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Committee on Trade and Development 
Dedicated Session on Preferential Trade Arrangements    
  
 
FACTUAL PRESENTATION 
 
 
EUROPEAN UNION –  
EMERGENCY AUTONOMOUS TRADE PREFERENCES FOR PAKISTAN 
 
 
REPORT BY THE SECRETARIAT 
This report, prepared for the consideration of the European Union's Emergency Autonomous 
Trade Preferences for Pakistan, has been dr awn up by the WTO Secretariat on its own 
responsibility and in full consultation with the notifying Member. The report has been prepared in accordance with the rules and procedures contained in the Decision for a 
Transparency Mechanism for Preferenti al Trade Arrangements (WT/L/806).  
Any questions arising from this report may be addressed to Harish Iyer 
(tel: +41 22 739 6212) or Thomas Verbeet (tel: +41 22 739 6596). 
 
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  1  BACKGROUND INFORMATION 
1.1.  Following the waiver decision taken by the General Council on 14 February 2012 (WT/L/851), 
the European Union (EU)'s Emergency Autonomous  Trade Preferences for Pakistan (henceforth 
referred to as the "EATPP") entered into force on 15 November 2012. As indicated in the waiver 
decision, the preferential market access is being granted in order to promote Pakistan's economic 
recovery following the floods of July and Augu st 2010. Preferences gran ted under the EATPP will 
expire at the end of 2013.1 
1.2.  The EATPP was notified under the Transparency Mechanism for Preferential Trade 
Arrangements (PTAs) on 15 January 2013 (WT/COMTD/N/41).  
1.3.  In addition to being a beneficiary of the EATPP, Pakistan is a beneficiary of the EU's 
Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) scheme. Information on the EU's PTAs can be accessed 
from the WTO's Database on PTAs.2 I n f o r m a t i o n  c a n  a l s o  b e  f o u n d  o n  t h e  w e b s i t e  o f  t h e  
Directorate General for Trade of the Europe an Commission (henceforth "the Commission").3  
2  GENERAL TRADE ENVIRONMENT 
2.1.  In 2011, Pakistan was ranked 46th in the world in terms of merchandise exports. As shown in 
figure 1, the most significant export product groups4 for Pakistan are "Textiles" (38%), "Clothing" 
(16%), "Cereals and preparations" (12%), "Minerals and metals" (8%), "Leather, footwear, etc." 
(5%) and "Petroleum" (5%). Pakistan's global exports increased from US$17 billion in 2009, to 
US$21 billion in 2010 and reached US$25 billion in 2011.  
Figure 1: Composition of Pakistan exports to World (2009-2011 average) 
 
 
Source: UN Comtrade 
 
2.2.  The EU is the most important export market for Pakistan, accounting for an annual average 
of about 25% of Pakistan's total exports in the years 2009 to 2011. Other important export 
markets for Pakistan in 2011 were the United States (US) (15.1% of Pakistan's total exports), Afghanistan (10.5%), the United Arab Emirates (7.6%) and China (6.6%). The EU's imports from Pakistan increased from $US4.5 billion in 2009, to US$4.9 billion in 2010, and reached 
                                               
1 The EU's report to the General Council on its application of the EATPP in 2012 can be found in 
document WT/L/883. 
2 http://ptadb.wto.org  
3 http://ec.europa.eu/trade  
4 For a definition of product groups, see WTO World Tariff Profiles 2012, 
http://www.wto.org/english/res_e/booksp_e/tariff_profiles12_e.pdf , pages 28-29. WT/COMTD/PTA/1/1 
 
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  $US6.2 billion in 2011. As shown in figure 2, Pakistan's exports to the EU are mainly concentrated 
in three product categories: "Textiles" (43%), Clothing (27%) and "Leather, footwear, etc." (10%).   
Figure 2: Composition of EU impo rts from Pakistan (2009-2011 average) 
 
Source: WTO Integrated Database 
 
2.3.  Figure 3 shows the growth in the EU's import s from the world and from Pakistan in the period 
2005-2011. The trend in the EU's imports from Pa kistan has generally followed the trend in the 
EU's total imports, showing positive growth in the period 2005-2008, with a subsequent drop in 
2009 and a return to positive growth in 2010.  
Figure 3: EU imports from World an d Pakistan, 2005-2011 (index, 2005 = 100) 
 
