Research Article

Unilateral Trade Preferences in the EU: An Empirical Assessment for the Case of Mozambican Exports

Table 2

Average preference margins (Mozambique).

Average preference margin (all tariff lines)Average preference margin (tariff lines with MFN > 0 only)
YearAverageMaxYearAverage

20005.13%15.00%20008.51%
20016.39%63.05%20019.94%
20027.34%82.80%200212.45%
20036.72%82.31%200310.55%
20045.67%80.91%20049.85%
20055.92%86.37%200510.79%
20066.49%69.68%200612.94%
20077.12%69.68%200713.33%

Source: authors’ calculations based on TARIC and EUROSTAT.
Note by the authors: the substantial change in the max preference margin is due to the specific duties applied to sugar.