China's study on utilization by ldcs of
China's preference in 2020

The following submission, dated 10 October 2023, is being circulated at the request of the delegation of China.

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1  Background

1.1.  On 6 June 2023, the LDC Group submitted a report (G/RO/W/222), which reviewed the utilization of China's preferences based on the 2020 import data, to the WTO Committee on Rules of Origin containing utilization rates of LDC exports to China under China's LDC preferential trade arrangement. In order to verify the issues and conclusion raised by the LDC Group, China has extracted its trade statistics and calculated the utilization rate by Members and by commodities.

1.2.  This report, China's Study on Utilization by LDCs of China's Preference in 2020, contains the utilization rates and the major findings of the study, which differ from the LDC Group's report. An in‑depth analysis has been provided to explain the causes of the differences.