WORLD TRADE G/TMB/N/149
22July1997
ORGANIZATION(97-3032)
Original: English Textiles Monitoring Body
AGREEMENT ONTEXTILES AND CLOTHING
Notification under Article 2.17
UNITED STATES
Administrative Arrangements withPakistan
TheTextiles Monitoring Body hasreceived anotification fromtheUnited States pursuant to
paragraph 17ofArticle 2.TheTMB iscirculating thisnotification toWTO Members fortheir
information.G/TMB/N/149
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Executive Office ofthePresident
Office oftheUnited States Trade Representative
14April 1997
TheHonourable Ambassador András Szepesi
Chairman
Textiles Monitoring Body
World Trade Organization
RuedeLausanne
1211 Geneva
Dear Ambassador Szepesi,
Attached youwillfindmyGovernment 'snotification ofAdministrative Arrangements for
Bangladesh, Jamaica, Kenya, Mauritius andPoland made pursuant toArticle 2.17oftheAgreement
onTextiles andClothing. Inaddition, Iamsubmitting corrected copies ofprevious 2.17notifications
forPakistan1andHaiti. InthecaseofPakistan, thecorrected notification includes paragraph 3of
thebilateral agreement which wasmistakenly omitted fromouroriginal notification. Inaddition, the
corrected version ofthenotification forHaiti omits paragraph 5ofthebilateral agreement which was
mistakenly included intheoriginal notification.
Sincerely,
(signed) Ambassador RitaHayes
Chief Textile Negotiator
1Thisdocument contains theAdministrative Arrangements concluded withPakistan (corrected version).
Administrative Arrangements concluded withtheother Members listed above willbecirculated asseparate
documents.
Note: Annex Breferred tointhetextcontains thelistofrestrictions notified bytheUnited States pursuant to
Article 2.1andassuch itisnotpartoftheAdministrative Arrangements.G/TMB/N/149
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PAKISTAN
ThefollowingprovisionsaredrawnfromtheUnitedStates-Pakistanbilateraltextileandapparel
agreement of10November and15December 1994andhavebeenagreed tobenecessary fortheproper
implementation ofrestrictions notified totheTextiles Monitoring Body under Article 2.1ofthe
Agreement onTextiles andClothing.
Classification
3.(A) Tops, yarns, piece goods, made-up articles, garments, andother textile manufactured products
(being products which derive theirchiefcharacteristics fromtheirtextile components) ofcotton,
wool, man-made fibres, silkblends, non-cotton vegetable fibres, orblends thereof, inwhich
anyorallofthese fibres incombination represent thechiefweight oftheproduct, aresubject
tothisAgreement. Components ofanarticle which arenotconsidered relevant tothe
classification under theGeneral Rules ofInterpretation ortheLegal Notes toSection XIof
theHarmonized System arelikewise tobedisregarded here.
(B) Forthepurposes ofthisAgreement, textile products covered bysubparagraph (A)above shall
beclassified as:
(I) Man-made fibretextiles, iftheproduct isinchiefweight ofman-made fibres, unless:
(a) theproduct isknitted orcrocheted apparel inwhich wool equals orexceeds
23percentbyweight ofallfibres, inwhich casetheproduct willbeawool
textile; or
(b) theproductisapparel,notknittedorcrocheted,inwhichwoolequalsorexceeds
36percentbyweight ofallfibres; inwhich casetheproduct willbeawool
textile;
(c) theproduct isawoven fabric inwhich wool equals orexceeds 36percent
byweight ofallfibres, inwhich casetheproduct willbeawool textile.
(II) Cotton textiles, ifnotcovered by(I)andiftheproduct isinchief weight ofcotton,
unless theproduct isawoven fabric inwhich wool equals orexceeds 36percentby
weight ofallfibres, inwhich casetheproduct willbeawool textile.
(III) Wool textiles, ifneither oftheforegoing applies, andtheproduct isinchief weight
ofwool.
(IV) Silkblend ornon-cotton vegetable fibretextiles, ifnoneoftheforegoing applies and
theproduct isinchief weight ofsilkornon-cotton vegetable fibre, unless:
(a) cotton withwool and/or man-made fibres intheaggregate equal orexceed
50percentbyweightofthecomponentfibresthereofandthecottoncomponent
equals orexceeds theweight ofeachofthetotalwooland/or man-made fibre
components, inwhich casetheproduct willbeacotton textile.
