WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TMB/N/431
6 March 2002
(02-1134)
Textiles Monitoring Body Original:  Spanish
AGREEMENT ON TEXTILES AND CLOTHING
Notification under Articles 2.8(b) and 2.11
VENEZUELA
The Textiles Monitoring Body has received a notification from Venezuela pursuant to
Articles 2.8(b) and 2.11.
The TMB, in accordance with Article 2.11, is circulating this notification to WTO Members
for their information.G/TMB/N/431
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Permanent Mission of the
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
to the United Nations Office and
Other International Organizations
in Geneva
Geneva, 14 February 2002
No. Notif./072
Mrs. Reinhild Haimbl
Central Registry of Notifications
World Trade Organization
William Rappard Centre
154 rue de Lausanne
1211 Geneva 21
Dear Mrs. Haimbl,
I have pleasure in enclosing herewith the list of textile and clothing products, accounting for
not less than 18 per cent of the total volume of Venezuela's 1990 imports of such products and which
will be integrated into World Trade Organization disciplines in the third stage of the process
stipulated in the Agreement on Textiles and Clothing.
This notification is made pursuant to Article 2, paragraph 8(b), of the above-mentioned
Agreement.
Yours faithfully,
(Signed)
Werner Corrales Leal
Ambassador
Permanent Representative
Encl.: as aboveG/TMB/N/431
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THIRD STAGE OF THE INTEGRATION PROCESS UNDER THE AGREEMENT ON
TEXTILES AND CLOTHING
Notification from the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
1990 imports
HS No. Product Description Kilos % of
total
YARNS
1 5107.20 Yarn of combed wool, containing less than 85% by weight of
wool, not put up for retail sale47 0.00 1
2 5109.90 Yarn of wool or of fine animal hair, containing less than 85% by
weight of wool or of fine animal hair, put up for retail sale53 0.00 2
3 5308.20 True hemp yarn 106 0.00 3
4 5402.10 High tenacity filament yarn (other than sewing thread) of nylon or
other polyamides, not put up for retail sale315,616 0.73 4
5 5402.20 High tenacity filament yarn (other than sewing thread) of
polyesters, not put up for retail sale214,525 0.50 5
6 5402.41 Filament yarn of nylon or other polyamides, single, untwisted,
n.e.s., not put up for retail sale139,663 0.32 6
7 5402.59 Synthetic filament yarn, single, with a twist exceeding 50 turns
per metre, n.e.s., not put up for retail sale302 0.00 7
8 5402.61 Filament yarn of nylon or ot her polyamides, multiple (folded) or
cabled, n.e.s., not put up for retail sale18,345 0.04 8
9 5403.20 Textured yarn of artificial filaments, n.e.s., not put up for retail
sale25 0.00 9
10 5403.32 Filament yarn of viscose rayon, single, with a twist exceeding 120
turns per metre, n.e.s., not put up for retail sale1,328 0.00 10
11 5403.49 Artificial filament yarn, multiple (folded) or cabled, n.e.s., not put
up for retail sale5,371 0.01 11
12 5406.20 Artificial filament yarn (other than sewing thread), put up for
retail sale8,552 0.02 12
13 5502.00 Artificial filament tow 100,083 0.23 13
14 5503.10 Staple fibres of nylon or other polyamides, not carded or combed 173,412 0.40 14
15 5503.90 Synthetic staple fibres, not carded or combed, n.e.s. 99,858 0.23 15
16 5504.90 Artificial staple fibres, other than viscose, not carded or combed 98,106 0.23 16
17 5506.20 Staple fibres of polyesters, carded or combed 14,810 0.03 17
18 5506.90 Synthetic staple fibres, carded or combed, n.e.s. 7,476 0.02 18
19 5508.10 Sewing thread of synthetic staple fibres 20,519 0.05 19
20 5509.11 Yarn, containing 85% or more by weight of staple fibres of nylon
or other polyamides, single, not put up for retail sale30,526 0.07 20
21 5509.51 Yarn of polyester staple fibres, mixed with artificial staple fibres,
not put up for retail sale, n.e.s.19 0.00 21
22 5509.53 Yarn of polyester staple fibres, mixed with cotton, not put up for
retail sale, n.e.s.196,097 0.45 22
23 5509.59 Yarn of polyester staple fibres, not put up for retail sale, n.e.s. 101,647 0.24 23
24 5509.99 Yarn of other synthetic staple fibres, not put up for retail sale,
n.e.s.40 0.00 24