Source: WTO Integrated Database 
 
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  3  REGULATORY AND PROCEDURAL FRAMEWORK 
3.1.  The legal basis for the EATPP is Regulati on (EU) No. 1029/2012 of the European Parliament 
and of the Council of 25 October 2012, introduc ing emergency autonomous trade preferences for 
Pakistan (henceforth "the Regulation"), which cons ists of a preamble, 11 Articles and two Annexes. 
The Regulation was published in the Official Journal of the European Union  on 14 November 2012 
(L316, volume 55, pages 43-53).5  
3.2.  In its implementation of the Regulation, the Commission is to be assisted by the Customs 
Code Committee6, which may examine any matter relating to the application of the Regulation 
raised by the Commission or at the request of an EU Member State.  
3.1  Preferential treatment and modifications 3.3.  The Regulation identifies two types of pref erential arrangements within the scheme and lists 
the concerned products. The 49 products listed in Annex I of the Regulation are exempt from 
customs duties when originating from Pakistan. The additional 26 products listed in Annex II, when originating from Pakistan, are to be admitted for import into the EU with the exemption of customs 
duties within the limits of the tariff quotas set out in that Annex.
7 The Annex specifies the limits in 
tons for each product for the period from the entr y into force of the EATPP to the end of 2012, and 
for the period from 1 January 2013 to 31 December 2013.8  
3.4.  The list of products, as laid out in Annexes I and II of the Regulation, may be modified for 
two reasons. A first possibility, specified in Article 4 of the Regulation, concerns the products listed 
in Annex I only. In particular, it is indicated that, where in 2012 or 2013, imports based on customs import data for a product originating in Pakistan increases in volume by 25% or more as 
compared to the average of the years 2009 to 2011,  that product will be removed from the scope 
of the Regulation for the remainder of that year. Imports of that product will then be subject to 
most-favoured nation (MFN) or other applicable duti es. The second reason fo r a modification to the 
list of products, this time concerning both Anne x I and Annex II, relates to technical adjustments. 
It is indicated in Article 5 of the Regulation that such adjustments will be necessary in light of amendments to the EU's Combined Nomenclature and to the Integrated Tariff of the European 
Communities (TARIC).  
3.5.  A modification to the products listed in Annexes I and II will become effective upon entry into 
force of a delegated act adopted by the Commission (see Box 1). 
Box 1: Delegated acts 
 The power to adopt delegated acts is  conferred on the Comm ission for the period of application of the 
Regulation. The Commission must simultaneously notify the European Parliament and the Council as soon 
as it adopts a delegated act. 
 A delegated act shall enter into force only if no ob jection has been expressed either by the European 
Parliament or the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act or if, before the expiry of 
that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will 
not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of 
the Council. 
                                               
5 The Regulation can be acce ssed by proceeding from: http://eur-lex.europa.eu . Other EU legal 
instruments referred to in the present report are also available fro m this source, and can be consulted for 
further details. 
6 The Customs Code Committee was established by Articles 247(a)1 and 248(a)1 of Council Regulation 
(EEC) No. 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code. The EATPP Regulation specifies that this Committee shall be a committee within the meaning of  Regulation (EU) No. 182/2011, which lays down the 
"rules and general principles conc erning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission's 
exercise of implementing powers".  
7 The tariff quotas are to be administered by th e Commission in accordance with Articles 308a, 308b 
and 308c of Regulation (EEC) No. 2454/93, which lays do wn "provisions for the implementation of Council 
Regulation (EEC) No. 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code".   
8 The Regulation indicates that the preferences granted under the EATPP will expire at the end of 2013, 
so no quotas are specified beyond 2013.  WT/COMTD/PTA/1/1 
 
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   A delegated act adopted as an "urgency procedure" shall enter into force without delay.  The notification 
by the Commission shall in this case state the reason  for the use of the urgenc y procedure. The delegated 
act will apply as long as no objection is expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council. In the 
case of an objection, the Commission shall repeal the act without delay following the notification of the 
decision to object by the European  Parliament or by the Council.   
 The Commission's power to adopt delegated acts may be revoked at any time by the European 
Parliament or by the Council. A deci sion to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of power specified in 
that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of 
the European Union  or at a later date specified th erein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts 
already in force. 
 
3.2  Eligibility and related procedures 
3.6.  Pakistan's eligibility to benefit from the pr eferential arrangements outlined in the Regulation 
is subject to a number of requirements being met, as laid out in Article 2 of the Regulation. The 
rules of origin and related procedures must firstly be complied with (see Box 2). Entitlement is also subject to Pakistan "not engaging in serious and systemic violations of human rights, including 
core labour rights, fundamental principles of democracy and the rule of law". Finally, entitlement is 
subject to Pakistan "abstaining from introducing new or increasing export duties or charges having equivalent effect or any other restriction or prohibition on the export or sale for export of any 
materials primarily used in the production of an y of the products covered by those preferential 
arrangements destined for the territory of the Union, from 1 July 2012". 
Box 2: Rules of origin  
 The rules of origin governing the EATPP are found in Part I, Title IV, Chapter 2, Section 1 and Section 
1A, subsections 1 and 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454 /93 as amended by Regulation (EC) 1063/2010. This 
is the regulation that lays down the rules of  origin applicable to the EU's GSP scheme. 
 Originating goods must be wholly obtained or must have undergone sufficient tr ansformation in Pakistan 
in order to be considered originating. Sufficient transformation is defined on the basis of specific 
manufacturing process, minimum local value content, or change in tariff classification and is specified for 
each product in Annex I, Part II of Regulation 1063/2010. 
 While the rules of origin applicable to Pakistan are those applicable to the EU's GSP scheme, two 
exceptions apply in the case of the EATPP. Cumulation rules are firstly more restrictive, as only materials 
from the EU or Pakistan may be used in goods exported under these preferences (no regional or extended 
cumulation is available).9 Second, a certificate of origin must be used as a proof of origin in all cases; the 
Regulation does not include the possibility of registering exporters for a self-statement of origin.10  The 
certificate of origin to be used for preferential import-export operations und er the Regulation should 
contain the mention "Autonomous measure — Regulation (EU) No 1029/2012". 
 The Regulation requires the authorities of Pakistan to  cooperate administratively with EU authorities in 
the verification of origin. Failure to provide administrative cooperation in the context of the verification of 
origin of goods may lead to a temporary suspension of the preferences. 
 
