WORLD TRADE G/TMB/N/238
18March 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-1118)
Original: French Textiles Monitoring Body
AGREEMENT ONTEXTILES AND CLOTHING
Notification under Articles 2.8(a) and2.11
Tunisia
TheTextiles Monitoring Body hasreceived anotification from Tunisia pursuant to
paragraphs 8(a)and11ofArticle 2.
TheTMB, inaccordance withparagraph 11ofArticle 2,iscirculating thisnotification to
WTO Members.G/TMB/N/238
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Permanent Mission ofTunisia
totheUnited Nations Office and
Other Specialized Agencies
atGeneva
ThePermanent Mission ofTunisia inGeneva presents itscompliments totheSecretariat of
theWorld Trade Organization (Textiles Monitoring Body) andhasthehonour totransmit theattached
listoftextile products andclothing tobeintegrated intoGATT/WTO under thesecond stage of
integration.
ThePermanent Mission ofTunisia inGeneva takesthisopportunity torenew totheSecretariat
oftheWorld Trade Organization (Textiles Monitoring Body) theassurance ofitshighest consideration.
Geneva, 30January 1997
World Trade Organization
(Textiles Monitoring Body)
Centre William Rappard
154ruedeLausanne
1211 Geneva 22G/TMB/N/238
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ListofProducts tobeIntegrated intotheGATT During theSecond Stage
Year 1990 Unit=D Unit=Kg.
HSline Product Imports
Value Quantity
Combed andSpun
50020000005 Raw silk(notthrown) 248,521 6,827
50040000009 Silkyarn notputupforretail sale 876,508 20,396
50050000006 Yarn spun from silkwaste, notputupforretail sale 5,192 1,171
50060010007 Silkyarn andyarnspun from silkwaste, putupfor
retail sale 0 0
50060020001 Silk-worm gut 0 0
51011100008 Shorn wool, notcarded orcombed 60 1
51011902004 Fleece-washed wool, notcarded orcombed 36,363 10,000
51012100004 Shorn wool, degreased, notcarbonized, notcarded or
combed 0 0
51053000003 Fine animal hair, carded orcombed 0 0
51061003007 Yarn ofcarded wool, notputupforretail sale,
containing 85percentormore byweight ofwool,
other thansingle undyed yarn 3,830 5,237
51061004000 Yarn ofcarded wool, notputupforretail sale,
containing 85percentormore byweight ofwool,
other thanundyed, multiple (folded) orcabled yarn 235 28
51062004006 Yarn ofcarded wool, containing lessthan85percent
byweight ofwool, notputupforretail sale, other than
undyed, multiple (folded) orcabled yarn 0 0
51071003004 Yarn ofcombed wool, notputforretail sale,
containing 85percentormore byweight ofwool,
other thanundyed, multiple (folded) orcabled yarn 85,840 16,095
51071004007 Yarn ofcombed wool, notputupforretail sale,
containing atleast 85percentbyweight ofwool, other
thanundyed, multiple orcabled yarn 7,560 10,697
51072001004 Other yarnofcombed wool, notputupforretail sale,
mixed mainly orsolely withsynthetic staple fibres, not
dyed 20,013 13,490
51072002007 Other yarnofcombed wool, notputupforretail sale,
mixed mainly orsolely withman-made staple fibres,
other thanundyed 101,999 27,423
51072003000 Other yarnofcombed wool, notputupforretail sale,
mixed inanother way, notdyed 963 644
51072004003 Other yarnofcombed wool, notputupforretail sale,
mixed inanother way, other thannotdyed 85,353 46,179G/TMB/N/238
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HSline Product Imports
Value Quantity
52010011003 Cotton wool 30 3
52010012006 Cotton, notcarded orcombed, bleached 120,211 59,561
52010092008 Cotton simply deseeded, notcombed orcarded 17,485,045 10,249,224
52010093001 Other cotton, notcombed orcarded 1,135,731 649,631
52021000009 Cotton yarnwaste 0 0
52029900002 Other cotton waste 3,350 22,045
52041101001 Cotton sewing thread, notputupforretail sale,
