ITA expansion deal now six countries shy of full implementation

Eighteen of the 24 World Trade Organization members party to the expanded plurilateral tariff-cutting Information Technology Agreement have submitted revised tariff schedules to reflect their implementation of the deal, moving it closer to full implementation nearly one year after it was concluded, Geneva sources said on Nov. 1. Notably, China submitted its ITA expansion commitments at the WTO for inclusion in its WTO schedule of concessions on Oct. 26 following the ratification of its commitments by the Standing Committee of...