3.7.  Where the Commission finds that there is sufficient evidence of failure to comply with the 
requirements laid out in Article 2 of the Regulation, it may - by means of immediately applicable 
implementing acts - suspend in whole or in part  the preferential arrangements outlined in the 
Regulation. This is to be done on a temporary basis, for a period of not more than six months. 
Before doing so, however, the Commission must ha ve first taken a number of specific steps (see 
Box 3). 
                                               
9 "Cumulation" refers to th e possibility of utilizing materials, comp onents or parts from third countries to 
manufacture goods covered by preferential rules of or igin. Beneficiaries of the EU's GSP scheme may, under 
specific conditions, utilize inputs from the EU, Norway, Switzerland Turkey and neighbouring countries ("regional cumulation") to manufactu re specific goods which would be exported under preferences to the EU. 
10 Provisions regarding registered exporters provide that countries exporting to the EU under the EU's 
GSP scheme will be able to forego a certificate of orig in under certain circumstances. This flexibility, to be 
introduced in 2017, will allow the exporter to issue a "statement of origin" as long as he or she is registered with the competent authorities. WT/COMTD/PTA/1/1 
 
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  Box 3: Temporary suspension 
Before engaging in immediately applicable implementing ac ts suspending in whole or in part - for a period of 
not more than six months - the prefer ential arrangements outline in the Regulation, the Commission must first 
have:  
 Informed the Customs Code Committee.  
 Called on EU Member States to take such prec autionary measures as ar e necessary in order to 
safeguard the financial interests of the EU or to  secure Pakistan's compliance with Article 2. 
 Published a notice in the Official Journal of the European Union  stating that there are grounds for 
reasonable doubt concerning the application of the preferential arrangements or Pakistan's compliance 
with Article 2 which may call into question its ri ght to continue benefiting from the preferential 
arrangements.  
 Informed Pakistan of any decision ta ken, before it becomes effective. 
Upon conclusion of the period of temporary suspension , the Commission will decide , once again by means of 
implementing acts, whether to terminate the suspen sion or to extend its period of application.11 
EU Member States are to communicate to the Commis sion all relevant inform ation that may justify a 
temporary suspension or its extension. 
 
3.3  Timeframes for the applicat ion of preferential treatment 
3.8.  The Regulation specifies that the EATPP will enter into force on the day following the 
publication of the Regulation in the Official Journal of the European Union . The EATPP therefore 
entered into force on 15 November 2012.  
3.9.  The preferential arrangements described in the Regulation will apply until 31 December 2013. 
3.10.  The Commission is to submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council no 
later than 31 December 2015 on the operation and effects of the Regulation. 
4  OVERVIEW OF PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT 
4.1.  This section summarizes some aspects of the preferential treatment offered by the EU to 
Pakistan in the context of the EATPP. More deta il on the products covered by the EATPP can be 
found in Annex 1 and Annex 2 of this report. 
4.1  Product coverage 4.2.  A total of 75 tariff lines are specified in the Regulation as being eligible for preferential 
treatment. Of the 75 tariff lines, 49 are listed in Annex I of the Regulation and 26 in Annex II.
12  
                                               
11 The implementing acts referred to in this Box ar e to be adopted in accordance with Article 8 of 
Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 (which lays down the "rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission's exercise of implementing powers"), in conjunction with Article 5 
thereof. Article 8 lays down the procedure relating to immediately applicable implementing acts on "duly justified imperative grounds of urgency". Such acts may be adopted immediat ely, without prior submission to a 
committee composed of representatives of EU Member St ates. At the latest 14 days after its adoption, the act 
needs to be submitted to the committee in order to obtain its opinion. If the committee delivers a negative opinion, the implementing act will be immediately repealed and the "examination procedure" by the 
committee, laid out in Article 5 of Regu lation (EU) No 182/2011, will apply.     
12 In the EU's 2011 tariff nomenclature, two tariff lines for hand gloves listed in Annex II of the 
Regulation - "Men's and boys" (42032991) and "Other" (42032999) - have been merged into a single tariff line 
(42032990). For the remainder of this report, 25 tariff lines are therefore taken as the number of lines which 
appear in Annex II of the Regulation as being eligible for preferential treatment under the EATPP subject to a 
tariff quota.       WT/COMTD/PTA/1/1 
 
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  4.3.  Most of the products eligible for preferenti al treatment are non-agricultural, and can be found 
in three product categories. As shown in figure 4, 41 tariff lines (over half of the covered products) 
are "textiles" products, 23 tariff lines are "clothing" products, and 8 tariff lines are "leather and footwear" products. In addition, there are two agricultural products, these being "dried 
mushrooms" in the "fruits, vegetables and plants" category and "undenatured ethyl alcohol" in the 
"beverages and tobacco" category. 
4.4.  Figure 4 additionally shows the division of the EATPP products into those listed in Annex I of 
the Regulation, and those listed in Annex II. Of th e 41 tariff lines in the "textiles" category, 34 are 
listed in Annex I and 7 in Annex II. With regard to  "clothing" products, 14 tariff lines are listed in 
Annex I and 9 in Annex II. The one tariff line in  the "fruits, vegetables and plants" category 
appears in Annex I, while the one tariff line in the "beverages and tobacco" category, as well as 
the 8 tariff lines in the "leather and footwear" category, appear in Annex II of the Regulation.     
Figure 4: EATPP products - number of  tariff lines by product category* 
 
* "Annex I" and "Annex II" refer, respectively, to the prod ucts listed in Annex I and Annex II of the Regulation. 
Source: WTO Integrated Database 
 
