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intra- trade & Mauritania tariff profile

1. Introduction 2019 Maurit inia is a member of the Arab Union (AMU), and CEN-SAD AMU the Community of -Saharan States (CEN-SAD). AMU members include , , Mauritania, and . There is not yet a free trade agreement (FTA) in AMU. CEN-SAD currently has 24 member states (, , , , , , , , , Gambia, , -, Libya, There is no trade agreement , Mauritania, Morocco, , , , Sierra in place There is no trade Leone, , , and Tunisia) aspiring to the agreement in place establishment of an Economic Union which includes the free Benin Niger movement of goods, services and commodities. In 2013 a Burkina Faso Nigeria Algeria revised CEN-SAD Treaty was approved, aimed at revitalising Central Africa Senegal Libya Republic Mauritania the region. However, the Revised Treaty is yet to be ratified by Chad the prerequisite quorum required for entry into force, Somalia Morocco Comoros Guinea- Tunisia consequently there is currently no free trade agreement in Ivory Coast Bissau place. Djibouti Libya In 2017 Mauritania and the members of the Economic Egypt Mali Community of West African States (ECOWAS) signed an Eritrea Mauritania Association Agreement for the re-admission of Mauritania to Gambia Morocco the REC by 2019 after the country’s departure from ECOWAS Ghana Sudan in 2000. Tunisia Togo 2. Intra-Africa trade Intra-Africa imports amounted to US$303 Mauritania mainly trades with CEN-SAD and AMU For 2019, 7% of Mauritania's exports million (6% increase compared to 2018 member states like Morocco, Ivory Coast, Mali, & 9% of world imports were to and from the imports). 91% of Mauritania's intra-Africa Algeria, Nigeria, Togo and Senegal, accounting for rest of Africa. Intra-Africa exports amounted exports are frozen fish, 3% is preserved 78% of Mauritania's intra-Africa trade. Outside to US$209 million (11% decline compared sardines, and 2% is flours. Main intra-Africa AMU and CEN-SAD, Mauritania mainly trades to 2018 exports). imports include cake oil, oils, fresh or with , Egypt and . Main destination markets chilled vegetables & rice. Mauritania's intra-Africa trade 2019 Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Mali, Cameroon & Ghana s Frozen fish Prepared or Flours Fresh or Frozen horse t preserved chilled fish mackerel r sardines o p x 91% 2% 1% 1% E 3% 49% of Congo's 76% of world 3% of Congo's All of Congo's All of Congo's world world frozen fish exports of world flour world fresh or chilled exports of frozen exports prepared or exports fish exports horse mackerel preserved sardines

I m Cakes (10%) p o Fresh/chilled vegetables (9%) r (7%) t s Diesel (6%) Main source markets Lubricating oils (3%)

Morocco Senegal Fertilisers (3%) Diesel vehicles (2%) Other (60%) Algeria Mali

% change in exports to & imports from main African trade partners Trade balance with designated trade partners 2018 & (2018 to 2019) 2019 750 Mali Africa t

e Ivory Coast k r a m

500 Nigeria n o i t Mali

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n Algeria i t

s Cameroon e d

s 250

a South Africa

Togo e

g Egypt n Nigeria Egypt a h

c Cameroon

% Senegal 0 Mali Ivory Coast Togo Morocco

-150k -100k -50k 0 50k 100k 0 100 200 300 2018 2019 % change as source market 3. Intra-Africa tariffs & non-tariff cost of trade Although Mauritania is part of two RECS, AMU In 2019, the main export products include All of Congo's world exports of fresh or frozen fish, preserved sardines, flours, fresh or chilled fish, frozen mackerel & mackerel are and CEN-SAD, neither of these RECs currently chilled fish, frozen horse mackerel, mackerel & have free trade arrangements in place. exported to African countries. 76% of Consequently, all goods imported from other gypsum. Most of these exports face tariffs in Congo's world exports of prepared African countries are levied the MFN applied tariff. their respective main destinations. Exports of sardines, 73% of gypsum, and 62% of the frozen mackerel face the highest tariffs frozen fish are exported to African The MFN applied tariff has four tariff bands – (20%) in Cameroon. duty-free, 5%, 13% and 20%. countries.