25 5510.11 Yarn, containing 85% or more by weight of artificial staple fibres,
single, not put up for retail sale82,607 0.19 25G/TMB/N/431
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1990 imports
HS No. Product Description Kilos % of
total
26 5510.12 Yarn, containing 85% or more by weight of artificial staple fibres,
multiple (folded) or cabled, not put up for retail sale, n.e.s.77 0.00 26
27 5511.10 Yarn, containing 85% or more by weight of synthetic staple fibres
(other than sewing thread), put up for retail sale2,391 0.01 27
28 5511.30 Yarn, of artificial fibres (other than sewing thread), put up for
retail sale37,692 0.09 28
FABRICS
29 3005.90 Wadding, gauze, bandages and similar articles 2,390,562 5.54 1
30 ex
3921.1218,368 0.04 2
31 ex
3921.13Woven, knitted or non-woven fabrics coated, covered or
laminated with plastics2,873 0.01 3
32 5111.30 Woven fabrics of carded wool or of carded fine animal hair,
containing 85% or more by weight of wool or of fine animal hair,mixed with man-made fibres1,691 0.00 4
33 5111.90 Woven fabrics of carded wool or of carded fine animal hair,
containing 85% or more by weight of wool or of fine animal hair,n.e.s.80 0.00 5
34 5112.11 Woven fabrics of combed wool or of combed fine animal hair,
containing 85% or more by weight of wool or of fine animal hair,of a weight not exceeding 200 g/m21,622 0.00 6
35 5112.20 Woven fabrics of combed wool or of combed fine animal hair,
containing less than 85% by weight of wool or of fine animalhair, mixed with man-made filaments3,360 0.01 7
36 5112.30 Woven fabrics of combed wool or of combed fine animal hair,
containing less than 85% by weight of wool or of fine animalhair, mixed with man-made fibres1,622 0.00 8
37 5309.19 Other woven fabrics of flax, containing 85% or more by weight of
flax63,143 0.15 9
38 5309.29 Other woven fabrics of flax, containing less than 85% by weight
of flax44,923 0.10 10
39 5407.41 Woven fabrics, containing 85% or more by weight of filaments of
nylon or other polyamides, unbleached or bleached, n.e.s.52,626 0.12 11
40 5407.42 Woven fabrics, containing 85% or more by weight of filaments of
nylon or other polyamides, dyed, n.e.s.108,264 0.25 12
41 5407.43 Woven fabrics, containing 85% or more by weight of filaments of
nylon or other polyamides, of yarns of different colours, n.e.s.10,493 0.02 13
42 5407.44 Woven fabrics, containing 85% or more by weight of filaments of
nylon or other polyamides, printed, n.e.s.20,641 0.05 14
43 5407.52 Woven fabrics, containing 85% or more by weight of textured
polyester filaments, dyed, n.e.s.229,580 0.53 15
44 5407.54 Woven fabrics, containing 85% or more by weight of textured
polyester filaments, printed, n.e.s.101,109 0.23 16
45 5407.60 Woven fabrics, containing 85% or more by weight of non-
textured polyester filaments, n.e.s.14,181 0.03 17
46 5407.71 Woven fabrics, containing 85% or more by weight of synthetic
filaments, unbleached or bleached, n.e.s.4,108 0.01 18
47 5407.72 Woven fabrics, containing 85% or more by weight of synthetic
filaments, dyed, n.e.s.14,634 0.03 19G/TMB/N/431
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1990 imports
HS No. Product Description Kilos % of
total
48 5407.73 Woven fabrics, containing 85% or more by weight of synthetic
filaments, of yarns of different colours, n.e.s.5,487 0.01 20
49 5407.82 Woven fabrics, containing less than 85% by weight of synthetic
filaments, mixed with cotton, dyed, n.e.s.11,564 0.03 21
50 5407.84 Woven fabrics, containing less than 85% by weight of synthetic
filaments, mixed with cotton, printed4,534 0.01 22
51 5407.92 Woven fabrics of synthetic filaments, dyed, n.e.s. 13,498 0.03 23
52 5407.93 Woven fabrics of synthetic filaments, of yarns of different
colours, n.e.s.2,901 0.01 24
53 5408.23 Woven fabrics, containing 85% or more by weight of artificial
filaments or strip of artificial textile materials, of yarns ofdifferent colours, n.e.s.15,686 0.04 25
54 5408.24 Woven fabrics, containing 85% or more by weight of artificial
filaments or strip of artificial textile materials, printed9,128 0.02 26
55 5408.31 Woven fabrics of artificial filaments, unbleached or bleached,
n.e.s.6,269 0.01 27