(b) ifnotcovered by(IV)(a)andwool exceeds 17percentbyweight ofall
component fibres, inwhich casetheproduct willbeconsidered awooltextile.G/TMB/N/149
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(c) ifnotcovered by(IV)(a)or(b)andman-made fibres incombination with
cotton and/or wool intheaggregate equal orexceed 50percentbyweight
ofthecomponent fibres thereof andtheman-made fibrecomponent exceeds
theweight ofthetotalwool and/or totalcotton component, inwhich casethe
product willbeconsidered aman-made fibretextile.
(C) Notwithstanding theabove, garments which contain 70percentormore byweight silk(unless
theyalsocontain over17percentbyweight wool), andproducts other thangarments which
contain 85percentormore byweight silk,arenotsubject tothisAgreement. Silkblend and
non-cotton vegetable fibresweaters, asdetermined above, shallbedivided into"silkblend"
sweaters and"non-cotton vegetable fibres" sweaters. Forthepurpose ofthisprovision sweaters
shall beclassified as"silk blend" ifthesilkcomponent exceeds byweight thenon-cotton
vegetable fibre component (ifany). Sweaters notclassified as"silk blend" sweaters in
accordance withtheforegoing shallbeclassified as"non-cotton vegetable fibre" sweaters.
Garments containing 70percentormore byweight silkandover17percentbyweight wool
shallbeclassified aswool textiles, under subparagraph (B)(IV)(b).
(D) Coverage under thisparagraph isintended tobeidentical withtheterms oftheAgreement
andinconformance withthe31July1986, Protocol ofExtension. Intheevent ofaquestion
regarding whether aproduct iscovered bythisAgreement byvirtue ofbeing inchiefweight
ofcotton, wool, man-made fibre, silkblend, ornon-cotton vegetable fibre, thechief value
ofthefibres maybeconsidered.
Merged Categories
4.(A) Thesystem ofcategories andtheratesofconversion intosquare metres equivalent listed in
Annex Ashallapply inimplementing thisAgreement.
(B) Forthepurpose ofthisagreement, thecategories listed below aremerged andtreated assingle
categories asindicated:
CATEGORIES MERGED DESIGNATION
INAGREEMENT
226and313 226/313
317and617 317/617
331and631 331/631
334and634 334/634
335and635 335/635
336and636 336/636
340and640 340/640
340-D and640-D 340-D/640-D
341and641 341/641
342and642 342/642
347and348 347/348
351and651 351/651
352and652 352/652
359-C and659-C 359-C/659-C
369-P and369-F 369-P/369-F
613and614 613/614
625,626,627,628, 625/626/627/628/629
and629G/TMB/N/149
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638and639 638/639
647and648 647/648
Thesquare metre equivalent conversion factor forcategory 359-C/659-C shallbe10.10; thesquare
metre equivalent conversion factor forcategory 638/639 shallbe12.96.
Overshipments
7.(A) Exports from Pakistan inexcess ofauthorized limits inanyagreement yearmaybedenied
entry intotheUnited States. Anysuchshipments denied entry, maybepermitted entry into
theUnited States andcharged totheapplicable limitinthesucceeding agreement year.
(B) Exports fromPakistan inexcess ofauthorized limits inanyagreement year, ifallowed entry
intotheUnited States during thatagreement year, willbecharged totheapplicable limitin
thesucceeding agreement year. TheGovernment oftheUnited States willinform the
Government ofPakistan ofanysuchcharges.
(C) Anyaction taken pursuant tosubparagraphs 7(A)and7(B)above, willnotprejudice therights
ofeither sideregarding consultations.
Flexibility Adjustments
(Swing)
8. During anyagreement year, theSpecific Limits setoutinAnnex B,andcategories converted
toSpecific Limits maybeexceeded bynotmore thanthepercentindicated inAnnex Binthecase
ofexisting Specific Limits andseven (7)percentinthecaseofcategories converted toSpecific Limits
provided thattheamount oftheincrease inoneSpecific Limit iscompensated forbyanequivalent
decrease, interms ofsquare metres equivalent, intheSpecific Limit ofanother category inGroup I.
Inaddition special shiftmaybeapplied tothespecific limits asfollows:
(A) Swing intocategory 369-R ispermitted, butswing outofthiscategory isnotpermitted.
