WORLD TRADE G/TMB/N/279
22July1997
ORGANIZATION(97-3025)
Original: English Textiles Monitoring Body
AGREEMENT ONTEXTILES AND CLOTHING
Notification under Article 2.17
UNITED STATES
Administrative Arrangements withMacau
TheTextiles Monitoring Body hasreceived thefollowing notification fromtheUnited States
pursuant toparagraph 17ofArticle 2.TheTMB iscirculating thisnotification toWTO Members
fortheirinformation.G/TMB/N/279
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Executive Office ofthePresident
Office oftheUnited States Trade Representative
28February 1997
TheHonourable Ambassador András Szepesi
Chairman
Textiles Monitoring Body
World Trade Organization
RuedeLausanne
1211 Geneva
Dear Ambassador Szepesi,
AttachedyouwillfindmyGovernment'snotificationofAdministrativeArrangementsforBrazil,
Colombia, Costa Rica, Fiji,Haiti, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Korea, Macau1,Malaysia, Philippines,
Qatar,Romania,SriLanka,Thailand,UAEandUruguaymadepursuanttoArticle2.17oftheAgreement
onTextiles andClothing.
Sincerely,
(signed) Ambassador RitaHayes
Chief Textile Negotiator
1ThisdocumentcontainstheAdministrativeArrangementsconcludedwithMacau.AdministrativeArrangements
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/279
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MACAU
Thefollowing provisions aredrawn fromtheUnited States-Macau bilateral textile andapparel
agreement of29March and21May1994 andhave been agreed tobenecessary fortheproper
implementationofrestrictionsnotifiedtotheTextileMonitoringBodyunderArticle2.1oftheAgreement
onTextiles andClothing.
Classification
2.(B)(I) Tops, yarns, piece goods, make-up articles, garments andother textile manufactured
products, allbeing products which derive theirchiefcharacteristics fromtheirtextile
components ofcotton, wool, man-made fibres, silkblends, non-cotton vegetable fibres,
orblends thereof, inwhich anyorallofthesefibres incombination represent thechief
weight oftheproduct, aresubject tothisAgreement. Components ofanarticle which
arenotconsidered relevant totheclassification under theGeneral Rules ofInterpretation
oftheLegal Notes toSection XIoftheHarmonized System, arelikewise tobe
disregarded here. Forthepurposes oftheAgreement, textile products covered by
thisparagraph shallbeclassified as:
(a) Cotton textiles, iftheproduct isinchief weight ofcotton, orifcotton with
wool and/or man-made fibres intheaggregate equals orexceeds 50percent
byweight ofthecomponent fibres thereof andthecotton component equals
orexceeds theweight ofeach ofthetotal wool and/or man-made fibre
components, unless theproduct isawoven fabric inwhich wool equals or
exceeds 36percentbyweight ofallfibres, inwhich casetheproduct willbe
awool textile;
(b) wool textiles, iftheproduct isinchief weight ofwool, or,inthecaseof
products which arechiefweights ofsilkornon-cotton vegetable fibres, wool
exceeds 17percentbyweight ofallfibres;
(c) man-made fibretextiles, iftheproduct isinchiefweight ofman-made fibres,
oriftheman-made fibres incombination withcotton and/or wool inthe
aggregate equals orexceeds 50percentbyweight ofthecomponent fibres
thereof andtheman-made fibrecomponent exceeds theweight ofthetotalwool
and/or cotton component, unless:
(1) theproduct isknitted orcrocheted apparel inwhich wool equals or
exceeds 23percentbyweight ofallfibres, inwhich casetheproduct
willbeawool textile; or
(2) theproducts isapparel, notknitted orcrocheted, inwhich woolequals
orexceeds 36percentbyweight ofallfibres, inwhich casethe
product willbeawool textile;
(3) theproduct isawoven fabric inwhich wool equals orexceeds
36percentbyweight ofallfibres, inwhich casetheproduct willbe
awool textile.
