Category 1:

Government participation in trade & restrictive practices tolerated by governments

For example:

• 1.1. Export subsidies
• 1.2. Government monopoly in export/import
• 1.3. State subsidies, procurement, trading, state ownership
• 1.4. Preference given to domestic bidders/suppliers
• 1.5. Requirement for counter trade
• 1.6. Domestic assistance programmes for companies
• 1.7. Discriminatory or flawed government procurement policies
• 1.8. Import bans
• 1.9. Determination of eligibility of an exporting country by the importing country
• 1.10. Determination of eligibility of an exporting establishment (firm, company) by the importing country
• 1.11. Occupational safety and health regulation
• 1.12. Multiplicity and Controls of Foreign exchange market
• 1.13. "Buy national" policy
• 1.14. Lack of coordination between government institutions
• 1.15. Other

Category 2:

Customs and administrative entry procedures

For example:

• 2.1. Government imposing antidumping duties
• 2.2. Arbitrary customs classification
• 2.3. Issues related to the rules of origin
• 2.4. Import licensing
• 2.5. Decreed customs surcharges
• 2.6. Additional taxes and other charges
• 2.7. International taxes and charges levied on imports and other tariff measures
• 2.8. Lengthy and costly customs clearance procedures
• 2.9. Issues related to transit fees
• 2.10. Inadequate or unreasonable customs procedures and charges
• 2.11. Lack of control in Customs infrastructure
• 2.12. Lack of capacity of Customs officers
• 2.13. Issues related to Pre-Shipment Inspections
• 2.14. Other

Category 3:

Technical barriers to trade (TBT)

For example:

Category 4:

Sanitary & phyto-sanitary (SPS) measures

For example:

Category 5:

Specific limitations

For example:

• 5.1. Quantitative restrictions
• 5.2. Exchange controls
• 5.3. Export taxes
• 5.4. Quotas
• 5.5. Import licensing requirements
• 5.6. Proportion restrictions of foreign to domestic goods (local content requirement)
• 5.7. Minimum import price limits
• 5.8. Embargoes
• 5.9. Non-automatic licensing
• 5.10. Prohibitions
• 5.11. Quantitative safeguard measures
• 5.12. Export restraint arrangements
• 5.13. Other quantity control measures
• 5.14. Restrictive licenses
• 5.15. Other

Category 6:

Charges on imports

For example:

• 6.1. Prior import deposits and subsidies
• 6.2. Administrative fees
• 6.3. Special supplementary duties
• 6.4. Import credit discriminations
• 6.5. Variable levies
• 6.6. Border taxes
• 6.7. Other

Category 7:

Other procedural problems

For example:

• 7.1. Arbitrariness
• 7.2. Discrimination
• 7.3. Corruption
• 7.4. Costly procedures
• 7.5. Lengthy procedures
• 7.6. Lack of information on procedures (or changes thereof)
• 7.7. Complex variety of documentation required
• 7.8. Consular and Immigration Issues
• 7.9. Inadequate trade related infrastructure
• 7.10. Other

Category 8:

Transport, Clearing and Forwarding

For example:

• 8.1. Government Policy and regulations
• 8.2. Administrative (Border Operating Hours, delays at border posts, etc.)
• 8.3. Immigration requirements (Visa, travel permit)
• 8.4. Transport related corruption
• 8.5. Infrastructure (Air, Port, Rail, Road, Border Posts,)
• 8.6. Vehicle standards
• 8.7. Costly Road user charges /fees
• 8.8. Issues related to transit