WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TMB/N/364/Add.1
6 April 2001
(01-1751)
Textiles Monitoring Body Original:  English
AGREEMENT ON TEXTILES AND CLOTHING
Notification under Articles 2.8(b) and 2.11
TURKEY
Addendum
The Textiles Monitoring Body has received a further notification from Turkey pursuant to
Articles 2.8(b) and 2.11.
The TMB, in accordance with Article 2.11, is circulating this notification to WTO Members.G/TMB/N/364/Add.1
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Permanent Mission of Turkey
to the World Trade Organization
Geneva, 26 March 2001
Dear Ambassador Szepesi,
With reference to your letter of 30 January 2001 requesting clarification about Turkey's
notification on the third stage integration list under Articles 2.8(b) and 2.11 of the Agreement on
Textiles and Clothing, I am pleased to attach herewith our replies.
Yours sincerely,
(Signed)
Oğuz Demiralp
Ambassador
Permanent Representative
The Honourable
Ambassador András Szepesi
Chairman
Textiles Monitoring BodyWorld Trade Organization
Centre William Rappard
Rue de Lausanne 154
1211 Geneva 11G/TMB/N/364/Add.1
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Question No. 1
The TMB observed that Turkey’s Stage 3 integration programme contains two products
belonging to HS lines in the Annex to the ATC for which only part of the respective line falls
under the coverage of the Agreement, i.e. ex HS 6405 20 and ex HS 9404 90. The TMB asks forreceiving clarification as to whether the 1990 imports that have been counted in respect of these
"ex HS lines" correspond precisely to the product description contained in the ATC Annex for
the respective line, including information on the manner in which Turkey had ensured that this
was the case.
Explanation about ex HS 6405.20:
This ex item is described in the Annex of ATC as follows:
HS No. Product Description
ex 6405.20 Footwear with soles and uppers of wool felt
While the definition and the breakdown related to this ex item in Turkish Classification on
which 1990 import data were based are below:
HS No. Product Description
6405.20 Other footwear with uppers of textile materials
-     A.  With uppers of wooden or cork
-     B.  With uppers of other materials
The 1990 Turkish import data for the said ex item  goes into the detail of up to sub-item "HS
6405.20-B. With uppers of other materials" indicated above, which does not allow any further
distinction whether soles and uppers of footwear are of wool felt or any other textile materials .
The percentage of this sub-item in total Turkish 1990 textile and clothing imports subject to
integration is so insignificant (0.0464 per cent) that, even assuming zero percentage for the ex-item inquestion does not alter practically the 3rd Stage integration level of Turkey (42.4 per cent). As a
matter of fact, this ex-item was included as a result of designing Turkey’s integration programme in
parallel with that of the EU for the cons istency of the Customs Union between them.
Explanation about ex HS 9404 90:
The ATC definition of this ex item is:
HS No. Product Description
ex 9404.90 - Pillow and cushions of cotton; quilts; eiderdowns;
comforters and similar articles of textile materialsG/TMB/N/364/Add.1
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While the definition and the breakdown related to this ex item in Turkish Classification on
which 1990 import data were based is below:
HS No. Product Description
4-digit
level6-digit
level
9404 Mattresses, mattress supports, sleeping bags,
pillows, cushions, quilts etc.
9404.10         Mattress supports
9404.21         Mattresses of caoutchouc or plastics9404.29         Mattresses of other material
9404.30         Sleeping bags
9404.90         Others:
        -   A.   Those filled with feather
        -   B.   Those filled with others (than feather)
The 1990 import figure for the corresponding ATC ex-item subject to the integration
programme was taken as that of  sub-item "9404.90-B. – Those filled with others (than feather)"
above.
Although this is not a perfect match corresponding to the ATC ex-item, it is the best possible
match.