(B)(II) Silkornon-cotton vegetable fibretextiles, ifnone oftheforegoing applies andthe
product isinchief weight ofsilkornon-cotton vegetable fibre, unless:G/TMB/N/279
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(a) Cotton withwool and/or man-made fibres intheaggregate equals orexceeds
50percentbyweightofthecomponentfibresthereofandthecottoncomponent
equals orexceeds theweight ofeachofthetotalwooland/or man-made fibre
components, inwhich casetheproduct willbeacotton textile;
(b) ifnotcovered by(B)(II)(a) andwool exceeds 17percentbyweight ofall
component fibres, inwhich casetheproduct willbeconsidered awooltextile;
(c) ifnotcovered by(B)(II)(a) or(b)andman-made fibres incombination with
cotton and/or wool intheaggregate equals orexceeds 50percentbyweight
ofthecomponent fibres thereof andtheman-made fibrecomponent exceeds
theweight ofthetotalwooland/or totalcotton component, inwhich casethe
product willbeconsidered aman-made fibretextile.
(B)(III) Notwithstanding theabove, garments which contain 70percentormore byweight
silk(unless theyalsocontain over17percentbyweight wool), andproducts other
thangarments which contain 85percentormore byweight silk,arenotsubject to
thisAgreement. Silkandnon-cotton vegetable fibresweaters, asdetermined above,
shallbedivided into"silk" sweaters and"non-cotton vegetable fibre" sweaters. For
thepurposes ofthisdivision sweaters shallbeclassified as"silk" ifthesilkcomponent
exceeds byweight thenon-cotton vegetable fibrecomponent (ifany). Sweaters not
classified as"silk" sweaters inaccordance withtheforegoing shallbeclassified as
"non-cotton vegetable fibre" sweaters. Garments containing 70percentormore by
weight silkandover17percentbyweight wool shallbeclassified aswool textiles,
under subparagraph (B)(II)(b).
(C) Coverage under thisparagraph isintended tobeidentical withtheterms ofArticle 12the
Arrangement Regarding International Trade inTextiles andinconformance withparagraph 24
ofthe31July1986 Protocol ofExtension. Intheevent ofaquestion regarding whether a
product iscovered bythisAgreement byvirtue ofbeing chiefweight ofcotton, wool, man-made
fibre, silk,ornon-cotton vegetable fibre, thechief value ofthefibres maybeconsidered.
Agreement Structure andMerged Categories
3.(A) Cotton, man-made fibre andsilkblend andnon-cotton vegetable fibre categories shall be
classified inGroup I,andwool categories shallbeclassified inGroup II.
(B) Thesystem ofcategories andtheratesofconversion intosquare metres equivalent listed in
AnnexAshallapplyinimplementingthisAgreementexceptthatthecategoriesbelowaremerged
andtreated assingle categories:
Categories Merged Designation in
AgreementSub-Categories Conversion Factor
331,831 331/831 none 2.9
333,334,335
833,834,835 333/4/5/833/4/5 333/335/833/835 34.2
336,836 336/836 none 37.9
347,348,847 347/348/847 none 14.9
350,850 350/850 none 42.6
351,851 351/851 none 43.5G/TMB/N/279
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Categories Merged Designation in
AgreementSub-Categories Conversion Factor
359-C,659-C 359-C/659-C none 11.5
445,446 445/446 none 12.4
625,626,627,
628,629 625/6/7/8/9 none 1.0
633,634,635 633/634/635 none 34.5
638,639,838 638/639/838 none 12.9
641,840 641/840 none 12.1
642,842 642/842 none 14.9
645,646 645/646 none 30.8
647,648 647/648 none 14.9
652,852 652/852 none 13.4
845,846 845/846 none 30.8
(C) While there arecurrently noshipments ofcategory 633products from Macau tothe
United States, should trade develop, thetwogovernments willconsult withaview toward
adjusting theconversion factor forcategories 633,634and635.
