WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/C/W/640 
19 November 2010 
 (10-6202) 
Council for Trade in Goods Original:   English 
  
 
 
REQUEST FOR A WTO WAIVER 
 
Additional autonomous trade preferences granted by the European Union to Pakistan
 
 
 
 The following communication, dated 18 November 2010, is being circulated at the request of 
the delegation of the European Union.  
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 Pursuant to Article IX:3 of the Marrak esh Agreement Establishing the World Trade 
Organisation (WTO Agreement), the European Uni on hereby submits to the consideration of the 
Council for Trade in Goods a request for a waiv er from GATT Articles I and XIII, concerning 
autonomous preferences for Pakistan, the te xt of which is enclosed herewith.  
 1. Purpose of the request 
 In July and August 2010, following heavy monsoon rains, devastating floods affected 
extensive regions of Pakistan, notably the areas of Baluchistan, Khyber Pakhtunkwa, Punjab, Sindh 
and Gilgit-Baltistan. According to United Nation' s sources, the flooding affected some 20 million 
people and 20 per cent of Pakistan's land, equivalent to at least 160,000 square kilometres, and left up 
to 12 million people in need of urgent humanitarian  aid. According to the IMF, the "floods which 
have hit Pakistan in recent weeks and brought sufferi ng to millions of people will also pose a massive 
economic challenge to the people and government of Pakistan". 
  Humanitarian aid is of course the primary inst rument in this kind of situation. Since the 
beginning of the natural disaster, the collective cont ribution of the EU to the humanitarian effort has 
exceeded € 415 million. The EU is at the same ti me conscious of the importance to smoothly move 
from humanitarian relief to the reconstruction phase. In  this context, the EU is ready to use all means 
available to facilitate Pakistan's  economic activities, including by granting to Pakistan an improved 
access to the EU's market to support the rec overy of its economy through increased exports.  
  Following a request from the European Council, the European Commission submitted on 18 
October 2010 a proposal for a regulation which would introduce autonomous trade preferences for 
Pakistan.   To permit the EU to provide preferential treatment for imports originating in Pakistan, without being required to extend the same preferen tial treatment to the like products of any other 
Member of the WTO, the EU presents this requ est for a waiver from the provisions of GATT 1994 
Article I:1 and Article XIII, to the extent necessary.   G/C/W/640 
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  2. Description of the measures for which a waiver is requested 
 It is foreseen that certain products originati ng in Pakistan will be admitted for import into the 
EU with the exemption of customs duties. In additio n, a tariff preference is given for certain textiles 
and clothing products and ethanol in  the form of exemption from customs duties within the limit of a 
tariff quota.  
 
 The products for which it is envisaged to grant unlimited duty free access or limited tariff 
preferences are listed, respectively, in Annex I and Annex II to the proposed regulation (Annexes I 
and II to the attached draft waiver decision).  
 The EU would like to bring to the attention of  WTO Members some considerations related to 
the selection of products included in the request for a waiver:  
• The EU has excluded from the list of products covered by the request all products included 
in the list of products subject to preference erosion on the EU market (established during the DDA negotiations)
1.  
• The EU has been paying great attention in  establishing the list to limit the potential 
negative impact on other WTO Members, while maximising the positive impact on Pakistan.  
• A list of 75 dutiable products lines of importance for Pakistan's exports has been 
established. The selected product lines amount to  almost € 900 million in import value, 
accounting for about 27% of EU imports from Pakistan (€ 3.3 billion).  
 In order to ensure an immediate, but also sustainable impact on the economic recovery of 
Pakistan in the aftermath of the floods it is appropriate to limit the duration of the trade preferences to 
2 years. The European Union reserves its right to requ est an extension of this duration by another year 
if it considers that this is necessary for the economic recovery of Pakistan.   As stated above, because the envisaged m easures would only be available to imports 
originating in Pakistan, a waiver from the provisi ons of Article I:1 and Article XIII of the GATT 1994 
is necessary before they can e ffectively enter into force. 
 
3. Circumstances justifying the waiver 
 The relationship between the EU and Pakistan builds on the Cooperation Agreement  between 
the European Communities and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan  which entered into force on 1 
September 2004. One of its main objectives is to se cure the conditions for and to promote the increase 
and development of two-way trade between the parties
. 
  
 In addition, Pakistan currently benefits fro m the EU's Generalised System of Preferences 
(GSP) provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No  732/2008 of 22 July 2008.  Under this scheme 
Pakistan benefits from preferential a ccess to the market of the EU wh ich allows Pakistan to export to 
the EU more than 3,000 tariff lines duty free, while enjoying reduced duties on another 3,000 tariff 
lines.    The EU remains Pakistan’s largest trading partner, receiving almost 30% of Pakistan’s 
exports - worth almost € 3 billion. Pakistan’s trade w ith the EU is mainly com posed of textiles, which 
                                                     
 
1 WTO (2008), TN/MA/W/103/Rev.3, 6 December, Annex 2.   G/C/W/640 
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  account for over 70% of the total Pakistani exports  to the EU, followed by leather products, which 
account for 13% of the total Pakistani exports.    Under normal circumstances, the combined effects of the Cooperation Agreement and the 
GSP preferences would allow to generate trade and to support the objective of a harmonious 
economic growth in Pakistan in respect of the WT O obligations. However, the EU considers that, as a 
consequence of the dramatic events described above, an emergency response is required. Pakistan will need substantial additional support to  pursue its social and economic recovery, including in the form 
of increased market access for its exports.   
 The EU believes that a unilateral liberalisation,  limited in time and targeted at stimulating 
Pakistan exports to its main market, is needed . Market opening offere d through additional trade 
preferences will support the efforts to alleviate the negative effects of the floods. In addition, 
extending autonomous trade preferences for Pakistan is likely to attract more foreign direct investments to the country. 
 
