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To Promote Intra-OIC Agricultural Trade
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Table 4. 54 NTM Types and NTM Affected Products, Thailand
Sector NTM Type Share % Count
Animal 1 type 2.4 8
Animal 2 types 0.3 1
Animal 3+ types 84.8 285
Animal No NTMs 12.5 42
Vegetable 1 type 0.3 1
Vegetable 2 types 2.8 10
Vegetable 3+ types 77.3 272
Vegetable No NTMs 19.6 69
Food Products 1 type 1.0 2
Food Products 2 types 0.5 1
Food Products 3+ types 88.6 187
Food Products No NTMs 10.0 21
Hides and Skins No NTMs 100.0 69
Wood 1 type 34.5 81
Wood 2 type 1.3 3
Wood No NTMs 64.3 151
Source: WITS
Table 4. 55 NTM Coverage and Frequency Ratios in Agricultural Products, Thailand
Code Sector CR FR Count
A Animal 95.4 85.4 258
B Animal 98.2 94.7 286
C Animal 0.01 0.3 1
E Animal 9.6 1.0 3
F Animal 98.0 94.4 285
A Vegetable 76.0 81.3 274
B Vegetable 76.1 83.4 281
C Vegetable 1.6 3.6 12
E Vegetable 29.0 6.8 23
F Vegetable 75.4 79.2 267
H Vegetable 1.8 2.1 7
P Vegetable 8.6 7.8 26
A Food Products 59.2 85.2 179
B Food Products 88.3 90.0 189
E Food Products 7.2 3.8 8
F Food Products 54.5 87.6 184
P Food Products 28.2 9.8 20
A Wood 22.5 10.7 25
B Wood 8.1 25.3 59
E Wood 0 1.3 3
Source: WITS
Note: A: Sanitary and phytosanitary measures, B: Technical barriers to trade, C: Pre-shipment inspection
and other formalities, F: Charges, taxes and other para-tariff measures, G: Finance Measures, P: Export
related measures
Trade agreements and cooperation
Other agreements or arrangements for cooperation are Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
(APEC) with "open regionalism" as objective but without the creation of a free trade area. APEC
aims unilateral targets for liberalization and improvement of the quality of customs procedures