Flexibility Adjustments
6. Adjustments made pursuant tothisparagraph areinaddition tothose pursuant toparagraph 8.
(A) During anyagreement year, thespecific limits inGroup IsetoutinAnnex Bmaybeincreased
bynotmore than7percent(swing), provided thatacorresponding reduction insquare metres
equivalent ismade inoneormore other specific limitinGroup Iorfrom theGroup IIlimit
during thesame agreement year.
(B) TheGroup IIlimit maybeincreased bynotmore than3percent(swing), provided thata
corresponding reduction insquare metres equivalent ismade inoneormore specific limitin
Group Iduring thesame agreement year.
(C) TheGovernment ofMacau shallindicate totheGovernment oftheUnited States thespecific
limits orGroup limititwould liketoincrease andwhich itwould likedecreased.
7. Within theGroup IIlimit, asitmaybeadjusted pursuant toparagraphs 6and8,anyspecific
limitwithin Group IImaybeexceeded bynotmore than5percentswing, inaddition tocarryover
andcarry forward permitted pursuant toparagraph 8,provided thattheGroup IIlimitasadjusted is
notexceeded inanyoneagreement year.
8.(A) Inanyagreement year, inaddition toanyadjustment pursuant toparagraphs 6and7,exports
mayexceed byamaximum of11percentanygroup orspecific limitorsub-limit, byallocating
tosuchlimits forthatagreement year("carryover") oraportion ofthecorresponding limit
forthesucceeding agreement year("carry forward"), alladjustments being calculated based
onlimits assetoutinAnnex B,subject tothefollowing conditions:
(I) Carryover maybeused, asavailable, upto11percentofthereceiving agreement
year'sapplicable limit, provided, however, thatnocarryover shallbeavailable for
application during thefirstagreement year;G/TMB/N/279
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(II) thecombination ofcarryover andcarry forward shallnotexceed 11percentofthe
receiving agreement year'sapplicable limit;
(III) carry forward maybeusedupto6percentofthereceiving agreement year'sapplicable
limit. Theimmediately following agreement year'scorresponding limitwillbeadjusted
downward bytheamount ofcarry forward used. Nocarry forward shallbeavailable
inthelastagreement year.
(B) Forpurposes oftheAgreement, ashortfall occurs when exports oftextiles ortextile products
from Macau totheUnited States ofAmerica during anyagreement year, pluscharges for
overshipments made inpreceding years, arebelow anyapplicable specific limit, sub-limit,
orgroup limitsetoutinAnnex B,asdecreased pursuant toparagraphs 8(A)(III), or12(B),
orpursuant toother mutually agreed upon amendments. Intheagreement yearfollowing the
shortfall, suchexports fromMacau totheUnited States ofAmerica maybepermitted toexceed
theapplicable limits, subject toconditions setforth above bycarryover ofshortfall inthe
following manner:
(I) Thecarryover shall notexceed theamount ofshortfall inanyapplicable group or
specific limitorsub-limit;
(II) inthecaseofshortfall inagroup orcategory subject toaspecific limitorsub-limit,
theshortfall shallbeusedinthegroup limit, specific limitorsub-limit inwhich the
shortfall occurred.
Mutually Satisfactory Administrative Arrangements
10.(A) Mutually satisfactory administrative arrangements oradjustments maybemade toresolve
problems arising intheimplementation ofthisAgreement including differences onpoints of
procedures oroperation.
(B) TheGovernment oftheUnited States ofAmerica andtheGovernment ofMacau agree toconsult
upon therequest ofeither government onanyquestion arising intheimplementation ofthis
Agreement.
(C) TheGovernment oftheUnited States ofAmerica andtheGovernment ofMacau mayatany
timepropose revision intheterms ofthisAgreement. Each government agrees toconsult
promptly withtheother government about suchproposals withaviewtomaking suchrevisions
tothisAgreement, ortaking suchother appropriate action asmaybemutually agreed upon.