56 5408.32 Woven fabrics of artificial filaments, dyed, n.e.s. 15,314 0.04 28
57 5408.33 Woven fabrics of artificial filaments, of yarns of different colours,
n.e.s.6,306 0.01 29
58 5408.34 Woven fabrics of artificial filaments, printed, n.e.s. 50,396 0.12 30
59 5512.91 Woven fabrics, containing 85% or more by weight of other
synthetic staple fibres, unbleached or bleached310 0.00 31
60 5513.11 Woven fabrics of polyester staple fibres, containing less than 85%
by weight of such fibres, plain weave, mixed with cotton, of a
weight not exceeding 170 g/m2, unbleached or bleached139 0.00 32
61 5513.12 Woven fabrics of polyester staple fibres, containing less than 85%
by weight of such fibres, twill weave, mixed with cotton, of aweight not exceeding 170 g/m2, unbleached or bleached60 0.00 33
62 5513.31 Woven fabrics of polyester staple fibres, containing less than 85%
by weight of such fibres, plain weave, mixed with cotton, of aweight not exceeding 170 g/m2, of yarns of different colours6,463 0.01 34
63 5513.39 Woven fabrics of other synthetic staple fibres, containing less
than 85% by weight of such fibres, mixed with cotton, of a weightnot exceeding 170 g/m2, of yarns of different colours29,247 0.07 35
64 5513.49 Woven fabrics of other synthetic staple fibres, containing less
than 85% by weight of such fibres, mixed with cotton, of a weightnot exceeding 170 g/m2, printed42,466 0.10 36
65 5514.11 Woven fabrics of polyester staple fibres, containing less than 85%
by weight of such fibres, plain weave, mixed with cotton, of aweight exceeding 170 g/m2, unbleached or bleached1,053 0.00 37
66 5514.13 Woven fabrics of polyester staple fibres, containing less than 85%
by weight of such fibres, mixed with cotton, of a weightexceeding 170 g/m2, unbleached or bleached, n.e.s.12,798 0.03 38
67 5514.19 Woven fabrics of other synthetic staple fibres, containing less
than 85% by weight of such fibres, mixed with cotton, of a weight
exceeding 170 g/m2, unbleached or bleached10,906 0.03 39
68 5514.21 Woven fabrics of polyester staple fibres, containing less than 85%
by weight of such fibres, plain weave, mixed with cotton, of aweight exceeding 170 g/m2, dyed6,225 0.01 40
69 5514.23 Woven fabrics of polyester staple fibres, containing less than 85% 2,451 0.01 41G/TMB/N/431
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1990 imports
HS No. Product Description Kilos % of
total
by weight of such fibres, mixed with cotton, of a weightexceeding 170 g/m2, dyed
70 5514.29 Woven fabrics of other synthetic staple fibres, containing less
than 85% by weight of such fibres, mixed with cotton, of a weightexceeding 170 g/m2, dyed34,301 0.08 42
71 5514.39 Woven fabrics of other synthetic staple fibres, containing less
than 85% by weight of such fibres, mixed with cotton, of a weightexceeding 170 g/m2, of yarns of different colours9,194 0.02 43
72 5514.42 Woven fabrics of polyester staple fibres, containing less than 85%
by weight of such fibres, twill weave, mixed with cotton, of aweight exceeding 170 g/m2, printed495 0.00 44
73 5514.43 Woven fabrics of polyester staple fibres, containing less than 85%
by weight of such fibres, mixed with cotton, of a weightexceeding 170 g/m2, printed, n.e.s.13,479 0.03 45
74 5514.49 Woven fabrics of other synthetic staple fibres, containing less
than 85% by weight of such fibres, mixed with cotton, of a weightexceeding 170 g/m2, printed42,836 0.10 46
75 5515.11 Woven fabrics of polyester staple fibres, mixed with viscose
rayon staple fibres, n.e.s.117,974 0.27 47
76 5515.12 Woven fabrics of polyester staple fibres, mixed with man-made
filaments, n.e.s.37,661 0.09 48
77 5515.13 Woven fabrics of polyester staple fibres, mixed with wool or fine
animal hair, n.e.s.2,097 0.00 49
78 5515.19 Woven fabrics of polyester staple fibres, n.e.s 172,964 0.40 50
79 5515.21 Woven fabrics of acrylic staple fibres, mixed with man-made
filaments, n.e.s.10,005 0.02 51
80 5515.22 Woven fabrics of acrylic staple fibres, mixed with wool or fine
animal hair, n.e.s.200 0.00 52
81 5515.29 Woven fabrics of acrylic or modacrylic staple fibres, n.e.s. 3,146 0.01 53
82 5515.91 Woven fabrics of other synthetic staple fibres, mixed with
