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STAGE OF PROCESSING

For the analysis of tariff escalation, products are classified according to their stage of processing. Products can be classified, in general, according to three stages of processing.

During the Uruguay Round, in the review and assessment of offers, the Secretariat classified products according to three stages of processing, which were defined at the level of HS 6-digit subheadings:

 

Stage of processing

Agricultural Products

Non-agricultural products

1

Primary products

Raw materials

2

Semi-processed products

Semi-finished manufactures

3

Processed products

Finished manufactures

See also ESCALATION (TARIFF).