United States 'Assistance inImplementation oftheLimitation Provision
11. TheGovernment ofMacau shalladminister itsexport control system under thisAgreement.
TheGovernment oftheUnited States ofAmerica mayassist theGovernment ofMacau inimplementing
thelimitation provisions ofthisAgreement bycontrolling imports oftextiles andtextile products covered
bythisAgreement.G/TMB/N/279
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Overshipment charges
12.(A) Exports fromMacau inexcess ofauthorized limits inanyagreement yearmaybedenied entry
intotheUnited States. Anysuchshipments having beendenied entry, maybepermitted entry
intotheUnited States andcharged totheapplicable limitinthesucceeding agreement year.
(B) If,during theagreement year, exports from Macau areallowed entry intotheUnited States
ofAmerica inexcess ofauthorized limits, theapplicable limits inthesucceeding agreement
yearwillbecharged fortheexcess shipments.
(C) Anyaction taken pursuant tosub-paragraphs 12(A) and(B)above willnotprejudice therights
ofeither sideregarding consultations.
Spacing Provision
13. TheGovernment ofMacau shall useitsbestefforts tospace exports from Macau tothe
United States ofAmerica within eachcategory evenly throughout eachagreement year, taking into
consideration normal seasonal factors.
Exchange ofData
14.(A) TheUnited States 'Government willprovide theGovernment ofMacau withdataonimports
bydateofexport onaquarterly basis. TheGovernment oftheUnited States alsoagrees to
provide theGovernment ofMacau withinformation ontheovershipments foragiven agreement
yearbeginning inMarch ofthesucceeding agreement yearandthereafter asfurther databecomes
available. Whenever possible, theGovernment oftheUnited States willadvise theGovernment
ofMacau offinalovershipments bytheendofJuly.
(B) TheGovernment ofMacau shall promptly supply theGovernment oftheUnited States of
America withdataonmonthly exports ofcotton, wool, man-made fibreandsilkblend and
non-cotton vegetable fibretextiles andtextile products from Macau totheUnited States of
America.
(C) Each government agrees tosupply promptly anyother available statistical datanecessary to
theimplementation ofthisAgreement requested bytheother government.
Cooperation inthePrevention ofCircumvention
15.(A) TheGovernment oftheUnited States andtheGovernment ofMacau agree tocooperate fully,
consistent withtheirdomestic lawsandprocedures, inorder toaddress, investigate and,where
appropriate, totakeanynecessary legaland/or administrative action toprevent circumvention
ofthisAgreement bytransshipment, rerouting, falsedeclaration concerning country oforigin,
falsification ofofficial documents oranyother means.
(B) Bothparties agree tocooperate fully, consistent withtheirdomestic lawsandprocedures, in
instances ofcircumvention oralleged circumvention ofthisAgreement toaddress problems
arising fromcircumvention andtoestablish therelevant factsintheplaces ofimport, export
and,where applicable, transshipment. Itisagreed thatsuchcooperation, totheextent consistent
withdomestic lawsandprocedures, willinclude investigation ofcircumvention practices;
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available; andfacilitation ofjoint unannounced plant visits, inaccordance with agreed
procedures, andcontacts byrepresentatives ofeither party, uponrequest andonacase-by-case
basis.
(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) Bothparties agree that,consistent withtheirdomestic lawsandprocedures, should theparties
beunable toreach amutually satisfactory solution inthecourse oftheconsultations called
forunder paragraph (C),thentheGovernments ofMacau andtheUnited States agree thatin
cases where clearevidence regarding circumvention hasbeenprovided, theUnited States may
deduct fromthequantitative limits forthatagreement period amounts equivalent totheamount
oftransshipped products ofMacau origin. Inaddition, theGovernments ofMacau andthe
United States agree thatdeductions fromthequantitative limits established under thisAgreement
maybemade inthose instances inwhich: (i)theGovernment oftheUnited States possesses
factual information which hasbeenshared withtheGovernment ofMacau regarding theexport,
imports andtransshipment points andwhich demonstrates asubstantial likelihood that
circumvention hasoccurred; (ii)theGovernment oftheUnited States hasrequested fromthe
Government ofMacau cooperation orinformation relevant tothepossible circumvention that
isofatypethatisavailable toorcould reasonably beobtained bytheGovernment ofMacau;
and(iii)andtheGovernment ofMacau hasunreasonably refused toprovide suchinformation
orcooperation within theperiod forconsultation outlined inparagraph (C).Anysuchaction
shallbenotified totheTSBwithfulljustification.