filaments, n.e.s.9,966 0.02 54
83 5515.92 Woven fabrics of other synthetic staple fibres, mixed with wool
or fine animal hair, n.e.s.813 0.00 55
84 5516.12 Woven fabrics containing 85% or more by weight of artificial
staple fibres, dyed83,640 0.19 56
85 5516.13 Woven fabrics containing 85% or more by weight of artificial
staple fibres, of yarns of different colours13,931 0.03 57
86 5516.14 Woven fabrics containing 85% or more by weight of artificial
staple fibres, printed158,976 0.37 58
87 5516.22 Woven fabrics of artificial staple fibres, containing less than 85%
by weight of such fibres, mixed with man-made filaments, dyed27,804 0.06 59
88 5516.23 Woven fabrics of artificial staple fibres, containing less than 85%
by weight of such fibres, mixed with man-made filaments, ofyarns of different colours9,912 0.02 60
89 5516.24 Woven fabrics of artificial staple fibres, containing less than 85%
by weight of such fibres, mixed with man-made filaments, printed37,537 0.09 61
90 5516.32 Woven fabrics of artificial staple fibres, containing less than 85%
by weight of such fibres, mixed with wool or fine animal hair,dyed961 0.00 62G/TMB/N/431
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1990 imports
HS No. Product Description Kilos % of
total
91 5516.42 Woven fabrics of artificial staple fibres, containing less than 85%
by weight of such fibres, mixed with cotton, dyed8,847 0.02 63
92 5516.43 Woven fabrics of artificial staple fibres, containing less than 85%
by weight of such fibres, mixed with cotton, of yarns of differentcolours4,964 0.01 64
93 5516.44 Woven fabrics of artificial staple fibres, containing less than 85%
by weight of such fibres, mixed with cotton, printed34,201 0.08 65
94 5516.92 Woven fabrics of artificial staple fibres, dyed, n.e.s. 14,761 0.03 66
95 5516.93 Woven fabrics of artificial staple fibres, of yarns of different
colours, n.e.s.3,980 0.01 67
96 5516.94 Woven fabrics of artificial staple fibres, printed, n.e.s. 7,832 0.02 68
97 5603.00 Non-wovens, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or
laminated159,595 0.37 69
98 5702.10 "Kelem", "Schumacks", "Karamanie" and similar textile hand-
woven rugs765 0.00 70
99 5801.10 Woven pile fabrics, of wool or fine animal hair, other than terry
towelling and similar woven terry fabrics and narrow wovenfabrics30,599 0.07 71
100 5802.19 Terry towelling and similar woven terry fabrics, of cotton, other
than unbleached and narrow woven fabrics80 . 0 07 2
101 5802.20 Terry towelling and similar woven terry fabrics, of other textile
materials, other than narrow woven fabrics1,755 0.00 73
102 5804.10 Tulles and other net fabrics, not including woven, knitted or
crocheted fabrics87,530 0.20 74
103 5903.10 Textile fabrics impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with
polyvinyl chloride, n.e.s.444 0.00 75
104 5903.90 Textile fabrics impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with
plastics, n.e.s.100,021 0.23 76
105 6001.92 Pile fabrics, knitted or crocheted, of man-made fibres, n.e.s. 11,885 0.03 77
106 6001.99 Pile fabrics, knitted or crocheted, of  other textile materials, n.e.s. 1,224 0.00 78
107 6002.30 Knitted or crocheted fabrics of a width exceeding 30 cm,
containing by weight 5% or more of elastomeric yarn or rubberthread, n.e.s.2,939 0.00 79
108 6002.41 Warp knit fabrics, of wool or fine animal hair, n.e.s. 760 0.00 80
109 6002.99 Other knitted or crocheted fabrics, n.e.s. 39,294 0.09 81
MADE-UP TEXTILE PRODUCTS
110 4202.92 101,188 0.23 1
111 5601.10 Sanitary articles of wadding of textile materials, e.g., sanitary
towels and tampons17,273 0.04 2
112 5601.29 Wadding of textile materials and articles thereof, other than
sanitary articles1,329 0.00 3
113 5608.11 Made up fishing nets of man-made textile materials 76,990 0.18 4
114 5608.90 Knotted netting of twine, cordage or rope, n.e.s., and other made
up nets of other textile materials301 0.00 5
115 5701.10 Carpets, knotted, of wool or fine animal hair 10,876 0.03 6
116 5701.90 Carpets, knotted, of ot her textile materials 9,569 0.02 7
117 5702.31 Carpets, of wool or fine animal hair, woven, of pile construction,