(B) 5percentspecial shiftwillbepermitted between thefollowing categories, inaddition tothe
swing noted above:
1.334/634 and335/635
(C) 10percentspecial shiftwillbepermitted between thefollowing categories, inaddition tothe
swing noted above:
1.237and239
2.338and638/639
3.360and361
4.359-C/659-C and331/631
(D) 15percentspecial shiftwillbepermitted between thefollowing categories, inaddition tothe
swing noted above:
1.339and638/639
2.237and334/634G/TMB/N/149
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(E) 20percentspecial shiftwillbepermitted between thefollowing categories, inaddition tothe
swing noted above:
1.347/348 and647/648
(F) TheUnited States willprovide a15percent special shift from category 237into
category 335/635.
(G) TheUnited States willprovide anadditional special shiftofpercentfrom category 638/639
intocategory 338.
(Carryover/Carry Forward)
9.(A) Inanyagreement year, inaddition toanyadjustment pursuant toparagraph 8,exports may
beexceeded byamaximum of11percentofthespecific limitbyallocating tosuchlimitfor
thatagreement yearanunused portion (shortfall) ofthecorresponding baselimitfortheprevious
agreement year, which previous limitwillbedecreased bythesame amount (carryover), or
aportion ofthecorresponding baselimitforthesucceeding agreement year, which willbe
deducted from thesucceeding agreement year'scorresponding Limit (carry forward) subject
tothefollowing conditions:
(I) Carryover maybeutilized asavailable upto11percentofthereceiving agreement
year'sapplicable limit;
(II) Carry forward maybeutilized upto6percentofthereceiving agreement year's
applicable limit;
(III) thecombination ofcarryover andcarry forward maynotexceed 11percentofthe
receiving agreement year'sapplicable limitinanyagreement year.
(B) ForthepurposesofthisAgreement,ashortfalloccurswhenexportsoftextilesortextileproducts
fromPakistan totheUnited States ofAmerica during anagreement yeararebelow theapplicable
specific limit, assetforth inAnnex B.Intheagreement yearfollowing theshortfall, such
exports fromPakistan totheUnited States ofAmerica maybepermitted toexceed thespecific
limit, subject totheconditions ofsubparagraph 9(A)bycarryover ofshortfalls inthefollowing
manner:
(I) Carryover inanylimitshallnotexceed theamount ofshortfall inanyapplicable specific
limit;
(II) Inthecaseofshortfall inacategory subject toaspecific limit, thecarryover shallbe
usedinthecategory inwhich theshortfall occurred;
(III) Anyapplicable specific limitfortheagreement yearinwhich theshortfall occurred
shallbedecreased bytheamount usedtoexceed thefollowing agreement year'slimit.
(C) Thelimits referred toinsubparagraphs (A)and(B)ofthisparagraph arewithout anyadjustment
under thisparagraph orparagraph 8.Thetotaladjustment under thisparagraph shallbein
addition toadjustments tothelimits permitted byparagraph 8.G/TMB/N/149
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Mutually Satisfactory Administrative Arrangements
10.(A) Mutually satisfactory administrative arrangements oradjustments maybemade toresolve minor
problems arising intheimplementation oftheAgreement, including differences inpoints of
procedure oroperation.
(B) TheGovernment oftheUnited States commits toholdconsultations withPakistan priortothe
implementation ofanyfinalchanges initsrules oforigin affecting textile products covered
bythebilateral agreement between theUnited States andPakistan.
Exchange ofData
11.(A) TheGovernment oftheUnited States ofAmerica shallpromptly supply theGovernment of
Pakistan withdataonmonthly imports ofcotton, man-made fibreandsilk-blend andvegetable
fibretextiles andtextile products intotheUnited States ofAmerica from Pakistan.
(B) TheGovernment ofPakistan shallpromptly supply theGovernment oftheUnited States of
Americawithdataonmonthlyexportsofcottonandman-madefibreandsilk-blendandvegetable
fibretextiles andtextile products from Pakistan totheUnited States ofAmerica.
(C) Each Government agrees tosupply promptly anyother available statistical datanecessary to
theimplementation theAgreement requested bytheother Government.
Spacing Provisions
12. TheGovernment ofPakistan shalluseitsbestefforts tospace exports from Pakistan tothe
United States ofAmerica within eachcategory evenly throughout eachagreement year, taking into
consideration normal seasonal factors.
USAssistance intheImplementation oftheLimitation Provisions
15. TheGovernment ofPakistan shalladminister itsexport control system under thisAgreement.
TheGovernmentoftheUnitedStatesofAmericamayassisttheGovernmentofPakistaninimplementing
thelimitation provisions ofthisAgreement bycontrolling imports oftextiles andtextile products covered
bythisAgreement.