containing 85percentormore byweight ofcotton,
unbleached, notmercerized 27,647 3,190
52041901001 Cotton sewing thread, notputupforretail sale,
containing lessthan85percentbyweight ofcotton,
unbleached, notmercerized 25,089 5,001
52042000009 Cotton sewing thread, putupforretail sale 10,590 1,434
53011000001 Flax, raworretted 0 0
53012100002 Flax, broken orscutched, butnotspun 7,435 2,296
53021000008 True hemp, raworretted 9,718 2,000
53029000006 True hemp (Cannabis Sativa L),processed butnot
spun; towandwaste oftruehemp (including yarn
waste andgarnetted stock) 9,163 2,050
53039000003 Juteandother textile baste fibres (excluding flax, true
hemp andramie), processed butnotspun, towand
waste ofthese fibres (including yarnwaste and
garnetted stock) 3,013 1,000
53041000002 Sisal andother textile fibres ofthegenus Agave, raw 0 0
53059190008 Other vegetable textile fibres, nototherwise specified
orincluded 0 0
53081000000 Coir yarn 0 0
53089009005 Yarn ofother vegetable textile fibres 0 0
54011020008 Sewing thread ofsynthetic filaments, putupforretail
sale 0 0
54024200005 Other yarn, single, including monofilament oflessthan
67decitex, untwisted orwithatwist notexceeding 50
turns permetre, ofpolyesters, partially oriented 0 0
54026100002 Other yarn, multiple (folded) orcabled (other than
sewing thread), ofnylon orother polyamides, notput
upforretail sale 55,504 13,211
54026900002 Other yarn, multiple (folded) orcabled (other than
sewing thread), notputupforretail sale 2,932 67G/TMB/N/238
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HSline Product Imports
Value Quantity
54033200006 Other yarn, single, including monofilament oflessthan
67decitex, ofviscose rayon, withatwist exceeding
120turns permetre (other thansewing thread), notput
upforretail sale 1,525 1,422
54033900001 Other yarn, single, including monofilament oflessthan
67decitex, ofartificial filament (other thansewing
thread), putupforretail sale 0 0
54034900007 Other yarn, multiple (folded) orcabled, ofartificial
filament (other thansewing thread), notputupfor
retail sale 17,574 2,575
54050010006 Artificial monofilament of67decitex ormore andof
which nocross-sectional dimension exceeds 1mm. 15,281 2,123
54050090008 Strip andthelike(forexample, artificial straw) of
artificial textile materials ofanapparent width not
exceeding 5mm. 83,123 45,160
54061000005 Synthetic filament yarn(other thansewing thread), put
upforretail sale 4,858 121
54062000001 Artificial filament yarn(other thansewing thread), put
upforretail sale 12,217 1,992
55011000009 Filament towofnylon orother polyamides 0 0
55012000005 Filament towofpolyesters 179 1
55019000007 Other synthetic filament tow 0 0
55020099003 Other artificial filament tow 0 0
55051000007 Waste (including noils, yarn waste andgarnetted stock)
ofsynthetic fibres 80,461 77,768
55070010009 Viscose staple fibres, carded, combed orotherwise
processed forspinning 0 0
55113000009 Yarn ofartificial staple fibres (other thansewing
thread), putupforretail sale 0 0
56042000005 High tenacity yarnofpolyesters, ofnylon orother
polyamides orofviscose rayon, impregnated orcoated 51,518 6,939
56049000007 Other textile yarn, stripandthelikeofheading
No.54.04 or54.05, impregnated, coated, covered or
sheathed withrubber orplastics 6,877 585
56050001003 Yarn ofprecious metals combined withtextile yarn
(metallized yarn) 148,955 1,069
56050009007 Other metallized yarn combined withtextile yarn
(metallized yarn) 239,891 14,248
56060010001 Chenille yarn 5,985 1,139
56060030009 Loop wale-yarn 0 0G/TMB/N/238
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HSline Product Imports