Again, as in the previous case, the volume percentage of this sub-item in total Turkish 1990
imports of ATC products is 0.0029 per cent. Therefore, even assuming zero percentage for the ex-item in question does not change the 42.4 per cent integration level of Turkey for the 3
rd Stage. This
ex-item was also included as a result of designing Turkey’s integration programme in parallel with
that of the EU for the consistency of the Customs Union between them.
Question No. 2
TMB observed that Turkey has chosen, in mo st cases, to integrate product according to
product categories. For the sake of transparency, the TMB would appreciate receiving a
correlation between the product categories notifi ed by Turkey and the HS classification as it
appears in the Annex to the ATC.
The categories that are subject to 3rd Stage integration and HS items falling into these
categories are presented below in table form:G/TMB/N/364/Add.1
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CATEGORY HS LINE UNIT QUANTITY SHARE (%)
10 6111.10 kg. 97
10 6111.20 kg. 1,050
10 6111.30 kg. 1,000
10 6111.90 kg. 130
10 6116.10 kg. 1,167
10 6116.91 kg. 137
10 6116.92 kg. 17
10 6116.93 kg. 90
10 6116.99 kg. 254
TOTAL CATEGORY 3,942 0.0015
18 6207.11 kg. 99
18 6207.19 kg. 458
18 6207.21 kg. 35
18 6207.22 kg. 0
18 6207.29 kg. 0
18 6207.91 kg. 531
18 6207.92 kg. 13
18 6207.99 kg. 17
18 6208.11 kg. 4
18 6208.19 kg. 0
18 6208.21 kg. 0
18 6208.22 kg. 558
18 6208.29 kg. 0
18 6208.91 kg. 414
18 6208.92 kg. 8,213
18 6208.99 kg. 1,465
TOTAL CATEGORY 11,807 0.0044
21 6201.12 kg. 26,196
21 6201.13 kg. 663
21 6201.91 kg. 1,304
21 6201.92 kg. 530
21 6201.93 kg. 209
21 6202.12 kg. 2,976
21 6202.13 kg. 13,678
21 6202.91 kg. 1,919
21 6202.92 kg. 211
21 6202.93 kg. 20
21 6211.32 kg. 623
21 6211.33 kg. 4,269
21 6211.42 kg. 37
21 6211.43 kg. 448
TOTAL CATEGORY 53,083 0.0198
24 6107.21 kg. 225
24 6107.22 kg. 29G/TMB/N/364/Add.1
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CATEGORY HS LINE UNIT QUANTITY SHARE (%)
24 6107.29 kg. 269
24 6107.91 kg. 70
24 6107.92 kg. 232
24 6107.99 kg. 42
24 6108.31 kg. 792
24 6108.32 kg. 1,332
24 6108.39 kg. 24
24 6108.91 kg. 570
24 6108.92 kg. 180
24 6108.99 kg. 285
TOTAL CATEGORY 4,050 0.0015
27 6104.51 kg. 2,285
27 6104.52 kg. 1,423
27 6104.53 kg. 14
27 6104.59 kg. 15
27 6204.51 kg. 1,308
27 6204.52 kg. 405
27 6204.53 kg. 60
27 6204.59 kg. 164
TOTAL CATEGORY 5,674 0.0021
32 5801.10 kg. 14,696
32 5801.21 kg. 117,219
32 5801.22 kg. 214,993
32 5801.23 kg. 5,916
32 5801.24 kg. 14,950
