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Table 48: Top 10 Imported Products by Pakistan from TPS-OIC Countries 2012 & 13 (1000s of USD
Product Product Name 2012 2013 MFN
Imports Share Imports Share
271019 Petroleum oils 4,078,993 27.27% 3,462,473 23.03% 13.5
271011 Light petroleum oils 1,350,386 9.03% 1,866,735 12.42% 10
151190 Palm oil, other than crude, 971,841 6.50% 953,611 6.34% 0
151110 Palm oil, crude 413,321 2.76% 191,804 1.28% 0
710812 Gold (incl. gold) 184,402 1.23% 376,615 2.51% 5
390210 Polypropylene 271,225 1.81% 244,777 1.63% 5
310210 Urea 235,185 1.57% 162,321 1.08% 5
390110 Polyethylene 155,107 1.04% 177,326 1.18% 5
290531 Ethylene glycol (ethanediol) 151,107 1.01% 137,746 0.92% 5
390120 Polyethylene 123,454 0.83% 133,904 0.89% 5
Grand Total 7,935,023 53.05% 7,707,312 51.26%
Source: Comtrade using WITS, tariff data from TRAINS database
Table 49: Top 10 Products Exported by Qatar to TPS-OIC Countries 2010 & 11 (1000s of USD)
Product Product Name 2010 2011
Exports Share Exports Share
271011 Light petroleum oils 1,556,605 31.21% 1,604,797 23.65%
271121 Natural gas, 761,642 15.27% 777,166 11.45%
271111 Natural gas, liquefied 650,904 13.05% 831,004 12.25%
390110 Polyethylene 260,084 5.22% 325,631 4.80%
730110 Sheet piling of iron/steel 193,771 3.89% 286,503 4.22%
760110 Aluminium, not alloyed, unwrought 75,570 1.52% 236,318 3.48%
310210 Urea 110,139 2.21% 147,724 2.18%
290511 Methanol (methyl alcohol) 54,251 1.09% 198,842 2.93%
390120 Polyethylene 82,366 1.65% 136,538 2.01%
760120 Aluminium alloys, unwrought 51,930 1.04% 158,420 2.33%
Grand Total 3,797,261 76.14% 4,702,944 69.31%
Source: Comtrade using WITS
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is another country for which the data is very limited. Therefore, we use what the other
Parties of TPS-OIC System have declared with regard to their trade with Saudi Arabia as a proxy for
its exports and imports. These top 10 products would represent nearly 35% of total Saudi Arabia
exports (excluding crude oil). As discussed, the effect on the Saudi Arabian exports to the other
Parties of TPS-OIC System would depend on the other member liberalisation schedules. In terms of
imports, we need to use what the other Parties of the TPS-OIC System have exported to Saudi Arabia
due to the lack of good direct trade data. As we mentioned, because Saudi Arabia is a member of GCC,
tariffs applied are all below the 10% that would trigger any obligatory reductions. Therefore, no
effect is to be expected on the imports of Saudi Arabia from other Parties of TPS-OIC System.