(E) Should theUnited States choose toexercise itsrights under paragraph (D)todeduct anamount
oramounts from thequantitative limits ofacountry where more thantwoinstances of
circumvention havebeendemonstrated within thecurrent orimmediately preceding agreement
year, thentheUnited States maydeduct fromthequantitative limitamounts uptothree times
theamounts transshipped, provided thatsuchdeductions aredistributed equally ineachofthe
three following years. Such charges shallonlybeapplied afterconsultations andwhere no,
orinadequate, measures arebeing taken toaddress ortotakeaction against suchcircumvention
bytheGovernment ofMacau. Anysuch action shall benotified totheTSB withfull
justification.
(F) Where there isclear evidence showing thatgoods originating inanother country havebeen
shipped through Macau totheUnited States asthough theywere products ofMacau, the
Governments ofMacau andtheUnited States agree totakeappropriate action. Such action
mayinclude theintroduction ofrestraints intherelevant category orcategories ordeduction
oftheamount ofgoods soshipped from thequantitative limits established forthecurrent
agreement yearunder thisAgreement forshipments originating inMacau. Anysuchactions,
together withtheirtiming andscope, maybetaken afterconsultation withaviewtoarriving
atamutually satisfactory solution andshallbenotified totheTSBwithfulljustification. Such
consultations should beheldpromptly, beginning within 30daysofreceipt ofarequest by
aparty, andconcluding within 90days, unless extended bymutual agreement. Should the
parties beunable toreach asatisfactory solution, theGovernments ofMacau andtheG/TMB/N/279
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United States agree thatincases where clearevidence concerning thetrueplace oforigin of
suchcircumvention hasbeenprovided, theUnited States mayintroduce arestraint or,where
arestraint already exists, maydeduct from thequantitative limits established under this
Agreement forthatagreement yearanamount equivalent totheamount ofproducts transshipped
through Macau. Such action shallbenotified totheTSBwithfulljustification.
(G) Theparties notethatsome cases ofcircumvention mayinvolve shipments transiting through
countries orplaces withnochanges oralterations made tothegoods contained insuchshipments
intheplaces oftransit. Thenotethatitmaynotbegenerally practicable forsuchplaces of
transit toexercise control oversuchshipments.
(H) Parties agree thatfalse declaration concerning fibre content, quantities, description or
classification ofgoods alsofrustrates theobjective ofthisAgreement. Where there isclear
evidence thatanysuchfalsedeclaration hasbeenmade forpurposes ofcircumvention, both
parties agree totakeappropriate measures, consistent withtheirdomestic lawsandprocedures,
against exporters orimporters involved. Should either party believe thatthisAgreement is
beingcircumventedbysuchfalsedeclarationandthatno,orinadequate,administrativemeasures
arebeing applied toaddress and/or totakeaction against suchcircumvention, thatparty should
consult promptly withthepartyinvolved withaviewtoseeking amutually satisfactory solution.
Suchconsultations should beheldpromptly, beginning within 30daysofreceipt ofarequest
byaparty, andconcluding within 90days, unless extended bymutual agreement. Should the
parties beunable toreach asatisfactory solution, thentheGovernments ofMacau andthe
United States agree thatincases where evidence regarding suchfalsedeclaration hasbeen
provided, thentheGovernment oftheUnited States maydeduct from thequantitative limits
established forthecurrent agreement yearanamount equivalent totheamount ofproducts
subject tothefalsedeclaration ofclassification. Thisprovision isnotintended toprevent parties
from making technical adjustment when inadvertent errors indeclarations havebeenmade.
