What Is the WTO?
The WTO does not set tariffs; members promise ceilings called bindings and may charge less.
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1.Who sets a country's tariffs?
The WTO does not set tariffs; members promise ceilings called bindings and may charge less.
2.How are decisions normally taken at the WTO?
Decisions are normally taken by consensus; the WTO is run by its member governments.
3.A bicycle valued at 200 with a 10 percent ceiling and an applied rate of 5 percent. What is the tariff?
At 5 percent the tariff is 10; the most the ceiling would allow is 20, and the government picks the number.
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Sources (4)
- Who we are (WTO) (World Trade Organization)
- Understanding the WTO: Settling disputes (World Trade Organization)
- Understanding the WTO: Principles of the trading system (WTO)
- Eigene Rechnung: synthetisches Zollbeispiel (Fahrrad, Wert 200, Bindung 10 %)
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