GATS services commitments, preferences for LDCs and MFN exemptions

The GATS services commitments, preferences and MFN exemptions database contains all the specific commitments and exemptions to the obligation of most-favoured-nation treatment (MFN) undertaken by WTO Members under the GATS. The GATS database also includes the preferences for least-developed countries granted by WTO Members under the LDC Services Waiver. The list of notifying Members is available from the I-TIP Services portal.

Sectoral Coverage: The data includes commitments across a range of service sectors, such as financial services, telecommunications, transportation, and professional services.
Mode of Supply: The commitments are categorized according to the four modes of supply defined under GATS: cross-border supply, consumption abroad, commercial presence, and presence of natural persons.

Resources

GATS commitments, LDC preferences and MFN exemptionsHTML
WTO Members' GATS commitments, MFN exemptions, and preferences under the LDC...

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Link to WTO official documentsHTML
WTO Documents Online

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LDC services waiverHTML
List of notifications of Members' preferential treatment

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User guidePDF
In pdf

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GATS schedules of specific commitmentsHTML
Web portal

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Guide to reading the GATS schedulesHTML
of specific commitments and the list of article II (MFN) exemptions

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Members' notifications by agreementHTML
Notification portal

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Environmental databaseHTML
Web portal

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Additional Information

Language	English
Relevant Body	Council for Trade in Services
Contact information	i-tip_services@wto.org
Data Format(s)	HTML, pdf
First Published	2013
Last Updated	2025
Data Update Frequency	Ad hoc
Member Coverage	Global
Temporal Coverage	2016-present