WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TMB/N/373
17 January 2001
(01-0238)
Textiles Monitoring Body Original:  Spanish
AGREEMENT ON TEXTILES AND CLOTHING
Notification under Articles 2.8(b) and 2.11
GUATEMALA
The Textiles Monitoring Body has received a notification from Guatemala 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/373
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Permanent Mission of Guatemala to the WTO
Geneva
Ministry of Economy
8 January 2001
To: András Szepesi
Chairman, Textiles Monitoring Body
WTO
From: Lucy Martínez-Mont
Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Guatemala to the WTO
Subject:  Notification of the Third Stage of Integration under the WTO Agreement on Textiles
  and Clothing
Attached to the following Guatemala presents their Third Stage of Integration of Textiles and
Clothing products.  This notification is submitted under Articles 2.8(b) and 2.11 of the Agreement on
Textiles and Clothing of the WTO.  It also fulfils the 18 per cent of integration required for this stage.
We hope that the Textiles Monitoring Body will receive in good manner this notification.  I
avail this opportunity to express my highest consideration.
Best regards,G/TMB/N/373
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GUATEMALA:  LIST OF PRODUCTS TO BE INTEGRATED INTO GATT 1994
ARTICLE 2.8 OF THE AGREEMENT ON TEXTILES AND CLOTHING
THIRD STAGE – JANUARY 2001(a)
1 2(b) 3(b)
Weight in kilos HS line Description
Total to be
integrated (a)4,486,760
139,692 5401 20 Sewing thread of artificial filaments
5406 10 Yarn of synthetic filament (other than sewing thread),
put up for retail sale
5406 20 Yarn of artificial filament (other than sewing thread),
put up for retail sale
5401 10 Sewing thread of synthetic filaments
3,958 5605 00 Metallised yarn, beg textile yarn combined with
metal thread, strip/powder
1,404 5809 00 Woven fabrics of metal thread/of metallised yarn, for
apparel, etc., nes
1,526 5107 10 Yarn of combed wool, >/=85% by weight of wool,
not put up for retail sale
5107 20 Yarn of combed wool, <85% by weight of wool, not
put up for retail sale
5109 10 Yarn of wool/of fine animal hair, >/=85% by weight
of such fibres, put up
5109 90 Yarn of wool/of fine animal hair, <85% by weight of
such fibres, put up
5604 90 Textile yarn, strips and the like, impregnated,
coated/covered with rubber or plastics, nes
230 5305 91
5305 99 Flax yarn, single
122 5306 10 Flax yarn, single
5306 20 Flax yarn, multiple (folded) or cabled
5308 90 Yarn of other vegetable textile fibres
858 5306 20 Flax yarn, multile (folded) or cabled
5308 90 Yarn of other vegetable textile fibres
73,253 5201 00 Cotton, not carded or combed
5202 10 Yarn waste (including thread waste)
5202 91 Garnetted stock
5202 99 Other
137,730 5202 10 Yarn waste (including thread waste)
2,326 5203 00 Cotton, carded or combed
1,260 5501 10 Filament tow of nylon or other polyamides
5501 20 Filament tow of polyesters
5501 30 Filament tow of acrylic or modacrylic
5501 90 Synthetic filament tow, nes
5502 00 Artificial filament tow
17,007 5508 10 Sewing thread of synthetic staple fibres
5508 20 Sewing thread of artificial staple fibres
5511 10 Yarn, >/=85% of synthetic staple fibres, other than
sewing thread, put up
5511 20 Yarn, <85% of synthetic staple fibres, put up forG/TMB/N/373
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1 2(b) 3(b)
Weight in kilos HS line Description
retail sale, nes
5511 30 Yarn of artificial fibres (other than sewing thread),
put up for retail sale
1,726,299 5303 10 Jute and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted
5303 90 Other
67,518 5304 10 Of cabuya, henequen or "quenaf"
13,731 5307 10 Yarn of jute or of other textile bast fibres, single
5307 20 Yarn of jute or of other textile bast fibres, multiple
(folded) or cabled
1,177 5308 10 Coir yarn
5308 20 True hemp yarn
5308 30 Paper yarn
5308 90 Yarn of other vegetable textile fibres
1,264,299 5310 10 Woven fabrics of jute or of other textile bast fibres,
unbleached
5310 90 Woven fabrics of jute or of other textile bast fibres,
other than unbleached
5905 00 Textile wall coverings
100 486 5702 10 Kelem, Schumacks, Karamanie and similar textile
hand-woven rugs
5702 20 Floor coverings of coconut fibres (coir)
5702 31 Carpets of wool/fine animal hair, of woven pile
construction, not made up, nes
5702 32 Carpets of man-made textile materials, of woven pile
