2
4.8
Minerals & metals
60.0
0
60
100
5.0
62.1
30
7.9
62.2
Petroleum
60.0
0
60
100
0.7
55.6
15
7.5
13.4
Chemicals
60.1
0
200
100
2.1
84.5
30
9.5
55.5 27.7
Wood, paper, etc.
60.0
0
60
100
6.1
62.4
45
4.2
Textiles
60.0
0
60
100
16.7
18.7
60
14.2
2.3
Clothing
60.0
0
60
100
41.1
1.9
45
3.0
1.1
Leather, footwear, etc.
60.0
0
60
100
13.3
35.7
43
2.4
21.5
Non-electrical machinery
60.0
0
60
100
1.5
90.6
30
5.9
89.0 43.4
Electrical machinery
60.0
0
60
100
4.5
68.2
25
5.6
Transport equipment
60.0
0
60
100
6.6
64.9
30
5.4
7.4
Manufactures, n.e.s.
60.0
0
60
100
3.8
78.3
30
4.6
79.8
Part B
II COUNTRY/TERRITORY TARIFF PROFILES
0
MFN applied
Exports to major trading partners and duties faced Bilateral imports Major markets
in million US$
Diversification
MFN AVG of
Pref.
95% trade in no. of
traded TL
margin
HS 2-digit
HS 6-digit
Simple
Weighted
Weighted
Duty-free imports TL
Value
in %
in %
Agricultural products 1. South Africa
2020
70
5
7
10.2
5.8
5.8
100.0
100.0
2. China
2020
8
1
2
20.2
35.7
35.7
100.0
100.0
3. European Union
2020
3
3
4
5.1
1.5
1.5
100.0
100.0
4. Botswana
2020
2
1
1
8.9
15.0
15.0
100.0
100.0
5. Israel
2020
0
1
1
0.0
0.0
0.0
100.0
100.0
1. United States of America
2020
309
3
13
17.1
20.9
20.9
97.9
100.0
2. European Union
2020
306
1
1
6.8
0.3
0.3
100.0
100.0
3. South Africa
2020
174
20
95
14.5
33.8
33.8
100.0
100.0
4. Switzerland
2020
30
1
1
1.4
0.0
0.0
100.0
100.0
5. United Arab Emirates
2020
28
1
2
4.6
0.6
0.0
7.7
88.4
Non-agricultural products
WTO ITC UNCTAD World Tariff Profiles 2022
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