Value Quantity
Fabrics
50072090008 Noil silkfabrics, containing 85percentormore by
weight ofnoilsilk 545 60
50079010008 Other silkfabrics, containing lessthan85percentby
weight ofsilk 2,933 138
50079090000 Noil silkfabrics, containing lessthan85percentof
noilsilk 0 0
51112001000 Woven fabrics ofcarded wool orofcarded fineanimal
hair, mixed mainly orsolely withman-made filaments,
formaking blankets 5,462 120
51119002005 Other woven fabrics ofcarded wool orofcarded fine
animal hair, nottobeused formaking blankets 30,431 3,283
51121101006 Woven fabrics ofcombed wool orcombed fineanimal
hair, containing 85percentormore byweight ofwool
oroffineanimal hair, notexceeding 200g/m2,tobe
used formaking blankets 0 0
51121901006 Other woven fabrics ofcombed wool orofcombed
fineanimal hair, containing 85percentormore by
weight ofwool oroffineanimal hair, tobeused for
making blankets 0 0
51122001007 Woven fabrics ofcombed wool orofcombed fine
animal hair, mixed mainly orsolely withman-made
filaments, tobeused formaking blankets 0 0
51122002000 Woven fabrics ofcombed wool orofcombed fine
animal hair, mixed mainly orsolely withman-made
filaments, nottobeused formaking blankets 36,803 2,754
51129001009 Other woven fabrics ofcombed wool orofcombed
fineanimal hair, tobeused formaking blankets 12,839 2,899
51129002002 Other woven fabrics ofcombed wool orofcombed
fineanimal hair, nottobeused formaking blankets 37,339 4,128
51130010003 Woven fabrics ofcoarse animal hair 0 0
53092101001 Woven fabrics offlax, containing lessthan85percent
byweight offlax, unbleached 0 0
53092102004 Woven fabrics offlax, containing lessthan85percent
byweight offlax, bleached 1,906 56
53092900008 Woven fabrics offlax, containing lessthan85percent
byweight offlax, other thanunbleached orbleached 19,069 1,881
53110090009 Woven fabrics ofother vegetable textile fibres 0 0
54071000002 Woven fabrics obtained from high-tenacity yarn or
nylon orother polyamides orofpolyesters 4,844 2,136G/TMB/N/238
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HSline Product Imports
Value Quantity
54073000004 Fabrics specified innote9toSection XI 1,354 128
54074100005 Other woven fabrics, containing 85percentormore
byweight offilaments ofnylon orother polyamides,
unbleached orbleached 95,415 11,533
54081000009 Woven fabrics obtained from high-tenacity yarn, of
viscose rayon 27,340 1,537
54082100000 Other woven fabrics, containing 85percentormore
byweight ofartificial filament orstrip orthelike,
unbleached orbleached 5,788 142
54082300000 Other woven fabrics, containing 85percentormore
byweight ofartificial filament orstrip orthelike, of
yarns ofdifferent colours 57,847 2,333
54083101009 Other elastic woven fabrics ofartificial filament or
materials ofheading No.54.05, containing rubber
yarn, unbleached orbleached 0 0
54083109003 Woven fabrics ofartificial non-staple fibres, containing
lessthan85percentbyweight ofsuch fibres,
unbleached orbleached 2,656 180
54083300006 Other woven fabrics ofartificial filament yarn,
including woven fabrics obtained from materials of
heading No.54.05, ofyarns ofdifferent colours 35,544 8,736
54083400001 Other woven fabrics ofartificial filament yarn,
including woven fabrics obtained from materials of
heading No.54.05, printed 45,745 5,056
56012100009 Cotton wadding andarticles thereof 8,592 1,694
56013000000 Flock, textile dustandmillneps 19,625 3,034
56021000005 Needleloom feltandstitch-bonded fibre fabrics 40,411 6,575
56022100006 Other felt,notimpregnated, coated, covered or
laminated, ofwool orfineanimal hair 45,295 2,856