Handloom andFolklore Items
16. Exports ofhandloom fabrics ofthecottage industry, handmade cottage industry products made
ofsuchhandloomed fabrics, andtraditional folklore handicraft textile products, alsoknown as"Pakistan
Items," arenotwithin thepurview ofthisAgreement. AlistofPakistan Items withdefinitions, as
identified byrepresentatives ofbothGovernments, isattached tothisAgreement asAnnex E,andwill
serve asabasis forimplementing thisprovision oftheAgreement.
VisaSystem
17. Theexport visasystem andcertification procedure forhandmade cottage industry products
and"Pakistan Items," which havebeenimplemented byprevious administrative arrangements, will
becontinued inforce.G/TMB/N/149
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Consultation onImplementation Questions
18.(A) TheGovernment oftheUnited States ofAmerica andtheGovernment ofPakistan agree to
consult upon therequest oftheother onanyquestions arising intheimplementation ofthis
Agreement.
(B) IfthetwoGovernments areunable toreach amutually satisfactory solution within areasonable
period oftimetoproblems which havebeenthesubject ofconsultations under thisAgreement
oritsrelated documents, either Government may, afternotification totheother Government,
refersuchproblems tosuchinternational organizations, towhich bothGovernments areparties,
which dealwiththesubject matter ofthisAgreement.
Cooperation inthePrevention ofCircumvention
20.(A) TheGovernment oftheUnited States andtheGovernment oftheIslamic Republic ofPakistan
agree totakemeasures necessary toaddress, toinvestigate and,where appropriate, totake
legaland/or administrative action toprevent circumvention ofthisAgreement bytransshipment,
rerouting orwhatever other means.
(B) Bothparties agree tocooperate fully, consistent withtheirdomestic lawsandprocedures, in
instances ofcircumvention orsuspected circumvention oftheAgreement toaddress problems
existing fromcircumvention andtoestablish therelevant factsintheplaces ofimport, export
and,where applicable, transshipment. Suchcooperation, totheextent consistent withdomestic
laws andprocedures, willinclude investigation ofcircumvention practices; exchange of
documents, correspondence, reports andother relevant information totheextent available;
andfacilitation ofplant visits inaccordance with agreed procedures andcontacts by
representatives ofeither party, uponrequest andonacase-by-case basis. Further, theparties
willendeavour topromote cooperation andadditional exchanges ofinformation soastobetter
prevent illegal transshipment.
(C) Ifeither party believes thatthisAgreement isbeing circumvented, itmayrequest consultations
toaddress thematter ormatters concerned withaview toseeking amutually satisfactory
solution. Atthetimeofitsrequest, theparty requesting consultations shallprovide theother
party information regarding thesubject oftheproposed consultations. Each party agrees to
holdsuchconsultations promptly, beginning within 30daysofreceipt ofarequest byaparty
andconcluding within 90days, unless extended bymutual agreement, andtocooperate fully
interms oftheelements setoutinparagraph (B)above.
(D) Should theparties beunable toreach asatisfactory solution inthecourse oftheconsultations
called forunder paragraph (C),thentheGovernments ofPakistan andtheUnited States agree
that:
(I) incases where clearevidence regarding circumvention hasbeenprovided to
theGovernment ofPakistan, theUnited States maycharge theappropriate
quantitativelimitsorlevelsforamountsequivalenttotheamountoftransshipped
products ofPakistani origin; and
(II) charges tothequantitative limits established under thisAgreement maybemade
inthose instances inwhich; a)theUSpossesses factual information which has
beenshared withtheGovernment ofPakistan regarding theexport, import
ortransshipment point, andwhich demonstrates asubstantial likelihood that
circumvention hasoccurred; andb)theUShasrequested from PakistanG/TMB/N/149
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cooperation inaccordance withparagraph Borinformation relevant tothe
possible circumvention thatisofatypethatisavailable toorcould reasonable
beobtained bytheGovernment ofPakistan, andc)andtheGovernment of
Pakistan hasnotprovided suchinformation orcooperation during theperiod
forconsultation outlined inparagraph (C).
Anysuchactions shallbenotified totheTSBwithfulljustification.
Theprovisions ofthisparagraph shallnotapply toaparticular instance ofcircumvention if
theGovernment ofPakistan hasprovided theGovernment oftheUnited States withsufficient evidence
orintelligence ofcircumvention toallow theUnited States todenyentry totheparticular circumventing
goods prior totheirentry intotheUnited States customs territory.