4.2  Tariff preferences 
4.5.  Even before the entry into force of the EA TPP, Pakistan had preferential access to the EU's 
market as a beneficiary of the EU's GSP scheme.  The average GSP duty on the products covered 
by the EATPPP was 7.2% in 201113, while duty-free access is now available to Pakistan for the 
same products until 31 December 2013. The average MFN duty on the EATPP products was 9.2% in 2011. 
4.6.  Figure 5 shows, by product category, th e average GSP and MFN duties on the products 
covered by the EATPP. In the case of both GSP and MFN, the lowest average duties on the EATPP 
products are found in the "leather, footwear, etc." category, followed by "textiles" and "clothing". The highest GSP and MFN duties are found in the "beverages and tobacco" category.    
                                               
13 All of the EATPP products are covered by the GS P scheme except line 22071000 - "Undenatured ethyl 
alcohol, of actual alcoholic strength of >= 80%", wh ich shows a non-ad-valorem duty of 19.2€/hl. The WTO 
Trade Policy Review estimates this value to be equivalent  to 26.9% in the year 2011. This figure is included in 
the calculation of the GSP average duty.  WT/COMTD/PTA/1/1 
 
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  Figure 5: EATPP products - average GSP and MFN duties by category (2011) 
 
Source: WTO Integrated Database 
 
4.7.  For each of the 25 tariff lines which are subj ect to a tariff quota, duty-free treatment is to be 
applied for imports from Pakistan up to a specified quantity in tons. When comparing the allocated 
quantity for 2013 to the average amount imported  in the years 2009-2011, the numbers indicate 
that, for 18 of these tariff lines, the historically recorded average imports are below the specified 
2013 quota allowance. For the remaining 7 tariff li nes, the average imports exceed the specified 
2013 quota allowance.14  
4.3  Imports of covered products 
4.8.  Table 1 shows EU imports, by product category, of the tariff lines eligible for preferential 
treatment under the EATPP, both from Pakistan and from the world.15 In the 2009-2011 period, 
Pakistan supplied on average 14% of the EATPP "tex tiles" products imported by the EU. This is 
Pakistan's most significant share of the EATPP products, when looking at the tariff lines by product 
category. This is followed by the "fruits, vegetabl es, plants" category - where Pakistan had a share 
of EU imports of about 7% - and the "beverages and tobacco" category, where Pakistan's share was just above 5%.  
4.9.  On the basis of the values of the EU's imports from Pakistan shown in table 1, it may be 
calculated that the "textiles", "clothing" and "leather, footwear, etc." categories together accounted for the bulk of imports of EATPP products from Pakistan in the 2009-2011 period. As 
indicated earlier, these product categories are also the most important in the EU's overall imports 
from Pakistan.    
 
                                               
14 The 7 tariff lines in question are 41079210, 41079910, 42032990, 62046231, 62114290, 6403993 
and 6403998. Details can be found in Annex 2 of this report. 
15 These figures relate to the period 2009-2011, before the EATPP came into force, and therefore do not 
capture the imports that have actually entered under this PTA.  WT/COMTD/PTA/1/1 
 
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  Table 1: EU imports of EA TPP products, by category 
 EU imports from World of 
EATPP products 
(US$ million) EU imports from Pakistan 
of EATPP products 
(US$ million) Share*  
2009 2010 2011 2009 2010 2011 
Fruits, vegetables, plants  81 84 89 5.9 5.7 6.6 7.1% 
Beverages and tobacco 564 259 367 36.5 2.4 24.4 5.3% 
Textiles 4,870 5,601 6,402 682.9 762.6 939.1 14.1% 
Clothing 10,965 11,755 13,639 353.3 405.2 505.7 3.5% 
Leather, footwear, etc 4,219 4,154 4,574 142.9 152.3 216.4 4.2% 
Total 20,699  21,853  25,071  1,222  1,328  1,692   
 
* This column shows, for each product category, the average share (over the 2009-2011 period) of 
imports from Pakistan in the EU's world imports. 
 Source: WTO Integrated Database  
4.10.  In figure 6, the relative importance to Pakistan of the tariff lines covered by the EATPP is 
shown, in terms of their share in the EU's total imports from Pakistan of the product categories 
concerned. The tariff lines covered in the "beverag es and tobacco" category show the largest share 
in this respect, accounting on average for 63% of the EU's total imports from Pakistan in this category. The eligible products included in the "textiles", "clothing" and "leather, footwear, etc." 
categories account respectively for 36%, 30% and 32% of the EU's total imports from Pakistan in 
these categories.  
Figure 6: EU imports from Pakistan of EAT PP products as a share of total EU imports 
from Pakistan (2009-2011 average), by category 
 
