Band 6+: The charts give information about the amount of exports (millions of tonnes) moving through Rotterdam port in Holland to various global destinations in 2002 and 2012; and also the % rates of tax imposed on these exports by the receiving countries. Write a report summarising the information. Select and describe the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words.

The given charts show the amount of exports moving through Rotterdam port in Holland to various areas worldwide and the % rates of taxation imposed on the goods in their respective destinations between 2002 and 2012.

Overall, apart from Asia Pacific and Australia, there was a general decrease in the quanity of exports to most regions. Similarly, the percentage of tax witnessed a slight decline among countries, excluding Europe and China. Notably, the data of “Other”category remained unchanged in both realms.

To begin with, in Asia Pacific and Australia, the volumes of global transportation spiked up to nearly 1,700 million over a decade. However, most zones such as USA, Europe, China and Latin America shown a moderate reduction, going down to roughly 10%. Besides, the total exports saw a mild increments, hitting at 18600 million in 2012.

Moving on to the tax ratios in receiving nations, while Europe saw a 3% upswing in tax rates, Asia Pacific and the AUS experienced a decrease with the same amount. What stand outs is that until by 2012, the USA, China and Latin America reached the similar volume at 2% respectively. And other zones remained stable.