(E) TheUnited States recognizes thatthepreferred resolution ofcases ofcircumvention isforboth
parties totakestrong action against theparticular companies, individuals orpractices involved
incircumvention. Bothparties willendeavour, consistent withdomestic lawsandprocedures,
toshareavailableinformationregardingactionstakenagainstdomesticentitiesforcircumvention.
Ifnoorinadequate measures arebeing applied toaddress theproblem, and/or noaction is
being taken against suchcircumvention, theGovernment ofPakistan andtheGovernment of
theUnited States agree thatshould theUnited States choose toexercise itsrights tocharge
anamount oramounts tothequantitative limits orlevels ofPakistan where charges onaccount
ofcircumvention havebeenmade pursuant toparagraph (D)above atleasttwotimes within
thecurrent orimmediately preceding agreement year, then, beginning withthethirdinstance,
theUnited States maycharge thequantitative limit orlevel uptothree times theamounts
transshippedforthecategoryorcategoriesinvolved,providedthatsuchdeductionaredistributed
equally ineachofthethree following years. Theprovisions ofthisparagraph willnotbe
invoked iftheTSBhasaffirmatively recommended thattheUnited States rescind thecharge
upon which thetriple charge isbased. Inaddition, theprovisions ofthisparagraph willnot
beinvoked onthebasis ofcharges made, prior to1994, tolimits orlevels ofPakistan.
(F) Where thereisevidence showing thatgoods originating inanother country havebeenshipped
through Pakistan totheUnited States asthough theywereproducts ofPakistan, theGovernment
ofPakistan andtheUnited States agree totakeappropriate action. Such action mayinclude
theintroduction ofrestraints intherelevant category orcategories ordeducting theamount
ofgoods soshipped from thequantitative limits established forthecurrent agreement year
under thisAgreement forshipments originating inPakistan. Anysuchactions, together with
theirandscope, maybetaken afterconsultations heldwithaviewtoarriving atamutually
satisfactory solution andshallbenotified totheTSBwithfulljustification. Suchconsultations
should beheldpromptly, beginning within 30daysofarequest byaparty, andconcluding
within 90days, unless extended bymutual agreement. Should theparties beunable toreach
asatisfactory solution, thentheGovernments ofPakistan andtheUnited States agree thatin
cases where clearinformation regarding circumvention hasbeenprovided, theUnited States
mayintroduce arestraint or,where arestraint already exists, maydeduct fromthequantitative
limits established under thisAgreement anamount equivalent totheamount ofproduct
transshipped through Pakistan.
(G) Parties agree thatfalse declaration concerning fibre content, quantities, description or
classifications ofmerchandise alsofrustrates theobjective ofthisAgreement. Where there
isevidence thatanysuchfalsedeclaration hasbeenmade forpurposes ofcircumvention, both
parties agree totakeappropriate measures, consistent withtheirdomestic lawsandprocedures,
against exporters orimporters involved. Should either party believe thatthisAgreement is
being circumvented bysuchfalsedeclaration thatno,orinadequate, administrative measuresG/TMB/N/149
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arebeing applied toaddress and/or totakeaction against suchcircumvention, thatparty should
consult promptly withthepartyinvolved withaviewtoseeking amutually satisfactory solution.