56022900006 Other felt,notimpregnated, coated, covered or
laminated, ofother textile materials 24,771 4,402
58011013009 Woven pilefabrics ofwool orfineanimal hair 278 69
58011020004 Chenille fabrics ofwool orfineanimal hair 0 0
58012103006 Uncut weftpilefabrics, ofcotton 0 0
58012203001 Cutcorduroy, ofcotton 0 0
58012302003 Other weftpileclothing fabrics, ofcotton 11,034 1,364
58013103002 Other uncut weftpilefabrics, ofman-made fibres 2,081 29
58013203007 Cutcorduroy, ofman-made fibres 146 80G/TMB/N/238
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HSline Product Imports
Value Quantity
58013303013 Other weftpilefabrics, ofman-made fibres, for
making paint rollers 37,151 3,085
58013303091 Other weftpilefabrics ofman-made fibres forother
uses 0 0
58013403007 Warp pilefabrics, epinglé, (uncut), ofman-made fibres 3,158 117
58013503002 Other warp pilefabrics, cut,ofman-made fibres 0 0
58019013007 Other woven pilefabrics, ofother textile materials 8,120 297
58019020002 Chenille fabrics, ofother textile materials 0 0
58041002003 Tulles andother netfabrics, notincluding woven,
knitted orcrocheted fabrics, shaped 27,036 5,468
58090000006 Woven fabrics ofmetal thread andwoven fabrics of
metallized yarnofheading No.56.05, ofakindused
inapparel, asfurnishing fabrics orforsimilar
purposes, notelsewhere specified orincluded 5,415 288
59019001006 Tracing cloth 5,969 128
59019002009 Prepared painting canvas 1,412 30
59019003002 Buckram andsimilar stiffened textile fabrics ofakind
used forhatfoundations 5,844 585
59070020009 Painted canvas being theatrical scenery, studio
backcloths orthelike 1,685 98
59070090007 Other impregnated, coated orcovered textile fabrics 28,172 5,419
59114000001 Straining cloth ofakindused inoilpresses orthelike,
including thatofhuman hair 16,896 377
Made-Up Articles
56060090003 Strip andthelikeintextile materials ofanapparent
width notexceeding 5mm, gimped 506 35
56090000008 Articles ofyarn, striporthelikeofheading No.54.04
or54.05, twine, cordage, rope orcables, notelsewhere
specified orincluded 32,753 1,706
57022000000 Floor coverings ofcoconut fibres (coir) 143 17
58042900008 Mechanically made laceinthepiece, instrips orin
motives, ofother textile materials 53,528 5,005
58061000001 Narrow woven pilefabrics (including terry towelling
andsimilar terry fabrics) andchenille fabrics 22 1
58063101001 Narrow woven fabrics ofcotton forthemanufacture of
zips, ofawidth notexceeding 18mm. 37,640 4,254
58063102004 Simple narrow woven fabrics fortechnical uses, of
cotton 4,453 78G/TMB/N/238
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HSline Product Imports
Value Quantity
58063109005 Other narrow woven fabrics ofcotton 54,551 5,531
58063910002 Narrow woven fabrics ofsilk,silkwaste, wool orfine
animal hair 53 1
58063992000 Other simple narrow woven fabrics fortechnical uses 4,194 80
58064001002 Narrow woven fabrics consisting ofwarp without weft
assembled bymeans ofanadhesive (bolducs), ofsilk
orsilkwaste 0 0
58064002005 Narrow woven fabrics consisting ofwarp without weft
assembled bymeans ofanadhesive (bolducs), ofcotton 5,473 579
58064003008 Narrow woven fabrics consisting ofwarp without weft
assembled bymeans ofanadhesive (bolducs), of
synthetic textile fibres 39,554 15,447
58064005004 Narrow woven fabrics consisting ofwarp without weft
assembled bymeans ofanadhesive (bolducs), ofmetal
thread ormetallized yarn ofheading No.56.05 4,210 365
58064006007 Narrow woven fabrics consisting ofwarp without weft
assembled bymeans ofanadhesive (bolducs), ofother
textile materials 2,712 149
58089010007 Ornamental trimmings inthepiece, without
