World Tariff Profiles
2022
SPECIAL TOPICS 1. Preferential rules of origin in international trade 2. Non-tariff measures on “green” and “brown” energy products
Malawi Malawi
Part A.1
Tariffs and imports: Summary and duty ranges
Summary
Total
Simple average final bound
Ag
73.2
Simple average MFN applied
Non-Ag
121.1
41.8
WTO member since
1995
Binding coverage:
Total
35.1
Non-Ag
24.6
2021 2020
12.2
17.4
11.3
Trade weighted average
9.7
16.9
8.5
Ag: Tariff quotas (in %)
0
Imports in billion US$
2020
2.7
0.4
2.3
Ag: Special safeguards (in % )
0
5 <= 10
10 <= 15
Duty-free
Frequency distribution
0 <= 5
15 <= 25
25 <= 50
50 <= 100
> 100
NAV
Tariff lines and import values (in %)
in %
Agricultural products 0
0
0
0
0
3.5
1.3
95.1
MFN applied
Final bound 2021
11.8
0.3
30.8
0
57.1
0
0
0
0 0
Imports
2020
15.6
0.0
27.2
0
57.2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.1
23.1
1.3
0.1
0
MFN applied
2021
36.5
0.9
28.9
0.2
33.6
0
0
0
0.0
Imports
2020
47.7
1.2
23.1
0.4
27.7
0
0
0
0
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
125.0
0
125
100
16.0
3.6
25
0.1
Dairy products
108.8
0
125
100
20.7
0
25
0.4
0
Fruit, vegetables, plants
122.9
0
125
100
21.8
6.2
25
0.3
1.6
Coffee, tea Cereals & preparations
52.0
95.6
0
125
100
23.8
0
25
0.1
0
115.9
0
125
100
16.8
20.5
25
4.2
30.7 11.3
Oilseeds, fats & oils
123.1
0
125
98.8
12.3
18.1
25
3.8
Sugars and confectionery
125.0
0
125
100
17.9
0
25
0.5
0
Beverages & tobacco
125.0
0
125
100
23.9
1.7
25
4.3
0.0
Cotton
106.0
0
125
100
2.0
80.0
10
0.0
92.5
Other agricultural products
122.5
0
125
100
11.4
24.3
25
0.6
77.3
Fish & fish products
40.8
0
125
86.9
15.7
0.4
25
0.2
3.6
Minerals & metals
41.2
0
65
7.0
11.8
13.1
25
18.7
52.3
Petroleum
-
-
-
0
6.2
44.6
20
7.3
0.1
Chemicals
40.1
0
125
61.2
3.4
81.0
25
16.9
72.2
Wood, paper, etc.
42.4
0
65
12.8
15.1
5.9
25
12.3
42.9
Textiles
45.0
0
45
0.2
18.4
13.5
25
4.4
5.7
Clothing
-
-
-
0
25.0
0
25
1.0
0
42.1
0
55
18.2
19.2
9.7
25
1.6
11.3
Leather, footwear, etc. Non-electrical machinery
48.3
0
65
27.7
2.7
81.8
25
7.8
82.6
Electrical machinery
37.4
0
40
9.2
9.5
40.0
25
5.0
57.9
Transport equipment
46.9
0
65
28.0
11.0
41.7
25
7.5
30.9
Manufactures, n.e.s.
61.8
0
85
2.9
15.5
30.7
25
3.1
48.2
Part B
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. European Union
2020
224
4
6
10.0
14.5
14.5
100.0
2. Ukraine
2020
69
1
2
6.2
1.0
0.0
18.2
100.0 0.0
3. Russian Federation
2020
64
1
2
7.3
4.9
4.8
78.6
99.3
4. United States of America
2020
45
4
5
48.4
77.3
2.4
85.0
64.3
5. South Africa
2020
37
6
14
11.3
11.8
6.6
96.7
92.7
1. United Arab Emirates
2020
22
1
1
4.0
0.0
0.0
20.0
99.5
2. Ethiopia
2020
18
1
1
21.3
5.0
0.5
0.0
0.0
3. Zambia
2020
12
11
22
16.1
22.3
22.3
100.0
100.0
4. South Africa
2020
8
10
14
6.3
1.6
1.6
100.0
100.0
5. Mozambique
2020
6
14
39
9.5
9.4
9.4
100.0
100.0
Non-agricultural products
124
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