Suchconsultations should beheldpromptly, beginning within 30daysofarequest byaparty,
andconcluding within 90days, unless extended bymutual agreement. Should theparties be
unable toreach asatisfactory solution, thentheGovernment ofPakistan andtheUnited States
agree thatincases where evidence regarding suchfalsedeclarations havebeenprovided, then
theUnited States maymake anadjustment totheappropriate category foranamount equivalent
totheamount ofproduct subject tothefalsedeclaration orclassification. Thisprovision is
notintended toprevent parties from making technical adjustments when inadvertent errors
indeclarations havebeenmade.G/TMB/N/149
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ANNEX A
Categories numbered inthe:
200series areofcotton and/or man-made fibre
300series areofcotton
400series areofwool
600series areofman-made fibre
800series areofsilkblends ornon-cotton
vegetable fibres
CATEGORY DESCRIPTION UNIT CONVERSION
FACTOR
TOSQUARE METRE
YARN
200 Yarns putupforretail sale, kg. 6.60
andsewing thread
201 Specialty yarns kg. 6.50
300 Carded cotton yarn kg. 8.50
301 Combed cotton yarn kg. 8.50
400 Wool yarn kg. 3.70
600 Textured filament yarn kg. 6.50
603 Yarn containing 85%ormore
byweight artificial
staple fibre kg. 6.30
604 Yarn containing 85%ormore by
weight synthetic staple
fibre kg. 7.60
606 Non-textured filament yarn kg. 20.10
607 Other staple fibreyarn kg. 6.50
800 Silkblends ornon-cotton
vegetable fibreyarn kg. 8.50
FABRIC
218 Ofyarns ofdifferent colour m2 1.00
219 Duck m2 1.00
220 Fabric ofspecial weave m2 1.00
222 Knitfabric kg. 12.30
223 Non-woven fabric kg. 14.00
224 Pile&tufted fabric m2 1.00
225 Bluedenim m2 1.00
226 Cheesecloth, batiste, lawn, voile m2 1.00
227 Oxford cloth m2 1.00
229 Special purpose fabric kg. 13.60
313 Sheeting m2 1.00
314 Poplin &broadcloth m2 1.00
315 Printcloth m2 1.00
317 Twills m2 1.00
326 Sateens m2 1.00
410 Woven fabric m2 1.00
414 Other wool fabric kg. 2.80G/TMB/N/149
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611 Woven fabric containing 85%or
more byweight artificial staple m2 1.00
613 Sheeting m2 1.00
614 Poplin &broadcloth m2 1.00
615 Printcloth m2 1.00
617 Twills &sateens m2 1.00
618 Woven artificial filament fabric m2 1.00
619 Polyester filament fabric m2 1.00
620 Other synthetic filament fabric m2 1.00
621 Impression fabric kg. 14.40
622 Glass fibrefabric m2 1.00
624 MMF fabric, woven, containing more
than15%butlessthan36%wool m2 1.00
625 Poplin &broadcloth ofstaple/
filament fibrecombinations m2 1.00
626 Printcloth ofstaple/filament
fibrecombination m2 1.00
627 Sheeting ofstaple/filament
fibrecombinations m2 1.00
628 Twills &sateens ofstaple/filament
fibrecombinations m2 1.00
629 Other fabrics ofstaple/filament
fibrecombinations m2 1.00
810 Woven fabric, silkblend &non-
cotton vegetable fibre m2 1.00
APPAREL
237 Playsuits, sunsuits, etc. doz 19.20
239 Babies 'garments andclothing
accessories kg. 6.30
330 Handkerchiefs doz 1.40
331 Gloves andmittens dpr 2.90
332 Hosiery dpr 3.80
333 M&B suit-type coats doz 30.30
334 Other M&B coats doz 34.50
335 W&G coats doz 34.50
336 Dresses doz 37.90
338 M&B knitshirts doz 6.00
339 W&G knitshirts &blouses doz 6.00
340 M&B shirts, notknit doz 20.10
341 W&G shirts &blouses, notknit doz 12.10
342 Skirts doz 14.90
345 Sweaters doz 30.80
347 M&B trousers, breeches &shorts doz 14.90
348 W&G trousers, breeches &shorts doz 14.90
349 Brassieres &other body supporting
garments doz 4.00
350 Robes, dressing gowns, etc. doz 42.60
351 Nightwear andpyjamas doz 43.50
352 Underwear doz 9.20
353 M&B down-filled coats doz 34.50
354 W&G down-filled coats doz 34.50G/TMB/N/149
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359 Other cotton apparel kg. 8.50
431 Gloves andmittens dpr 1.80
432 Hosiery dpr 2.30
433 M&B suit-type coats doz 30.10
434 Other M&B coats doz 45.10
435 W&G coats doz 45.10
436 Dresses doz 41.10
438 Knitshirts &blouses doz 12.50
439 Babies 'garments andclothing
accessories kg. 6.30
440 Shirts &blouses, notknit doz 20.10
442 Skirts doz 15.00
443 M&B suits no. 3.76
444 W&G suits no. 3.76
445 M&B sweaters doz 12.40