32 5801.25 kg. 40,125
32 5801.26 kg. 950
32 5801.31 kg. 53,323
32 5801.32 kg. 1,971
32 5801.33 kg. 8,597
32 5801.34 kg. 1,138
32 5801.35 kg. 37,155
32 5801.36 kg. 1,717
32 5802.20 kg. 0
32 5802.30 kg. 13
TOTAL CATEGORY 512,763 0.1911
33 6305.31 kg. 90,446
TOTAL CATEGORY 90,446 0.0337
34 5407.20 kg. 965,835
TOTAL CATEGORY 965,835 0.3600
36 5408.10 kg. 122,137
36 5408.21 kg. 366,934G/TMB/N/364/Add.1
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CATEGORY HS LINE UNIT QUANTITY SHARE (%)
36 5408.22 kg. 174,269
36 5408.23 kg. 52,283
36 5408.24 kg. 32,516
36 5408.32 kg. 29,277
36 5408.33 kg. 42,847
36 5408.34 kg. 30,420
36 5811.00 kg. 18,608
TOTAL CATEGORY 869,291 0.3240
37 5516.11 kg. 2,611,115
37 5516.12 kg. 128,792
37 5516.13 kg. 26,113
37 5516.14 kg. 16,489
37 5516.21 kg. 170,314
37 5516.22 kg. 50,905
37 5516.23 kg. 55,612
37 5516.24 kg. 3,414
37 5516.31 kg. 35
37 5516.32 kg. 12,886
37 5516.33 kg. 0
37 5516.34 kg. 138
37 5516.41 kg. 6,628
37 5516.42 kg. 13,930
37 5516.43 kg. 3,958
37 5516.44 kg. 4,503
37 5516.91 kg. 2,400
37 5516.92 kg. 8,187
37 5516.93 kg. 27,773
37 5516.94 kg. 14,756
37 5803.90 kg. 592
TOTAL CATEGORY 3,158,540 1.1771
38A 6002.43 kg. 140,840
38A 6002.93 kg. 99,630
TOTAL CATEGORY 240,470 0.0896
40 6303.91 kg. 15,662
40 6303.92 kg. 4,782
40 6304.92 kg. 0
40 6304.93 kg. 0
TOTAL CATEGORY 20,444 0.0076
42 5401.20 kg. 6,435
42 5403.10 kg. 1,878,365
42 5403.20 kg. 30,159
42 5403.39 kg. 0
42 5403.41 kg. 4,504
42 5403.42 kg. 1,029G/TMB/N/364/Add.1
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CATEGORY HS LINE UNIT QUANTITY SHARE (%)
42 5403.49 kg. 49,318
42 5604.20 kg. 6,214
TOTAL CATEGORY 1,976,024 0.7364
43 5204.20 kg. 92,026
43 5207.10 kg. 3,402
43 5207.90 kg. 1,169
43 5401.10 kg. 213,822
43 5406.10 kg. 10,081
43 5406.20 kg. 436
43 5508.20 kg. 235
43 5511.30 kg. 159,375
TOTAL CATEGORY 480,546 0.1791
47 5106.10 kg. 215,738
47 5106.20 kg. 355,050
47 5108.10 kg. 14,606
TOTAL CATEGORY 585,394 0.2182
48 5107.10 kg. 181,732
48 5107.20 kg. 41,373
48 5108.20 kg. 7,369
TOTAL CATEGORY 230,474 0.0859
49 5109.10 kg. 0
49 5109.90 kg. 4,418
TOTAL CATEGORY 4,418 0.0016
53 5803.10 kg. 37,492
TOTAL CATEGORY 37,492 0.0140
54 5507.00 kg. 100,628
TOTAL CATEGORY 100,628 0.0375
55 5506.10 kg. 149,776
55 5506.20 kg. 2,482,238
55 5506.30 kg. 2,558,006
55 5506.90 kg. 255,257
TOTAL CATEGORY 5,445,277 2.0294
56 5508.10 kg. 414,296
56 5511.10 kg. 455
56 5511.20 kg. 1,666
TOTAL CATEGORY 416,417 0.1552G/TMB/N/364/Add.1