embroidery, other thanknitted orcrocheted; tassels,
pompons andsimilar articles 18,052 385
58089091002 Other ornamental trimmings, inthepiece, without
embroidery 23,596 1,221
58101000007 Embroidery without visible ground 2,089 155
58110010002 Quilted textile products inthepiece, composed ofone
ormore layers oftextile materials assembled with
padding bystitching orotherwise, other than
embroidery ofheading No.58.10, ofsilkorsilkwaste 0 0
58110020006 Quilted textile products inthepiece, composed ofone
ormore layers oftextile materials assembled with
padding bystitching orotherwise, other than
embroidery ofheading No.58.10, ofwool orfine
animal hair 0 0
58110030000 Quilted textile products inthepiece, composed ofone
ormore layers oftextile materials assembled with
padding bystitching orotherwise, other than
embroidery ofheading No.58.10, ofman-made fibres 1,255 118
58110090004 Quilted textile products inthepiece, composed ofone
ormore layers oftextile materials assembled with
padding bystitching orotherwise, other than
embroidery ofheading No.58.10, other 368 8
59119091000 Filter discs oftextile materials 8,959 734G/TMB/N/238
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HSline Product Imports
Value Quantity
62131000004 Handkerchiefs, ofsilkorsilkwaste 0 0
62139001005 Handkerchiefs, ofsynthetic textile fibres 0 0
62139009009 Handkerchiefs, ofother textile materials 32 7
Clothing
61071100000 Men'sorboys'underpants andbriefs, knitted or
crocheted, ofcotton 749 14
61071202001 Men'sorboys'underpants andbriefs, knitted or
crocheted, ofartificial textile fibres 0 0
61071990006 Men'sorboys'underpants andbriefs, knitted or
crocheted, ofother textile materials 0 0
61072100006 Men'sorboys'nightshirts andpyjamas, knitted or
crocheted, ofcotton 54 1
61072201004 Men'sorboys'nightshirts andpyjamas, knitted or
crocheted, ofsynthetic textile fibres 0 0
61072202007 Men'sorboys'nightshirts andpyjamas, knitted or
crocheted, ofartificial textile fibres 0 0
61072910000 Men'sorboys'nightshirts andpyjamas, knitted or
crocheted, ofsilkorsilkwaste 0 0
61072990002 Men'sorboys'nightshirts andpyjamas, knitted or
crocheted, ofother textile materials 0 0
61079100008 Men'sorboys'bathrobes, dressing gowns andsimilar
articles, knitted orcrocheted, ofcotton 0 0
61079201006 Men'sorboys'bathrobes, dressing gowns andsimilar
articles, knitted orcrocheted, ofsynthetic textile fibres 0 0
61079990004 Men'sorboys'bathrobes, dressing gowns andsimilar
articles, knitted orcrocheted, ofother textile materials 0 0
61081101000 Women 'sorgirls'slips andpetticoats, knitted or
crocheted, ofsynthetic textile fibres 208 22
61081102003 Women 'sorgirls'slips andpetticoats, knitted or
crocheted, ofartificial textile fibres 0 0
61081990003 Women 'sorgirls'slips andpetticoats, knitted or
crocheted, ofother textile materials 126 6
61083100009 Women 'sorgirls'nightdresses andpyjamas, knitted or
crocheted, ofcotton 963 18
61083201007 Women 'sorgirls'nightdresses andpyjamas, knitted or
crocheted, ofsynthetic textile fibres 0 0
61083990005 Women 'sorgirls'nightdresses andpyjamas, knitted or
crocheted, ofother textile materials 0 0G/TMB/N/238
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HSline Product Imports
Value Quantity
61089100005 Women 'sorgirls'négligées, bathrobes, dressing
gowns andsimilar articles, knitted orcrocheted, of
cotton 44 2
61089201003 Women 'sorgirls'négligées, bathrobes, dressing
gowns andsimilar articles, knitted orcrocheted, of
synthetic textile fibres 0 0
61089990001 Women 'sorgirls'négligées, bathrobes, dressing
gowns andsimilar articles, knitted orcrocheted, of
other textile materials 0 0