446 W&G sweaters doz 12.40
447 M&B trousers, breeches &shorts doz 15.00
448 W&G trousers, breeches &shorts doz 15.00
459 Other wool apparel kg. 3.70
630 Handkerchiefs doz 1.40
631 Gloves andmittens dpr 2.90
632 Hosiery doz 3.80
633 M&B suit-type coats doz 30.30
634 Other M&B coats doz 34.50
635 W&G coats doz 34.50
636 Dresses doz 37.90
638 M&B knitshirts doz 15.00
639 W&G knitshirts &blouses doz 12.50
640 M&B shirts, nonknit doz 20.10
641 W&G shirts &blouses, notknit doz 12.10
642 Skirts doz 14.90
643 M&B suits no. 3.76
644 W&G suits no. 3.76
645 M&B sweaters doz 30.80
646 W&G sweaters doz 30.80
647 M&B trousers, breeches &shorts doz 14.90
648 W&G trousers, breeches &shorts doz 14.90
649 Brassieres &other body supporting
garments doz 4.00
650 Robes, dressing gowns, etc. doz 42.60
651 Nightwear andpyjamas doz 43.50
652 Underwear doz 13.40
653 M&B down-filled coats doz 34.50
654 W&G down-filled coats doz 34.50
659 Other man-made fibreapparel kg. 14.40
831 Gloves andmittens dpr 2.90
832 Hosiery dpr 3.80
833 M&B suit-type coats doz 30.30
834 Other M&B coats doz 34.50
835 W&G coats doz 34.50
836 Dresses doz 37.90
838 Knitshirts &blouses doz 11.70G/TMB/N/149
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839 Babies 'garments andclothing
accessories kg. 6.30
840 Shirts &blouses, notknit doz 16.70
842 Skirts doz 14.90
843 M&B suits no. 3.76
844 W&G suits no. 3.76
845 Sweaters ofnon-cotton vegetable
fibres doz 30.80
846 Sweaters, ofsilkblends doz 30.80
847 Trousers, breeches &shorts doz 14.90
850 Robes, dressing gowns, etc. doz 42.60
851 Nightwear andpyjamas doz 43.50
852 Underwear doz 11.30
858 Neckwear kg. 6.60
859 Other apparel kg. 12.50
MADE-UP AND MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILES
360 Pillowcases no. 0.90
361 Sheets no. 5.20
362 Bedspreads andquilts no. 5.80
363 Terry andother piletowels no. 0.40
369 Other cotton manufactures kg. 8.50
464 Blankets kg. 2.40
465 Floor coverings m2 1.00
469 Other wool manufactures kg. 3.70
665 Floor coverings m2 1.00
666 Other man-made fibrefurnishings kg. 14.40
669 Other man-made fibremanufactures kg. 14.40
670 Flatgoods, handbags, andluggage kg. 3.70
863 Towels no. 0.40
870 Luggage kg. 3.70
871 Flatgoods andhandbags kg. 3.70
899 Other silkandvegetable
blend manufactures kg. 11.10G/TMB/N/149
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ANNEX E
1. Imports ofhandloomed textile products ofthecottage industry ofPakistan, excluding towels
andapparel items other than"Pakistan items", made fromhandloomed fabrics ofthecottage industry
ofPakistan, shall notbesubject totheFederal Register notice of24June1985. Inother words,
handloomed textile products ofthecottage industry ofPakistan (excluding towels andapparel items
other thanthe"Pakistan items" listed inthisAnnex) maybesewn withtheuseoftreadles orpower
driven sewing machines.
2. Therequirement thatall"Pakistan items" bemade byhandshallnolonger apply.
3. "Pakistan items" arethose items thatareuniquely andtraditionally Pakistani products. They
arelimited totheproducts enumerated inthisAnnex andsuchother items asmaybeagreed uponfrom
timetotime.
ListofPakistan Items
1. Shisha Embroidered Dress:
Adress which iskneelength orlonger withatleastthefront areaabove thewaist covered
withanoverlay. Theoverlay contains embroidery andmirrors which areattached totheoverlay by
embroidery. Thisdress hasapartial backopening fastened byhooks, buttons, orsnaps, butnotby
zippers orvelcro.
Themirrors andembroidery must cover thefront areaabove thewaist, however, there are
norestraints onother sections being covered bymirrors andembroidery.
2. Kurta:
Apullover tunic which isfingertip orkneelength withapartial opening infront which may
befastened byhooks, buttons, orsnaps, butnotbyzippers orvelcro. Thetunic maybecollarless or
haveastand-up collar, butmaynothaveanout-turned shirt- typecollar orout-turned shirt-type cuffs.
AKurta hasnofrontpockets, butmayhaveside-slit pocket(s), andmusthavesleeves thatareaquarter
lengthorlonger.ThefabricoftheKurtamaybesolidcoloured,striped,printed,crocheted,embroidered
and/or patchworked withsideslitsofatleast2inches onbothsides.
