wiiw NTM Data ------------- Basic instructions: ------------------- The wiiw NTM Database constitutes a data compilation of notifications of non-tariff measures (NTM) to the WTO, publicly accessible via the Integrated Trade Intelligence Portal (I-TIP Goods): http://i-tip.wto.org/goods/default.aspx?language=en It has been complemented with information provided in the Temporary Trade Barriers Database compiled by Chad Bown and published by the World Bank (last and final update 2016): https://www.chadpbown.com/temporary-trade-barriers-database/ All available information has been augmented with HS codes at the HS 6-digit level (HS1996). The update covers data for the period 1995-2019 for multiple NTM types, more than 100 importers and over 5,000 products over the period 1978-mid 2018. The data is provided ** in CSV-format comma-delimited [ZIP folder]; ** in Stata format [ZIP folder]; and ** in R format. ** Structure of data on NTM notifications ** Due to data size, we split the data into two parts: 1) NTM_HS1996: Information on HS 1996 product codes (often multiple HS codes are assigned to a single notification.) 2) NTM_Notifications_1995_2019: Information on notifications ** Variables ** HScombined .. 6-digit product code of the Harmonised System implied by the given raw HS code. HS1996 ...... HS_combined converted to HS revision 1996. ID .......... ID of NTM Notifications, linking the file to HS codes. IMP ......... Name of the NTM-imposing country IMP_ISO3 .... ISO3 country codes of the NTM-imposing country AFF ......... Name of the country affected by the NTM AFF_ISO3 .... ISO3 country codes of the affected country NTM ......... NTM types covered 1) ADP - Antidumping 2) CVD - Countervailing duties 3) EXS - Export subsidies 4) QRS - Quantitative Restrictions 5) SFG - Safeguards 6) SPS - Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures 7) SSG - Special Safeguards (agriculture) 8) STE - State trading enterprises 9) TBT - Technical barriers to trade 10) TRQ - Tariff-rate quotas +) SPS_STC - specific trade concern raised against an SPS ++) TBT_STC - specific trade concern raised against a TBT SUB ............. Sub-requirements: e.g. price-based or volume-based measure, specific or ad valorem tariff increase etc. Year/Date ....... Year or date of (i) the initiation of a measure, (ii) its entry into force and (iii) its withdrawal DOC ............. References to WTO documents HSorigin ........ Information on how the product code was retrieved (step of the imputation procedure): * ORI: Original notified product codes * WTO: WTO interpreted product codes * ICS/CAS: International Classificatin Standards notified or included in product descriptions * DES: Matching product descriptions * TTBD: Matching with the Temporary Trade Barriers Database of the World Bank/Chad Bown * SET: Set comparisons * MIS: HS codes still missing * ALL: Notifications with a product description 'all' or 'all commodities' DBorigin ........ WTO I-TIP or TTBD Measuredesc ..... Description of the measure Proddesc ........ Description of the affected products Keywords ........ Indicated keywords ID_TTBD ......... Case ID used in the TTBD database Something doen't look right? Let us know! ------------------------------------------ The imputation process has gone through several rounds of debugging and enhancing. In case you find any content- or typo-related errors, we would be grateful if you let us know. We're continuously working to update and improve our dataset. License: -------- This dataset is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ When using the dataset please cite the following Grübler, J. and O. Reiter (2020), ‘Characterising Non-tariff Trade Policy’, wiiw Research Report, No. 449, August. Ghodsi, M., J. Grübler, O. Reiter and R. Stehrer (2017), ‘The Evolution of Non-Tariff Measures and their Diverse Effects on Trade’, wiiw Research Report, No. 419, May. Publications: ------------- Characterising Non-tariff Trade Policy (wiiw Research Report No. 449) https://wiiw.ac.at/p-5375.html Non-tariff Trade Policy Analysis: An Ex-post Assessment of the EU-Korea Agreement (wiiw Working Paper No. 182) https://wiiw.ac.at/p-5376.html The Evolution of Non-Tariff Measures and their Diverse Effects on Trade (wiiw Research Report No. 419) https://wiiw.ac.at/p-4213.html Why should we care about non-tariff measures? (Monthly Report No.6/2016) https://wiiw.ac.at/p-3907.html Rising popularity of non-tariff measures (Monthly Report No.6/2016) https://wiiw.ac.at/p-3907.html The Role of Specific Trade Concerns Raised on TBTs in the Import of Products to the EU, USA and China https://wiiw.ac.at/p-3665.html Estimating agglomeration in the EU and the Western Balkan regions https://wiiw.ac.at/p-3900.html Estimating Importer-Specific Ad Valorem Equivalents of Non-Tariff Measures https://wiiw.ac.at/p-3971.html EU Trade Regulations and Imports of Hygienic Poultry https://wiiw.ac.at/p-4209.html How Do Technical Barriers to Trade Affect Foreign Direct Investment? Tariff Jumping versus Regulation Haven Hypotheses', Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.strueco.2019.11.008 The impact of Chinese technical barriers to trade on its manufacturing imports when exporters are heterogeneous', Empirical Economics, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00181-019-01690-9 Funding acknowledgement: ------------------------ This work was initially produced as part of the PRONTO (Productivity, Non-Tariff Measures and Openness) project funded by the European Commission under the 7th Framework Programme, grant agreement no: 613504. For the 2019 update, financial support of the Oesterreichische Nationalbank (Austrian Central Bank, Anniversary Fund) is gratefully acknowledged. Contact: -------- Oliver Reiter (reiter@wiiw.ac.at) Julia Grübler (gruebler@wiiw.ac.at)