Source: WTO Integrated Database 
 
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PRODUCTS COVERED BY THE EATPP NOT SUBJECT TO A TARIFF QUOTA1 
Tariff lines Product Category and Product Description MFN 
duty 
(2011) GSP 
duty 
(2011) EU imports from Pakistan 
US$ million Tons 
2009  2010 2011 2009-
2011 
average 2009-
2011 
average 
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) 
07123900 Fruits/Vegetables: 'Dried mushrooms and truffles, whole, cut, 
sliced, broken or in powder, bu t not further prepared (excl. 
mushrooms of the genus "Agaricus", wood ears "Auricularia 
spp." and jelly fungi "Tremella spp.")' 12.8% 9.3% 5.9 5.7 6.6 6.0 47 
52051200 Textiles: 'Single cotton yarn, of uncombed fibres, containing 
>= 85% cotton by weight and with a linear density of 232,56 decitex to < 714,29 decitex "> MN 14 to MN 43" (excl. sewing thread and yarn put up for retail sale)' 4% 3.2% 15.5 13.9 23.9 17.7 5,324 
52052200 Textiles: 'Single cotton yarn, of  combed fibres, containing >= 
8 5 %  c o t t o n  b y  w e i g h t  a n d  w i t h  a  l i n e a r  d e n s i t y  o f  2 3 2 , 5 6  
decitex to < 714,29 decitex "> MN 14 to MN 43" (excl. 
sewing thread and yarn put up for retail sale)' 4% 3.2% 19.4 24.4 36.2 26.7 6,647 
52053200 Textiles: 'Multiple "folded" or cabled cotton yarn, of 
uncombed fibres, containing >= 85% cotton by weight and with a linear density of 232,56 decitex to < 714,29 decitex "> MN 14 to MN 43" per single yarn (excl. sewing thread and yarn put up for retail sale)' 4% 3.2% 15.4 17.2 29.1 20.6 5,753 
52054200 Textiles: 'Multiple "folded" or cabled cotton yarn, of combed 
fibres, containing >= 85% cotton by weight and with a linear 
density of 232,56 decitex to < 714,29 decitex "> MN 14 to 
MN 43" per single yarn (excl. sewing thread and yarn put up 
for retail sale)' 4% 3.2% 5.2 4.7 7.1 5.7 1,310 
52081190 Textiles: 'Plain woven fabrics of cotton, containing >= 85% 
cotton by weight and weighing <= 100 g/m², unbleached' 8% 6.4% 10.0 11.6 15.9 12.5 2,246 
52081216 Textiles: 'Plain woven fabrics of cotton, containing >= 85% 
cotton by weight and weighing > 100 g to 200 g/m², 
unbleached' 8% 6.4% 4.6 6.4 8.4 6.5 1,290 
52081219 Textiles: 'Plain woven fabrics of cotton, containing >= 85% 8% 6.4% 40.1 35.5 40.9 38.8 8,522 
                                               