construction, not made up, nes
5702 39 Carpets of other textile materials, of woven pile
construction, not made up, nes
5702 41 Carpets of wool/fine animal hair, of woven pile
construction, made up, nes
5702 42 Carpets of man-made textile materials, of woven pile
construction, made up, nes
5702 49 Carpets of other textile materials, of woven pile
construction, made up, nes
5702 51 Carpets of wool or fine animal hair, woven, not made
up, nes
5702 52 Carpets of man-made textile materials, woven, not
made up, nes
5702 59 Carpets of other textile materials, woven, not made
up, nes
5702 91 Carpets of wool or fine animal hair, woven, made up,
nes
5702 92 Carpets of man-made textile materials, woven, made
up, nes
5702 99 Carpets of other textile materials, woven, made up,
nes
5703 10 Carpets of wool or fine animal hair, tufted
5703 20 Carpets of nylon or other polyamides, tufted
5703 30 Carpets of other man-made textile materials, tufted
5703 90 Carpets of other textile materials, tufted
5705 00 Carpets and other textile floor coverings, nesG/TMB/N/373
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1 2(b) 3(b)
Weight in kilos HS line Description
184,487 5601 10 Sanitary articles of wadding of textile materials,
i.e. sanitary towels, tampons
19,017 5601 21 Wadding of cotton and articles thereof, other than
sanitary articles
5601 22 Wadding of man-made fibres and articles thereof,
other than sanitary articles
20,811 5602 90 Felt of textile materials, nes
66,935 5603 00 Non-wovens, whether or not impregnated, coated,
covered or laminated
5705 00 Carpets and other textile floor coverings, nes
2,520 5607 49 Twine, cordage, ropes and cables
4,361 5607 50 Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, of other synthetic
fibres
702 5607 10 Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, of jute or other
textile bast fibres
5607 21 Binder or baler twine, of sisal or other textile fibres
of the genus Agave
5607 29 Twine nes, cordage, ropes and cables, of sisal textile
fibres
5607 30 Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, of abaca or other
hard (leaf) fibres
38,953 5607 41 Binder or baler twine, of polyethylene or
polypropylene
5607 49 Twine, nes, cordage, ropes and cables, of
polyethylene or polypropylene
5607 50 Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, of other synthetic
fibres
5607 90 Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, of other materials
23,173 5608 11 Made up fishing nets, of man-made textile materials
5608 90 Knotted netting of twine/cordage/rope, nes, and made
up nets of other textile materials
2 413 5904 10 Linoleum, whether or not cut to shape
5904 91 Floor coverings, other than linoleum, with a base of
needleloom felt/non-wovens
5904 92 Floor coverings, other than linoleum, with other
textile base
2,717 6215 10 Ties, bow ties and cravats, of silk or silk waste, not
knitted
6215 20 Ties, bow ties and cravat s, of man-made fibres, not
knitted
6215 90 Ties, bow ties and cravats, of other textile materials,
not knitted
6217 90 Parts of garments or of clothing accessories nes, of
textile materials, not knitted
506,437 6305 10 Sacks and bags, for packing of goods, of jute or of
other textile bast fibres
6305 90 Sacks and bags, for packing of goods, of other textile
materials
52 731 6306 11 Tarpaulins, awnings and sunblinds, of cotton
6306 12 Tarpaulins, awnings and sunblinds, of syntheticG/TMB/N/373
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1 2(b) 3(b)
Weight in kilos HS line Description
fibres
6306 19 Tarpaulins, awnings and sunblinds, of other textile
materials
6306 21 Tents, of cotton
6306 22 Tents, of synthetic fibres
6306 29 Tents, of other textile materials
6306 31 Sails, of synthetic fibres
6306 39 Sails, of other textile materials
6306 41 Pneumatic mattresses, of cotton
6306 49 Pneumatic mattresses, of other textile materials
6306 91 Camping goods nes, of cotton
6306 99 Camping goods nes, of other textile materials
8,627 6307 90 Made up articles, of textile materials, nes, including
dress patterns
(a) Total imports of textiles and clothing for 1990 amounted to 24,918,940 kilos.  Of this total,
4,486,760 kilos will be integrated into GATT 1994.  This is equivalent to 18 per cent.
(b) Columns 2 and 3 show the Harmonized System  (HS) coding and descriptions derived from
the transposition of the NAUCA II into the HS.
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