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CATEGORY HS LINE UNIT QUANTITY SHARE (%)
59 5702.10 kg. 38,319
59 5702.31 kg. 7,964
59 5702.32 kg. 25,479
59 5702.41 kg. 32,156
59 5702.42 kg. 14,206
59 5702.51 kg. 0
59 5702.52 kg. 2,768
59 5702.91 kg. 0
59 5702.92 kg. 41,695
59 5703.10 kg. 12,379
59 5703.20 kg. 228,557
59 5703.30 kg. 196,697
59 5703.90 kg. 17,028
59 5704.10 kg. 0
59 5704.90 kg. 7,191
TOTAL CATEGORY 624,439 0.2327
60 5805.00 kg. 14,425
TOTAL CATEGORY 14,425 0.0054
62 5606.00 kg. 43,465
62 5804.10 kg. 57,217
62 5804.21 kg. 84,722
62 5804.29 kg. 8,125
62 5804.30 kg. 480
62 5807.10 kg. 36,256
62 5808.10 kg. 3,755
62 5808.90 kg. 14,725
62 5810.10 kg. 32,973
62 5810.91 kg. 4,465
62 5810.92 kg. 13,863
62 5810.99 kg. 43,963
TOTAL CATEGORY 344,009 0.1282
63 5906.91 kg. 3,643
63 6002.10 kg. 22,506
63 6002.30 kg. 137,567
63 6001.10 kg. 37,748
63 6002.20 kg. 16,584
TOTAL CATEGORY 218,048 0.0813
66 6301.10 kg. 347
66 6301.20 kg. 7,283
66 6301.30 kg. 90
66 6301.40 kg. 9,187
TOTAL CATEGORY 16,907 0.0063G/TMB/N/364/Add.1
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CATEGORY HS LINE UNIT QUANTITY SHARE (%)
68 6209.10 kg. 10
68 6209.20 kg. 3,184
68 6209.30 kg. 5
68 6209.90 kg. 3,193
TOTAL CATEGORY 6,392 0.0024
73 6112.11 kg. 2,867
73 6112.12 kg. 2,255
73 6112.19 kg. 369
TOTAL CATEGORY 5,491 0.0020
93 6305.20 kg. 102
93 6305.39 kg. 10
TOTAL CATEGORY 112 0.0000
95 5602.21 kg. 2,117
95 5602.90 kg. 187,022
95 5807.90 kg. 1,453
95 6210.10 kg. 3,283
TOTAL CATEGORY 193,875 0.0723
98 5905.00 kg. 18,597
TOTAL CATEGORY 18,597 0.0069
101 5607.90 kg. 24,251
TOTAL CATEGORY 24,251 0.0090
109 6306.11 kg. 0
109 6306.12 kg. 19,377
109 6306.19 kg. 6,472
109 6306.31 kg. 2,918
109 6306.39 kg. 1,603
TOTAL CATEGORY 30,370 0.0113
112 6307.20 kg. 1,268
112 6307.90 kg. 71,606
TOTAL CATEGORY 72,874 0.0272
113 6307.10 kg. 13,304
TOTAL CATEGORY 13,304 0.0050G/TMB/N/364/Add.1
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CATEGORY HS LINE UNIT QUANTITY SHARE (%)
114 5902.10 kg. 210,214
114 5902.20 kg. 197
114 5902.90 kg. 101
114 5908.00 kg. 24,032
114 5909.00 kg. 89,198
114 5910.00 kg. 40,515
114 5911.10 kg. 74,526
114 5911.20 kg. 49,569
114 5911.31 kg. 41,936
114 5911.32 kg. 82,712
114 5911.40 kg. 3
114 5911.90 kg. 142,207
TOTAL CATEGORY 755,210 0.2815
120 6303.99 kg. 14,801
120 6304.19 kg. 77,010
120 6304.99 kg. 60
TOTAL CATEGORY 91,871 0.0342
123 6214.90 kg. 19,810
TOTAL CATEGORY 19,810 0.0074
125A 5402.41 kg. 1,069,659
125A 5402.42 kg. 3,893,892
125A 5402.43 kg. 2,208,137
TOTAL CATEGORY 7,171,688 2.6728
125B 5404.10 kg. 300,341