1 Products as listed in Annex I of the Regulation.  
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duty 
(2011) GSP 
duty 
(2011) EU imports from Pakistan 
US$ million Tons 
2009  2010 2011 2009-
2011 
average 2009-
2011 
average 
cotton by weight and weighing > 100 g to 200 g/m², 
unbleached' 
52081300 Textiles: 'Woven fabrics of co tton, containing >= 85% cotton 
by weight and weighing <= 200 g/m², in three-thread or 
four-thread twill, incl. cross twill, unbleached' 8% 6.4% 11.2 18.7 25.8 18.6 3,071 
52081900 Textiles: 'Woven fabrics of cotton, containing >= 85% cotton 
by weight and weighing <= 200 g/m², unbleached (excl. those in three-thread or four-thread twill, incl. cross twill, and plain woven fabrics)' 8% 6.4% 27.0 37.5 39.4 34.6 5,466 
52082190 Textiles: 'Plain woven fabrics of cotton, containing >= 85% 
cotton by weight and weighing <= 200 g/m², unbleached' 8% 6.4% 6.0 7.8 8.2 7.3 1,211 
52082219 Textiles: 'Plain woven fabrics of cotton, containing >= 85% 
cotton by weight and weighing > 100 g to 200 g/m², bleached' 8% 6.4% 8.5 9.7 12.6 10.3 1,657 
52082296 Textiles: 'Plain woven fabrics of cotton, containing >= 85% 
cotton by weight and weighing > 100 g to 200 g/m², 
bleached' 8% 6.4% 4.5 5.3 6.4 5.4 1,088 
52082900 Textiles: 'Woven fabrics of cotton, containing >= 85% cotton 
by weight and weighing <= 200 g/m², bleached (excl. those in three-thread or four-thread twill, incl. cross twill, and plain woven fabrics)' 8% 6.4% 7.7 10.3 15.1 11.0 1,633 
52085100 Textiles: 'Plain woven fabrics of cotton, containing >= 85% 
cotton by weight and weighing <= 100 g/m², printed' 8% 6.4% 4.6 4.6 5.9 5.0 1,110 
52085200 Textiles: 'Plain woven fabrics of cotton, containing >= 85% 
cotton by weight and weighing > 100 g to 200 g/m², printed' 8% 6.4% 18.4 19.7 23.4 20.5 3,639 
52085990 Textiles: 'Woven fabrics of co tton, containing >= 85% cotton 
by weight and weighing <= 200 g/m², printed (excl. plain 
woven fabrics)' 8% 6.4% 5.9 6.1 4.9 5.7 1,144 
52091100 Textiles: 'Plain woven fabrics of cotton, containing >= 85% 
cotton by weight and weighing > 200 g/m², unbleached' 8% 6.4% 12.4 15.9 23.4 17.2 4,055 
52091200 Textiles: 'Woven fabrics of co tton, containing >= 85% cotton 
by weight and weighing > 200 g/m², in three-thread or four-
thread twill, incl. cross twill, unbleached' 8% 6.4% 20.1 35.4 50.7 35.4 7,307 
52091900 Textiles: 'Woven fabrics of cotton, containing >= 85% cotton 
by weight and weighing > 200 g/m², unbleached (excl. those in three-thread or four-thread twill, incl. cross twill, and plain woven fabrics)' 8% 6.4% 22.4 23.8 36.0 27.4 4,905 
52092200 Textiles: 'Woven fabrics of co tton, containing >= 85% cotton 8% 6.4% 5.1 7.5 8.1 6.9 1,130  
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- 12 - Tariff lines Product Category and Product Description MFN 
duty 
(2011) GSP 
duty 
(2011) EU imports from Pakistan 
US$ million Tons 
2009  2010 2011 2009-
2011 
average 2009-
2011 
average 
by weight and weighing > 200 g/m², in three-thread or four-
thread twill, incl. cross twill, bleached' 
52092900 Textiles: 'Woven fabrics of cotton, containing >= 85% cotton 
by weight and weighing > 200 g/m², bleached (excl. those in three-thread or four-thread twil l, incl. cross twill, and plain 
woven fabrics)' 8% 6.4% 6.8 5.0 4.6 5.5 897 
52093200 Textiles: 'Woven fabrics of co tton, containing >= 85% cotton 
by weight and weighing > 200 g/m², in three-thread or four-
thread twill, incl. cross twill, dyed' 8% 6.4% 4.8 6.8 8.6 6.7 1,150 
52111200 Textiles: 'Woven fabrics of cotton, containing predominantly, 
but < 85% cotton by weight, mixed principally or solely with man-made fibres and weighing > 200 g/m², in three-thread or four-thread twill, incl. cross twill, unbleached' 8% 6.4% 3.1 5.0 11.4 6.5 1,719 
54078100 Textiles: 'Woven fabrics of ya rn containing predominantly, 
but < 85% synthetic filament by weight, incl. monofilament 
of >= 67 decitex and a maximum diameter of <= 1 mm, 
mixed principally or solely with cotton, unbleached or 
bleached' 8% 6.4% 6.8 15.0 13.1 11.6 2,908 
54078200 Textiles: 'Woven fabrics of yarn containing predominantly, 
but < 85% synthetic filament by weight, incl. monofilament of >= 67 decitex and a maximum diameter of <= 1 mm, mixed principally or solely with cotton, dyed' 8% 6.4% 4.7 4.6 5.6 5.0 1,274 
55131120 Textiles: 'Plain woven fabrics containing predominantly, but < 
85% polyester staple fibres by  weight, mixed principally or 
solely with cotton and weighing <= 170 g/m², unbleached or 
bleached' 8% 6.4% 8.7 9.9 13.2 10.6 2,558 
55132100 Textiles: 'Plain woven fabrics containing predominantly, but < 
85% polyester staple fibres by  weight, mixed principally or 
solely with cotton and weighing <= 170 g/m², dyed' 8% 6.4% 14.0 16.8 18.9 16.6 3,586 
55134100 Textiles: 'Plain woven fabrics containing predominantly, but < 
85% polyester staple fibres by  weight, mixed principally or 
solely with cotton and weighing <= 170 g/m², printed' 8% 6.4% 14.7 16.6 17.3 16.2 3,521 
61012090 Clothing: 'Overcoats, car coats, capes, cloaks, anoraks, incl. 
ski jackets, windcheaters, wind-jackets and similar articles of cotton, for men or boys, knitted or crocheted (excl. suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers, bib and brace overalls and trousers)' 12% 9.6% 5.7 8.8 12.9 9.1 833 
61121200 Clothing: 'Track-suits of synthetic fibres, knitted or crocheted' 12% 9.6% 5.6 5.6 4.6 5.3 788  
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- 13 - Tariff lines Product Category and Product Description MFN 
duty 
(2011) GSP 
duty 
(2011) EU imports from Pakistan 
US$ million Tons 
2009  2010 2011 2009-
2011 
average 2009-
2011 
average 
61161020 Clothing: 'Gloves, mittens and mitts, impregnated, coated or 
covered with plastics or rubb er, knitted or crocheted' 8% 6.4% 10.5 18.9 26.9 18.8 1,469 
61161080 Clothing: 'Gloves, mittens and mi tts, impregnated, coated or 
covered with plastics or rubb er, knitted or crocheted' 8.9% 7.1% 20.1 29.9 31.0 27.0 2,672 
61169200 Clothing: 'Gloves, mittens and mitts, of cotton, knitted or 
crocheted (excl. impregnated, coated or covered with plastics or rubber, and for babies)' 8.9% 7.1% 17.7 23.9 39.1 26.9 4,406 
61169300 Clothing: 'Gloves, mittens and mitts, of synthetic fibres, 
knitted or crocheted (excl. impregnated, coated or covered 
with plastics or rubber, and for babies)' 8.9% 7.1% 6.0 10.9 11.5 9.5 685 
62019300 Clothing: 'Men's or boys' anoraks, windcheaters, wind jackets 
and similar articles, of man-made fibres (not knitted or crocheted and excl. suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers, trousers and tops of ski suits)' 12% 9.6% 6.6 7.5 8.7 7.6 367 
62034319 Clothing: 'Men's or boys' trousers, bib and brace overalls, 
breeches and shorts of synthetic fibres (excl. knitted or 
crocheted, underpants and swimwear)' 12% 9.6% 6.1 6.5 7.9 6.8 387 
62042280 Clothing: 'Women's or girls' ensembles of cotton (excl. 
knitted or crocheted, ski overalls and swimwear)' 12% 9.6% 6.8 7.7 8.5 7.7 793 
62046290 Clothing: 'Women's or girls' tr ousers, bib and brace overalls, 
breeches and shorts of cotton (excl. knitted or crocheted, 
panties and swimwear)' 12% 9.6% 7.4 12.9 13.3 11.2 591 
62079100 Clothing: 'Men's or boys' singlets and other vests, bathrobes, 
dressing gowns and similar articles  of cotton (excl. knitted or 
crocheted, underpants, nightshirts and pyjamas)' 12% 9.6% 17.8 17.8 17.1 17.6 3,133 
62089100 Clothing: 'Women's or girls' si nglets and other vests, briefs, 
panties, négligés, bathrobes, dressing gowns, housecoats 
and similar articles of cotton (excl. knitted or crocheted, 
slips, petticoats, nightdresse s and pyjamas, brassières, 
girdles, corsets and similar ' 12% 9.6% 11.3 10.5 10.0 10.6 1,564 
62114310 Clothing: 'Women's or girls' tracksuits and other garments, 
n.e.s. of man-made fibres (e xcl. knitted or crocheted)' 12% 9.6% 4.5 4.8 5.8 5.0 571 
62160000 Clothing: 'Gloves, mittens and mi tts, of all types of textile 
materials (excl. knitted or crocheted and for babies)' 7.6% 6.0% 11.5 12.1 14.3 12.6 858 
63039100 Textiles: 'Curtains, incl. drapes, and interior blinds, curtain or 
bed valances of cotton (excl. knitted or crocheted, awnings and sunblinds)' 12% 9.6% 39.3 29.9 38.5 35.9 5,150 
63039290 Textiles: 'Curtains, incl. drapes, and interior blinds, curtain or 12% 9.6% 25.8 20.9 23.8 23.5 3,674  
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- 14 - Tariff lines Product Category and Product Description MFN 
duty 
(2011) GSP 
duty 
(2011) EU imports from Pakistan 
US$ million Tons 
2009  2010 2011 2009-
2011 
average 2009-
2011 
average 
bed valances of synthetic fibres  (excl. knitted or crocheted, 
awnings and sunblinds)' 
63039990 Textiles: 'Curtains, incl. drapes, and interior blinds, curtain or 
bed valances of textile materials (excl. of cotton and synthetic fibres, knitted or crocheted, awnings and sunblinds)' 12% 9.6% 5.8 6.5 6.9 6.4 1,511 
63049200 Textiles: 'Articles for interior  furnishing, of cotton (excl. 
knitted or crocheted, blankets and travelling rugs, bedlinen, 
table linen, toilet linen, kitchen linen, curtains, incl. drapes, 
interior blinds, curtain or bed valances, bedspreads, 
lampshades and article' 12% 9.6% 9.3 8.8 10.2 9.4 1,582 
63071090 Textiles: 'Floorcloths, dishcloths, dusters and similar cleaning 
cloths, of all types of textile materials' 7.7% 6.1% 12.6 12.9 17.9 14.5 3,993 
63079099 Textiles: 'Made-up articles of textile materials, incl. dress 
patterns, n.e.s.' 6.3% 5.0% 27.0 30.9 29.7 29.2 5,430 
 