MFN duty categories & % of Preserved national tariff lines in each Frozen fish sardines Flours category Duty-free 4% Freshed or milk powder, wheat and Ghana: 10% duty chilled fish wheat groats and meal; Mali & Ivory South Africa: duty- Nigeria: crude palm oil; glucose, Coast: 10% free 10% duty yeast and baking powder; duty Egypt: medicines and vitamins; Intra-Africa 2% duty organic dyes; books and exports, printed paper materials; Senegal & sacks and bags from destinations and Mali: import duties 10% duty synthetic materials. Frozen horse Gypsum mackerel 5% duties 39% Mackerel fresh flowers, fruit and vegetables; coconuts and nuts; cocoa beans and Togo & Mali: Ghana: waste; mineral ores and 5% duty Ivory Coast & 10% duty concentrates; products of Ghana: Cameroon: stainless steel; aluminium 10% duty 20% duty and products made from aluminium; most machinery, Mauritania's imports from Africa and corresponding import duties sea vessels and passenger All of Mauritania's world imports of cakes & fresh or chilled Morocco (31%) vehicles vegetables are sourced from Africa. 46% of world imports, 3% Fresh or chilled vegetables (5% duty) of world imports of broken rice, and 3% of diesel imports, 29% Fertilisers (5% duty) 13% duties of lubricating oils imports, and 36% of fertiliser imports are Medium oils (5% duty) 17% sourced from Africa. fresh and frozen chicken; unfermented green tea and Categories of average duties & % of 2019 imports in each Algeria (16%) fermented black tea; rolled category Cement clinkers (5% duty) or flaked grains; soya beans Cane or beet sugar (5% duty) for planting and soya bean War weapons (20% duty) flour and oil; prepared or preserved tomatoes; duty-free (7.14%) Senegal (14%) essential oils; yarn, thread, 5% (32.65%) Broken rice (20% duty) cables and fibres, cast iron 13% (19.39%) Medium oils (13% duty) tubes and pipes and Regular auto gasoline (20% duty) automatic data-processing 20% (40.82%) machines.

20% duties Mali (12%) 40% Cakes (duty-free) live animals, meat and fish; 4 of the top 20 import products are imported into Mauritania Rough oak (5% duty) milk, cream and yoghurt; duty-free. These products include cakes, medicaments, wheat Soya-bean oil (13% duty) coffee, tea and spices; rice bran & powdered milk. The highest tariffs (20%) are applicable and cereal flours; margarine; to imports of broken rice, diesel, milk & cream, war weapons and meat and fish preparations; auto-fuel. A 13% duty is levied on imports of lubricating oils. A Togo (6%) some refined sugars and 5% duty is applied on imports of fresh or chilled vegetables, Diesel (20% duty) chocolate; fruit juice; fertilisers, diesel vehicles, parts of moving machines, drilling Buttermilk (20% duty) tobacco, cigarettes and machine parts, cement clinkers, cane or beet sugar, sorting Lactoserum (5% duty) cigars; Portland cement; machine parts, and dried or fresh dates. photographic film and paper

The non-tariff cost of bilateral trade between Mauritania & designated African trade partners The ESCAP- trade cost database includes the cost of transportation and the time to complete import procedures and obtain necessary information as non-tariff costs affecting bilateral trade between trade partners. The data shows that the costs of trade between Mauritania and African countries like Algeria, Egypt & Morocco is more than Mauritania's trade with non-African countries like and China. The cost of trade in agricultural trade between Mauritania and Ivory Coast is the lowest, while the cost of agricultural trade between Mauritania and Egypt is the highest.

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