3. Gharara:
Pants/trousers withadrawstring waist withcoloured and/or metallic embroidery work. Each
pantlegmeasures atleast36inches across thebottom.
Imported asasetwiththeKurta.
4. Multani Choli:
Atightfitting collarless topwhich iswaist length orshorter andthathasquarter orhalflength
sleeves. TheMultani Choli hasafullfront orbackopening fastened bysnaps, buttons, orhooks
butnotbyazipper orvelcro. Thistopmayormaynotbeembroidered.G/TMB/N/149
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5. Buroa:
Asolid coloured, loose fitting, anduntapered gown which isankle length withafullfront
opening from necktoankle, fastened bysnaps, buttons, orhooks, butnotbyazipper orvelcro. A
headcovering isimported withtheBurqa which mayormaynotbeattached tothegown.
6. Baluchi/Peshawari Vest:
Asleeveless andloose fitting vestwhich mayclose withsnaps, button, orhooks, butnotby
azipper orvelcro. TheBaluchi/Peshawari vestextends toapproximately waist length andiscovered
bysubstantial embroidery andmirrors which areatleastonthefront.
7. Ghagra:
Anextremely loose fitting, full,ankle length skirtwhich gathers atthewaist byeither a
drawstring orhooks, butnotbyazipper orvelcro. Thecircumference oftheskirtatthebottom is
atleast5yards.
8. Batwa:
Adrawstring pouch orstring bagasdescribed below:
a.Drawstring Pouch -Asmall pouch which isnomore than7inches across when laidflat
andiscovered atleastononesidewithsequins, metallic string andother decorative material.
Adrawstring isusedtoclose theopening.
b.String bag-Asmall bagwhich isnomore than7inches across and6inches inheight
when laidflat.Thebagiscovered withembroidery andmirrors atleastonthefrontflapand
isheldbyatwisted yarnshoulder strap.
9. Sindi Julaba:
Aloose fitting, ankle length dress, withorwithout apartial closure inthefrontorbackfastened
bysnaps, buttons, orhooks, butnotbyazipper orvelcro. Thedress mayhavesideslitsorsidepockets
andmust havehalflength sleeves.
10. Izarband:
Anon-woven (knit) narrow fabric withtwobraided endswhich results inloose fringe atboth
endsusedasadrawstring.
11. Baluchi Kameez:
Aloose fitting tunicwithanopening ononeshoulder seamfastened byhooks, buttons, orsnaps,
butnotbyazipper orvelcro. Thetunichas3/4length sleeves orlonger andhasmatching embroidery
work atleastontheyokeandcuffs. Thetunic isalways longer thanwaist length, flares outnearthe
bottom, anddoesnothavesideslits.
12. Kaftan:
Awomen 'sloose fitting pullover fullorankle length garment withpartial frontorbackopening
fastened byhooks, buttons, snaps orstring butnotbyazipper orvelcro. Thefabric ofthekaftanG/TMB/N/149
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maybesolidcoloured, striped, printed, crocheted, embroidered and/or patchworked. Thekaftan has
sideslitsorabackslitforwalking.
13. Ghilaf:
Acushion cover which oblong, square, round, orofother shapes, covered withacombination
ofmirrors, embroidery, andother decorative material.
14. Dupatta:
Ascarfwhich isatleasttwometres ormore inlength andonemetre ormore inwidth. The
scarf must behemmed atbothendsandconstructed from thin,lightweight fabric.
15. Shalwar:
Straight (men) orgathered (women) pants withadrawstring waist andeither drawstring leg
openings (noelastic) orcuffs. Themen'sshalwar haslessstitching onthebottom ofeachlegthan
thewomen 'sshalwar.
16. Pyjama:
Men'sorwomen 'spants without awaistband, butwithadrawstring waist. Thepantlegmay
either bestraight ortapered withorwithout asmall sideslit.Thegarment mayhavepockets buthas
nofront opening.
17. Punjabi Kameez:
Aloose fitting tunic withanout-turned collar andshirttypecuffsandapartial frontopening
fastened byhooks, buttons, orsnaps, butnotbyazipper orvelcro. Atunichassideslitsatleast2inches
ormore onbothsides. Ithasfrontpockets andsideslitpockets. Thefabric ofPunjabi Kameez issolid
coloured, striped, printed, embroidered orpatch worked.