Source: WTO Integrated Database  
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- 15 - ANNEX 2 
PRODUCTS COVERED BY THE EATPP SUBJECT TO A TARIFF QUOTA1 
Tariff lines Product Category and Product Description MFN duty 
(2011) GSP 
duty 
(2011) EU imports from Pakistan Quota 
tons 
(2013) 
US$ million Tons 
2009 2010 2011 2009-
2011 
average 2009-
2011 
average 
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) 
22071000 Beverages/Tobacco: 'Undenatured ethyl alcohol, of 
actual alcoholic strength of >= 80%' 19.2 €/hl 19.2€/hl2 36.5 2.4 24.4 21.1 24,209 75,000 
41079210 Leather/Footwear: 'Grain splits leather "incl. 
parchment-dressed leather", of  the portions, strips or 
sheets of  hides and skins of bovine "incl. buffalo" or 
equine animals, further pr epared after tanning or 
crusting, without hair on (excl. chamois leather, patent 
leather a' 5.5% 2.0% 9.3 12.0 17.0 12.8 437 356 
41079910 Leather/Footwear: 'Leather "incl. parchment-dressed 
leather" of the portions, stri ps or sheets of  hides and 
skins of bovine "incl. bu ffalo" or equine animals, 
further prepared after tanning or crusting, without hair 
on (excl. unsplit full grains leather, grain splits leath' 6.5% 3.0% 6.3 9.3 13.8 9.8 377 361 
42032100 Leather/Footwear: 'Specially designed gloves for use in 
sport, of leather or composition leather' 9% 5.5% 17.8 19.2 22.6 19.9 1,097 1,447 
42032910 Leather/Footwear: 'Gloves,  mittens and mitts, of 
leather or composition leather (excl. special sports 
gloves)' 9% 5.5% 55.4 57.8 76.5 63.2 4,454 6,266 
42032990 Leather/Footwear: 'Gloves, mittens and mitts, of 
leather or composition leather (excl. special sports 
gloves)' 7% 3.5% 19.6 21.9 45.7 29.1 833 793 
52052300 Textiles: 'Single cotton yarn, of combed fibres, 4% 3.2% 16.8 16.0 20.3 17.7 4,583 7,160 
                                               
