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MEMBER INFORMATION

China and the WTO

This page gathers key information on China's participation in the WTO. China has been a member of WTO since 11 December 2001.

National site
Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China
(This site is selected by the Chinese delegation)

Trade Statistics
WTO Statistics Database

News back to top

Accession to the WTO back to top

Principal accession documents
(Working Party report, protocol of accession, General Council decision)
WTO successfully concludes negotiations on China's entry
Press release, 17 September 2001
WTO Ministerial Conference approves China's accession
Press release, 10 November 2001
All official documents relating to the accession process > help

Goods schedules and tariff data back to top

See the goods schedules gateway for explanations and background
China's goods schedules (zip format, 427KB)

Tariff profile:

Services schedules and MFN exemptions back to top

help on reading a services schedule
services database (opens new window)
You can use this database to retrieve the services schedule for a Member, or to compare services commitments across Members. The database does not include data on current negotiations.
all commitments and exemptions on services. Provides the original official documents from China. Not consolidated (i.e. first documents may be amended/substituted by subsequent documents).

Trade Policy Reviews of China back to top

See the TPR gateway for explanations and background

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China TPR documents > search > help

Dispute cases involving China back to top

Place your mouse over a dispute number in the table below to see the title of the dispute. Click on the dispute number to go to a page giving detailed information for that dispute.

See the dispute settlement gateway for explanations and background.

Notifications from China back to top

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> help with downloading these documents

Agriculture (Document code G/AG/N/CHN/*) > search
Antidumping (Document code G/ADP/N/* and CHN) > search
Balance of payments (Document code WT/BOP/N/*) > search
Customs valuation (Document code G/VAL/N/* and CHN) > search
Government procurement (Document code GPA/* and keyword varies) > search
Import licensing (Document code G/LIC/N/* and CHN) > search
Information technology products (Document code varies) > search
Intellectual Property Rights (see TRIPS below)
Regional trade Agreements (Document code WT/REG* and N) > search
Rules of origin (Document code G/RO/N/*) > search
Safeguards (Document code G/SG/N/* and CHN) > search
Sanitary and phytosanitary measures (Document code G/SPS/N/CHN/*) > search
Services (Document code S/C/N/*) > search
State trading enterprises (Document code G/STR/N/* and CHN) > search
Subsidies and countervailing measures (Document code G/SCM/N/* and CHN) > search
Technical barriers to trade notifications under the TBT Agreement can be found under the TBT gateway
Textiles notifications can be found by Article under the textiles gateway
Trade and development (Document code WT/COMTD/N/*) > search
Trade-related investment measures (Document code G/TRIMS/N/* and CHN) > search
TRIPS notifications can be found by Article under the TRIPS gateway

CASE STUDIES

> Shanghai's WTO Affairs Consultation Center: Working Together to Take Advantage of WTO Membership

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