Thatwithrespect toparagraph 15(B) ofthebilateral textile agreement, thefollowing procedures
apply:
When representatives ofeither party wishes tovisitcertain textile plants, theparty seeking
theplantvisits shallgivewritten notice totheother government ofsuchplans atleastoneweek
inadvance stating therein thenumber ofplants theyintend tovisit. Theplants willnotbe
notified inadvance ofthevisit. Permission from aresponsible person attheplant shallbe
obtained atthetimeofeachvisit. Ifpermission isdenied, thenthevisitwillnotgoforward.
Suchvisits willbeconducted byauthorized personnel ofbothgovernments inaccordance with
domestic laws. Upon completion ofsuchplant visits, attheendofeachtrip,representatives
ofeither party willbrieftheother government oftheresults ofsuchplant visits before they
depart. Information developed fromsuchvisits will,aspromptly aspossible, begiven tothe
other party.
Commercial Samples andPersonal Shipments
18. Cotton, wool, man-made fibre, silkblend andnon-cotton vegetable fibreshipments valued
atlessthanUS$250shallbesubject totheterms oftheAgreement unless theyarevalid commercial
samples oritems forthepersonal useoftheimporter.G/TMB/N/279
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VisaSystem
19. TheGovernments oftheUnited States andMacau agree totheprovisions ofthevisasystem
asstated inAnnex D.2
2Thevisasystem tobenotified later.G/TMB/N/279
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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 UnitConversion
Factor to
Square
Metres
YARN
200 Yarns putupforretail sale,andsewing thread kg. 6.60
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 byweight 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 m21.00
219 Duck m21.00
220 Fabric ofspecial weave m21.00
222 Knitfabric kg. 12.30
223 Non-woven fabric kg. 14.00
224 Pile&tufted fabric m21.00
225 Bluedenim m21.00
226 Cheesecloth, batiste, lawn, voile m21.00
227 Oxford cloth m21.00
229 Special purpose fabric kg. 13.60
313 Sheeting m21.00
314 Poplin &broadcloth m21.00
315 Printcloth m21.00
317 Twills m21.00
326 Sateens m21.00G/TMB/N/279
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Category Description UnitConversion
Factor to
Square
Metres
410 Woven fabric m21.00
414 Other wool fabric kg. 2.80
611 Woven fabric containing 85%ormore byweight artificial staple m21.00
613 Sheeting m21.00
614 Poplin &broadcloth m21.00
615 Printcloth m21.00
617 Twills &sateens m21.00
618 Woven artificial filament fabric m21.00
619 Polyester filament fabric m21.00
620 Other synthetic filament fabric m21.00
621 Impression fabric kg. 14.40
622 Glass fibrefabric m21.00
624 MMF fabric, woven, containing more than15%butlessthan36%
wool m21.00
625 Poplin &broadcloth ofstaple/filament fibrecombinations m21.00
626 Printcloth ofstaple/filament fibrecombination m21.00
627 Sheeting ofstaple/filament fibrecombinations m21.00
628 Twills &sateens ofstaple/filament fibrecombinations m21.00
629 Other fabrics ofstaple/filament fibrecombinations m21.00
810 Woven fabric, silkblend &non-cotton vegetable fibre m21.00
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. 4.00G/TMB/N/279
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Category Description UnitConversion
Factor to
Square
Metres
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. 34.50
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. 30.80G/TMB/N/279
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Category Description UnitConversion
Factor to
Square
Metres
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. 11.70
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 m21.00
469 Other wool manufactures kg. 3.70
665 Floor coverings m21.00G/TMB/N/279
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Category Description UnitConversion
Factor to
Square
Metres
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. 11.10