WORLD TRADE G/TMB/N/244
11April 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-1553)
Original: Spanish Textiles Monitoring Body
AGREEMENT ONTEXTILES AND CLOTHING
Notification under Articles 2.8(a) and2.11
Nicaragua
TheTextiles Monitoring Body hasreceived anotification from Nicaragua pursuant to
paragraphs 8(a)and11ofArticle 2.
TheTMB, inaccordance withparagraph 11ofArticle 2,iscirculating thisnotification to
WTO Members.G/TMB/N/244
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Permanent Mission ofNicaragua
totheUnited Nations Office and
International Organization inGeneva
Geneva, 19February 1997
Mr.András Szepesi
Chairman
Textiles Monitoring Body
World Trade Organization
Sir,
Inconnection withthecommitment under Article 2,paragraphs 8and11,oftheAgreement
onTextiles andClothing tointegrate textile products intoGATT 1994 by1January 1998, Itransmit
thelistofproducts included bytheRepublic ofNicaragua inthesecond stage ofitsintegration
programme.
Withreference tothemethodology usedinpreparing thelist,Iwould point outthefollowing:
1. Thelistwasprepared onthebasis of1995 textiles andclothing import statistics, covering
chapters 50to63oftheCentral American Harmonized System (SAC).
2. Theoriginal database wastotalized attheeight-digit level. Alltariff items withthesame
breakdown were added soastoobtain amaximum eight-digit levellistofimports.
3. Thedescription foreachofthetariff items wasadjusted, inconformity withtheSAC.
4. Theclassification ofproducts forwhich thedescription wasnotinconformity withthetariff
itemwascorrected.
5. Incorrectly classified products which were nottextile orclothing products were eliminated.
6. Wornclothingclassifiedintariffheading63.10anderroneouslyinheading63.09waseliminated.
Thiswasdonebecause worn clothing, inaccordance withtheAgreement onTextiles andClothing,
isnotincluded among theproducts tobeintegrated.
7. Theproducts included intheprevious list,which wassubmitted onthebasis of1990imports
andclassified under NAUCA II,were identified andnewproducts were included.
8. Thepresent listincludes products thataccount for43.1percentoftotaltextile imports in1995.
Thisnewlistreplaces thelistoftextile products integrated inthefirststage andincludes the
integration forthesecond stage.
Itwillbenoted thatNicaragua isgoing beyond the33percentintegration commitment
(16percentforthefirststage and17percentforthesecond).
Accept, Sirtheexpression ofmyhighest consideration.
(Signed) Lester Mejia Solís
Ambassador, Permanent RepresentativeG/TMB/N/244
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INTEGRATION OFTEXTILE PRODUCTS
SAC Description ofGoods Volume (kg.)
(a)"Tops" andYarn
50040000 Silkyarnnotputupforretail sale -
50060000 Silkyarn 25.00
51040000 Garnetted stock ofwool oroffineanimal hair 368.00
51071000 Yarn ofcombed wool, notputup -
51061000 Yarn ofcarded wool, notputup 700.00
51081000 Yarn offineanimal hair, notputupforretail sale 6.00
51091000 Yarn ofwool, putupforretail sale 8,348.89
51099000 Other yarnofwool 2,708.00
53031010 Juteandkenaf fibres 1,251,116.10
53031090 Other jutefibres 1,209,281.86
53039000 Other juteandbasttextile fibres -
54011020 Sewing thread, ofsynthetic filaments, putupforretail sale 35,494.34
54023300 Textured yarnofpolyester 13,372.05
55081020 Sewing thread ofsynthetic staple fibres, putupforretail sale 28,249.96
55111000 Yarn ofsynthetic staple fibres, >=80% byweight, putupforretail sale 55.00
55113000 Yarn ofsynthetic orartificial staple fibres, putupforretail sale -
(b)Fabrics
50031000 Silkwaste, notcarded orcombed -
50039000 Other silkwaste 177,227.16
50071000 Woven fabrics ofnoilsilk 122.30
50072000 Other woven fabrics ofsilk,>=80% byweight -
50079000 Other woven fabrics ofsilk 2,632.99
51012100 Shorn wool 21.21
51111100 Woven fabrics ofcarded wool, <=300g/m2478.00
51111900 Other woven fabrics ofcarded wool/fine animal hair -
51121100 Woven fabrics ofcombed wool 174.00
51121900 Other woven fabrics ofcombed wool 128.52
51123000 Other, mixed withsynthetic fibres 169.00
53091900 Other woven fabrics offlax, >=85% byweight 1,075.57
54071000 Woven fabrics obtained from hightenacity yarnofnylon orofother
polyamides1,583,062.02G/TMB/N/244
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SAC Description ofGoods Volume (kg.)