1 Products as listed in Annex II of the Regulation, with the exception of tariff lines 42032991 and 42032999 which, in light of changes in the EU's tariff 
nomenclature in 2011, are presented as the single, merged tari ff line 42032990. The quota tons for this merged line are taken a s the sum of the quota tons for the two 
individual tariff lines as specified in Annex II of the Regulation.  
2 As indicated earlier, tariff line 22071000 is the only EATPP prod uct not covered by the EU's GSP scheme. The duty shown is the  MFN applied duty. The WTO 
Trade Policy Review estimates the duty of 19.2 €/hl to be equivalent to 26.9% in the year 2011 for this specific product.   
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- 16 - Tariff lines Product Category and Product Description MFN duty 
(2011) GSP 
duty 
(2011) EU imports from Pakistan Quota 
tons 
(2013) 
US$ million Tons 
2009 2010 2011 2009-
2011 
average 2009-
2011 
average 
containing >= 85% cotton by weight and with a linear 
density of 192,31 decitex to < 232,56 decitex "> MN 
43 to MN 52" (excl. sewing thread and yarn put up for 
retail sale)' 
52052400 Textiles: 'Single cotton yarn, of combed fibres, 
containing >= 85% cotton by weight and with a linear 
density of 125 decitex to < 192,31 decitex "> MN 52 
to MN 80" (excl. sewing th read and yarn put up for 
retail sale)' 4% 3.2% 15.2 11.5 12.4 13.0 3,012 5,105 
52083900 Textiles: 'Woven fabrics of cotton, containing >= 85% 
cotton by weight and weighing <= 200 g/m², dyed 
(excl. those in three-thread or four-thread twill, incl. 
cross twill, and plain woven fabrics)' 8% 6.4% 7.3 6.1 8.6 7.3 1,317 1,685 
52093900 Textiles: 'Woven fabrics of cotton, containing >= 85% 
cotton by weight and weighing > 200 g/m², dyed 
(excl. those in three-thread or four-thread twill, incl. 
cross twill, and plain woven fabrics)' 8% 6.4% 10.2 11.9 14.3 12.1 2,131 2,757 
55095300 Textiles: 'Yarn containing predominantly, but < 85% 
polyester staple fibres by weight, mixed principally or 
solely with cotton (excl. sewing thread and yarn put up 
for retail sale)' 4% 3.2% 15.7 18.2 25.7 19.9 6,445 12,244 
61033200 Clothing: 'Men's or boys' jackets and blazers of cotton, 
knitted or crocheted (excl. wind-jackets and similar 
articles)' 12% 9.6% 7.2 7.1 12.1 8.8 665 999 
61034200 Clothing: 'Men's or boys ' trousers, bib and brace 
overalls, breeches and shorts of cotton, knitted or 
crocheted (excl. swimwear and underpants)' 12% 9.6% 19.4 18.6 29.0 22.3 1,978 2,275 
61072100 Clothing: 'Men's or boys' nightshirts and pyjamas of 
cotton, knitted or crocheted (excl. vests and singlets)' 12% 9.6% 4.7 3.6 6.9 5.1 484 670 
61083100 Clothing: 'Women's or girls'  nightdresses and pyjamas 
of cotton, knitted or crocheted (excl. T-shirts, vests 
and négligés)' 12% 9.6% 11.5 8.2 14.1 11.3 1,112 1,498 
61099020 Clothing: 'T-shirts, singlets and other vests of textile 
materials, knitted or crocheted (excl. cotton)' 12% 9.6% 6.2 7.4 9.4 7.7 499 1,190 
61112090 Clothing: 'Babies' garments and clothing accessories of 
cotton, knitted or crocheted (excl. hats)' 12% 9.6% 7.6 5.2 9.0 7.3 517 614 
61159500 Clothing: 'Full-length or knee-length stockings, socks 
and other hosiery, incl. footwear without applied soles, 12% 9.6% 58.5 63.1 65.7 62.4 8,019 9,052  
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- 17 - Tariff lines Product Category and Product Description MFN duty 
(2011) GSP 
duty 
(2011) EU imports from Pakistan Quota 
tons 
(2013) 
US$ million Tons 
2009 2010 2011 2009-
2011 
average 2009-
2011 
average 
of cotton, knitted or crocheted (excl. graduated 
compression hosiery, pantyhose and tights, women's 
full-length or knee-length stockings, measuring per si' 
62046231 Clothing: 'Women's or girl s' trousers, bib and brace 
overalls, breeches and shorts of cotton (excl. knitted 
or crocheted, panties and swimwear)' 12% 9.6% 95.9 110.3 141.6 115.9 7,704 7,571 
62114290 Clothing: 'Women's or girls' tracksuits and other 
garments, n.e.s. of cotton (e xcl. knitted or crocheted)' 12% 9.6% 4.6 3.9 6.6 5.0 388 386 
63026000 Textiles: 'Toilet linen and kitchen linen, of terry 
towelling or similar terry fabrics of cotton (excl. 
floorcloths, polishing cloths, dishcloths and dusters)' 12% 9.6% 136.6 159.9 175.6 157.3 30,987 38,408 
63029100 Textiles: 'Toilet linen and kitchen linen of cotton (excl. 
of terry fabrics, floorcloths, polishing cloths, dishcloths 
and dusters)' 12% 9.6% 33.9 33.7 41.0 36.2 7,681 9,997 
64039993 Leather/Footwear: 'Footwear with outer soles of 
rubber, plastics or compositio n leather, with uppers of 
leather (excl. covering the ankle, incorporating a 
protective metal toecap, sports footwear, orthopaedic 
footwear and toy footwear)' 8% 4.5% 4.5 3.1 4.4 4.0 285 242 
64039996 Leather/Footwear: 'Footwear with outer soles of 
rubber, plastics or compositio n leather, with uppers of 
leather (excl. covering the ankle, incorporating a 
protective metal toecap, sports footwear, orthopaedic 
footwear and toy footwear)' 8% 4.5% 16.5 14.9 17.4 16.3 1,177 1,453 
64039998 Leather/Footwear: 'Footwear with outer soles of 
rubber, plastics or compositio n leather, with uppers of 
leather (excl. covering the ankle, incorporating a 
protective metal toecap, sports footwear, orthopaedic 
footwear and toy footwear)' 7% 3.5% 13.7 14.2 19.0 15.6 719 691 
 
Source: WTO Integrated Database 
 
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