61123100005 Men'sorboys'swimwear, knitted orcrocheted, of
synthetic textile fibres 5,035 101
61142000008 Other garments, knitted orcrocheted, ofcotton 45 2
61143001007 Other garments, knitted orcrocheted, ofsynthetic
textile fibres 796 64
61143002000 Other garments, knitted orcrocheted, ofartificial
textile fibres 490 60
61149090006 Other garments, knitted orcrocheted, ofother textile
materials 912 223
61161000006 Gloves impregnated, covered orcoated withplastics or
rubber, knitted orcrocheted 13,908 1,023
61169100009 Other gloves, knitted orcrocheted, ofwool orfine
animal hair 3,824 1,100
61169200004 Other gloves, knitted orcrocheted, ofcotton 2,067 182
61169300009 Other gloves, knitted orcrocheted, ofsynthetic textile
fibres 3,877 163
61169990005 Other gloves, knitted orcrocheted, ofother textile
materials 23,347 1,864
61172030001 Ties, bowtiesandcravats, knitted orcrocheted, of
synthetic textile fibres 106 6
61172090005 Ties, bowtiesandcravats, knitted orcrocheted, of
other textile materials 0 0
61178099008 Other made-up clothing accessories, knitted or
crocheted, ofother textile materials 504 27
61179002007 Parts ofclothing orclothing accessories, knitted or
crocheted, ofwool orfineanimal hair 0 0
61179003000 Parts ofclothing orclothing accessories, knitted or
crocheted, ofsynthetic fibres 0 0
61179004003 Parts ofclothing orclothing accessories, knitted or
crocheted, ofcotton 0 0
61179009008 Parts ofclothing orclothing accessories, knitted or
crocheted, ofother textile materials 3,543 29G/TMB/N/238
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HSline Product Imports
Value Quantity
62079100007 Men'sorboys'singlets, bathrobes, dressing gowns and
similar articles, ofcotton 879 16
62079201005 Men'sorboys'singlets, bathrobes, dressing gowns and
similar articles, ofsynthetic textile fibres 0 0
62081990002 Women 'sorgirls'slips andpetticoats, ofother textile
materials 70 3
62082100002 Women 'sorgirls'nightdresses andpyjamas, ofcotton 0 0
62082990008 Women 'sorgirls'nightdresses andpyjamas, ofother
textile materials 0 0
62089100004 Women 'sorgirls'singlets andother vests, négligées,
bathrobes, dressing gowns andsimilar articles, of
cotton 792 29
62122099006 Girdles andpanty-girdles andparts thereof, ofother
textile materials 841 65
62123091008 Corselettes andparts thereof, ofsynthetic textile fibres 575 9
62129092007 Girdles, braces, suspenders, garters andsimilar articles
andparts thereof, ofsynthetic textile fibres 0 0
62129099008 Girdles, braces, suspenders, garters andsimilar articles
andparts thereof, ofother textile materials 383 28
62141000001 Shawls, scarfs, mufflers, mantillas, veils andthelike,
ofsilkorsilkwaste 233 4
62143000003 Shawls, scarfs, mufflers, mantillas, veils andthelike,
ofsynthetic textile fibres 3 2
62149000009 Shawls, scarfs, mufflers, mantillas, veils andthelike,
ofother textile materials 268 85
62152001007 Ties, bowtiesandcravats, ofsynthetic textile fibres 73 7
62160010003 Gloves, mittens andmitts, ofsilkorsilkwaste 19 5
62160091008 Gloves, mittens andmitts, ofsynthetic textile fibres 267 20
62171001005 Other made upclothing accessories, ofsilkorsilk
waste 0 0
62179001003 Parts ofgarments orofclothing accessories, other than
those ofheading No.62.12, ofsilkorsilkwaste 0 0
62179003009 Parts ofgarments orofclothing accessories, other than
those ofheading No.62.12, ofcotton 7,389 361
63011000007 Electric blankets 0 0
TOTAL offinal imports inthissecond list 22,119,823 11,448,555
TOTAL offinal imports 120,861,012 42,384,092
Percentage offinal imports inthesecond list
compared tototal final imports 18.30 27.01