54074300 Other dyed woven fabrics, containing filaments ofnylon -
54075200 Other woven fabrics, ofdyed textured polyester filaments 280,985.62
54075300 Other woven fabrics, oftextured polyester ofdifferent colours 235,920.75
54075400 Other woven fabrics, oftextured polyester filaments, printed 55,914.86
55164390 Other woven fabrics ofartificial staple fibres, mixed withcotton -
55169300 Other woven fabrics ofstaple artificial fibres, mixed withcotton ofyarns
ofdifferent colours-
60021090 Other knitted fabrics 5,032.73
60023010 Other knitted orcrocheted fabrics, withpolyurethane (lycra) 1,337.63
60023090 Other knitted orcrocheted fabrics, ofawidth notexceeding 30cm., with
rubber thread550.00
(c)Made-up Textile Products
57023200 Carpets ofman-made textile materials, ofpileconstruction 423.36
57023900 Carpets ofother textile materials (bathroom) 2,365.52
57024200 Carpets ofman-made textile material, ofpileconstruction (forkitchens) 1,568.33
58012100 Articles ofuncut pilefabrics, ofcotton (lace) 912.22
58012200 Cutcorduroy fabrics 155.31
58012310 Woven weftpilefabrics, forupholstery 271.46
58012390 Other woven weftpilefabrics (plush) 6,320.17
58012400 Woven pilefabrics 1,388.08
58012590 Other woven pilefabrics 0.97
58012600 Chenille fabrics 569.00
58013490 Other woven pilefabrics ofsynthetic fibres (forsliding doors) 10.00
58013600 Chenille fabrics ofman-made fibres 306.88
58019000 Carpets, ofother textile materials 14.70
58050000 Hand-woven tapestry 2,261.91
58081000 Braids inthepiece 152.62
58089000 Other braids inthepiece 4,859.65
58110010 Quilted textile products 8,439.99
58110090 Textile products ofother materials 756.47
59011000 Textile materials coated withgumoramylaceous substances, forouter
covers ofbooks-
59019000 Other textile materials coated withgumoramylaceous substances 778.57
5903100001 Textile fabrics coated, covered orlaminated withplastics 15,284.45G/TMB/N/244
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SAC Description ofGoods Volume (kg.)
5903100099 Other textile fabrics impregnated, coated, covered orlaminated with
plastics7,548.79
59032000 Textile fabrics impregnated withpolyurethane 32,343.20
59039010 Interlinings 27,417.75
59039090 Other impregnated fabrics (urethane) 177,748.97
(d)Clothing
61031100 Suits, ofwool orfineanimal hair 200.88
61031200 Suits, ofsynthetic fibres 110.00
61031900 Suits, ofother textile materials 186.44
61032100 Ensembles, ofwool orfineanimal hair 242.61
61032300 Ensembles, ofsynthetic fibres 1,319.00
61032900 Ensembles, ofother textile materials 971.87
61041300 Suits ofsynthetic fibres 52.27
61041900 Suits ofother textile materials 251.59
61101000 Jerseys, ofwool orfineanimal hair 440.81
61103000 Jerseys, ofman-made fibres 650.62
61109000 Jerseys, ofother textile materials 380.94
61121200 Track suits, ofsynthetic fibres 4,393.25
61121300 Track suits, ofother materials 2,089.46
61122000 Skisuits 541.32
62011100 Men'sraincoats, ofwool orfineanimal hair 190.34
62011300 Raincoats ofman-made fibres 247.26
62011900 Raincoats ofother textile materials 186.95
62019300 Other overcoats,of man-made fibres 72.76
62019900 Other overcoats, ofother textile materials 38.63
62021300 Women 'sovercoats, ofman-made fibres 168.81
62021900 Women 'sovercoats, ofother textile materials 70.00
62029300 Other women 'sovercoats, ofsynthetic fibres 15.00
62029900 Other overcoats, ofother materials 92.89
62032100 Ensembles, ofwool orfineanimal hair 1,240.65
62033100 Jackets orblazers, ofwool orfineanimal hair 493.00
62034100 Men'strousers, ofwool orfineanimal hair 12.00
62111100 Men's/boys 'swimwear 6,607.85
62111200 Women 's/girls 'swimwear 931.13G/TMB/N/244
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SAC Description ofGoods Volume (kg.)
62112000 Children 'sskisuits 1,257.06
62113300 Other garments, ofsynthetic fibres 2,027.41
62113900 Other garments, ofother materials 255.50
62114300 Other women 'sgarments ofsynthetic fibres 91.60
62114900 Other garments, ofother materials 1,016.69
Imports in1995 oftextile andclothing products tobeintegrated (kg.) 5,213,302.52
Percentage oftotal volume oftextile andclothing imports tobeintegrated 43.10%
Volume imports ofallproducts covered bytheAgreement onTextiles andClothing in1995: 12,083,146.02 kg.