125B 5404.90 kg. 297,030
125B 5604.90 kg. 2,734
TOTAL CATEGORY 600,105 0.2236
127A 5403.31 kg. 8,444,628
127A 5403.32 kg. 63,088
127A 5403.33 kg. 803,363
TOTAL CATEGORY 9,311,079 3.4701
127B 5405.00 kg. 3,447
TOTAL CATEGORY 3,447 0.0012
129 5110.00 kg. 3,586
TOTAL CATEGORY 3,586 0.0013G/TMB/N/364/Add.1
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CATEGORY HS LINE UNIT QUANTITY SHARE (%)
131 5308.90 kg. 0
TOTAL CATEGORY 0 0.0000
133 5308.20 kg. 0
TOTAL CATEGORY 0 0.0000
135 5113.00 kg. 1,753
TOTAL CATEGORY 1,753 0.0007
137 5801.90 kg. 11,696
137 5806.10 kg. 1,782
TOTAL CATEGORY 13,478 0.0050
138 5311.00 kg. 45,737
TOTAL CATEGORY 45,737 0.0170
139 5809.00 kg. 2,462
TOTAL CATEGORY 2,462 0.0009
140 6001.29 kg. 112
140 6001.99 kg. 0
140 6002.49 kg. 51,081
140 6002.99 kg. 2,299
TOTAL CATEGORY 53,492 0.0199
141 6301.90 kg. 2,195
TOTAL CATEGORY 2,195 0.0008
142 5702.39 kg. 0
142 5702.49 kg. 1,030
142 5702.59 kg. 0
142 5702.99 kg. 6,614
142 5705.00 kg. 202,669
TOTAL CATEGORY 210,313 0.0784
144 5602.29 kg. 85,456
TOTAL CATEGORY 85,456 0.0318
145 5607.30 kg. 13,443
TOTAL CATEGORY 13,443 0.0050G/TMB/N/364/Add.1
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CATEGORY HS LINE UNIT QUANTITY SHARE (%)
146A 5607.21 kg. 20
TOTAL CATEGORY 20 0.0000
146B 5607.29 kg. 347,443
TOTAL CATEGORY 347,443 0.1295
146C 5607.10 kg. 5
TOTAL CATEGORY 5 0.0000
151A 5702.20 kg. 1,455
TOTAL CATEGORY 1,455 0.0005
152 5602.10 kg. 65,545
TOTAL CATEGORY 65,545 0.0244
160 6213.10 kg. 8
TOTAL CATEGORY 8 0.0000
161 6201.19 kg. 427
161 6201.99 kg. 20
161 6202.19 kg. 238
161 6202.99 kg. 0
161 6203.19 kg. 417
161 6203.29 kg. 254
161 6203.39 kg. 102
161 6203.49 kg. 1,724
161 6204.19 kg. 606
161 6204.29 kg. 264
161 6204.39 kg. 249
161 6204.49 kg. 23
161 6204.69 kg. 964
161 6205.90 kg. 2,432
161 6206.90 kg. 898
161 6211.20 kg. 5,733
161 6211.39 kg. 2,773
161 6211.49 kg. 1,370
TOTAL CATEGORY 18,494 0.0069
124 5501.10 kg. 190,810
124 5501.20 kg. 80,175
124 5501.30 kg. 31,658,141
124 5501.90 kg. 1,013,391
124 5503.10 kg. 1,215,925
124 5503.20 kg. 23,111,646G/TMB/N/364/Add.1
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CATEGORY HS LINE UNIT QUANTITY SHARE (%)
124 5503.30 kg. 19,797,554
124 5503.40 kg. 802,493
124 5503.90 kg. 126
TOTAL CATEGORY 77,870,261 29.0209
ex 6405.20 kg. 124,488 0.0464
ex 6601.10 kg. 94,141 0.0351
ex 8708.21 kg. 43,223 0.0161
ex 9404.90 kg. 7,912 0.0029
1990 TOTAL IMPORTS : 268,324,457 kg. 113,754,229 42.3942
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