not made up, n.e.s.1,714 0.00 8G/TMB/N/431
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1990 imports
HS No. Product Description Kilos % of
total
118 5702.52 Carpets, of man-made textile materials, woven, not made up,
n.e.s.1,711 0.00 9
119 5702.92 Carpets, of man-made textile materials, woven, made up, n.e.s. 65 0.00 10
120 5703.10 Carpets, of wool or fine animal hair, tufted 1,958 0.00 11
121 5703.20 Carpets, of nylon or other polyamides, tufted 406 0.00 12
122 5703.90 Carpets, of other textile  materials, tufted 5,482 0.01 13
123 5704.10 Textile floor coverings of felt, tiles, having a maximum surface
area of 0.3m234,006 0.08 14
124 5705.00 Carpets and other textile floor coverings, n.e.s. 12,640 0.03 15
125 5806.10 Woven pile fabrics and chenille fabrics 1,580 0.00 16
126 5806.31 Narrow woven fabrics of cotton, n.e.s. 3,307 0.01 17
127 5806.32 Narrow woven fabrics of man-made fibres, n.e.s. 28,166 0.07 18
128 5806.40 Fabrics consisting of warp without weft assembled by means of
an adhesive (bolducs)102,910 0.24 19
129 5807.10 Labels, badges and similar woven articles, of textile materials 2,874 0.01 20
130 5808.90 Ornamental trimmings in the piece (other than knitted or
crocheted); tassels, pompons and similar articles3,995 0.01 21
131 5810.91 Embroidery in the piece, in strips or in motifs, of cotton, n.e.s. 3,586 0.01 22
132 5810.92 Embroidery in the piece, in strips or in motifs, of man-made
fibres, n.e.s.17,428 0.04 23
133 5810.99 Embroidery in the piece, in strips or in motifs, of other textile
materials2,862 0.01 24
134 6304.19 Bedspreads of textile materials, n.e.s., not knitted or crocheted 87 0.00 25
135 6304.91 Furnishing articles, n.e.s, of textile materials, knitted or crocheted 230 0.00 26
136 6405.20 Footwear with soles and uppers of wool felt 67,952 0.16 27
137 6406.10 Footwear uppers of which 50% or more of the external surface
area is textile material43,766 0.10 28
138 9612.10 Woven ribbons of man-made fibres, other than those measuring
less than 30 mm in width, permanently put up in cartridges81,716 0.19 29
CLOTHING
139 6103.31 Men's or boys' jackets and blazers, knitted or crocheted, of wool
or fine animal hair152 0.00 1
140 6104.41 Women's or girls' dresses, knitted or crocheted, of wool or fine
animal hair137 0.00 2
141 6104.61 Women's or girls' trousers and shorts, knitted or crocheted, of
wool or fine animal hair79 0.00 3
142 6107.92 Men's or boys' bathrobes, dressing gowns, etc., knitted or
crocheted, of man-made fibres90 0.00 4
143 6201.11 Men's or boys' overcoats and similar articles, not knitted or
crocheted, of wool or fine animal hair140 0.00 5
144 6201.19 Men's or boys' overcoats and similar articles, not knitted or
crocheted, of other textile materials14,341 0.03 6
145 6202.93 Women's or girls' anoraks and similar articles, not knitted or
crocheted, of man-made fibres142 0.00 7
146 6203.43 Men's or boys' trousers and shorts, not knitted or crocheted, of
synthetic fibres351,982 0.82 8
147 6204.11 Women's or girls' suits, not knitted or crocheted, of wool or fine
animal hair8,879 0.02 9G/TMB/N/431
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1990 imports
HS No. Product Description Kilos % of
total
148 6204.13 Women's or girls' suits, not knitted or crocheted, of synthetic
fibres10,980 0.03 10
149 6204.21 Women's or girls' ensembles, not knitted or crocheted, of wool or
fine animal hair2,158 0.00 11
150 6204.23 Women's or girls' ensembles, not knitted or crocheted, of
synthetic fibres192,066 0.44 12
151 6204.33 Women's or girls' jackets and blazers, not knitted or crocheted, of
synthetic fibres6,831 0.02 13
152 6208.29 Women's or girls' nightdresses and pyjamas, not knitted or
crocheted, of other textile materials6,934 0.02 14
153 6304.93 Furnishing articles, n.e.s., not knitted or crocheted, of synthetic
fibres519 0.00 15
154 6309.00 Worn clothing and other worn articles 138,761 0.32 16
155 6504.00 Hats and other headgear, plaited or made by assembling strips of
any material4,625 0.01 17
156 6601.99 Other umbrellas or sun umbrellas 103,743 0.24 18
157 9502.91 Dolls' garments 25,760 0.06 19
TOTAL 7,809,956 18.08
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