 The tariff preferences provided under the envisaged autonomous regime do not create any impediment to the reduction or the elimination of tariffs or other restrictions to trade on a most-
favoured-nation basis. Furthermore, the tariff pref erences under the autonomous regime will not affect 
benefits to other developing c ountries under the EU's GSP scheme. 
 4. Conclusion 
 The EU requests on the basis of Article IX:3 of the WTO Agreement a waiver from its 
obligations under Article I:1 and Ar ticle XIII of  GATT 1994 with respect to the granting of unlimited 
tariff free or other preferential tariff treatment fo r certain products originating in Pakistan, as 
envisaged in the regulation introducing autonomous tr ade preferences for this country proposed by the 
European Commission. Annexes listing the products  for which such tariff preferences are foreseen 
and a draft waiver Decision are attached for consideration.    The EU requests that the Council for Trade in  Goods give this application for a waiver 
expeditious and favourable consid eration. In the meantime, the EU is prepared to give full 
consideration to representations made to it by ot her WTO Members and to engage in consultations 
with them as may be necessary. 
 
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  ANNEX 1 
 
European Union preferences for Pakistan
 
 
Draft Waiver Decision of […] 20101 
  
 The General Council,   Conducting  the function of the Ministerial Conference in the interval between meetings 
pursuant to paragraph 2 of Article IV of the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade 
Organization (the "WTO Agreement");   Having regard  to paragraphs 1 and 3 of Article IX of the WTO Agreement, the Guiding 
Principles to Be Followed in Considering App lications for Waivers adopted on 1 November 1956
2, 
and the Understanding in Respect of Waivers of Obligations under the General Agreement on Tariffs 
and Trade 1994;   Taking note  of the request of the European Union, pursuant to paragraph 3 of Article IX of 
the WTO Agreement, for a waiver of its obligat ions under paragraph 1 of Article I and under 
Article XIII of the GATT 1994 to the extent ne cessary to permit the European Union to afford 
unlimited duty-free or other preferential tariff treatmen t to certain products originating in Pakistan as 
defined in the Annexes to this Decision, without be ing required to extend the same treatment to like 
products of any other Member;   Taking note  that the European Union requests the waiv er for a period of two years and that it 
reserves the right to request an extens ion of this duration by another year; 
  Considering  the dramatic social and economic situat ion as a consequence of the floods which 
affected extensive regions of  Pakistan during the months of July and August 2010, as well as the 
efforts made by the Members to foster economic development in developing countries such as  Pakistan; 
 
 Considering  that the time-limited preferential trea tment the European Union envisages to 
afford to Pakistan is intended, as an emergency r esponse, to promote Pakistan's economic recovery in 
a manner consistent with the objectives of GATT 1994 and not to raise new barriers to the trade of 
other Members; 
 
 Noting  that, in light of the foregoing, the exceptiona l circumstances justifying the waiver from 
paragraph 1 of Article I and from Article XIII of the GATT 1994 exist; 
 
Decides as follows:  
 
1. Subject to the conditions set out in this Deci sion, the provisions of paragraph 1 of Article I 
and the provisions of Article XIII of the GATT 199 4 shall be waived from 1 January 2011 until 31 
December 2012 to the extent necessary to permit th e European Union to afford unlimited duty-free or 
other preferential tariff treatment to products originat ing in Pakistan, as defined in the Annexes to this 
Decision, without being required to extend the same tr eatment to like products of any other Member.  
 
                                                     
 
1 Adopted in accordance with the Decision-Making Procedures under  Articles IX and XII of the 
WTO Agreement agreed by the General Council on 15 November 1995 (WT/L/93) 
2 BISD 5S/25.  G/C/W/640 
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  2. The European Union shall consult promp tly with any Member on the operation of its 
preferential tariff treatment in respect of Pakistan, as defined in the Annexes to this Decision, or on 
any other matter arising in respect of this Decisi on. Where a Member considers that its benefits under 
the GATT 1994 are or may be impaired unduly as a result of measures put in place by the European Union and covered by this Decision, the Eur opean Union shall examine the possibility of a 
satisfactory adjustment of the matter. 
 3. This Decision does not affect Members' rights as set out in the Understanding in Respect of Waivers of Obligations under the Genera l Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994. 
 
4. The European Union shall report annually to  the General Council on the preferential tariff 
treatment afforded to eligible products originating in Pakistan, as defined in the Annexes to this 
Decision, including the extent to which such trea tment is different from the European Union's MFN 
and GSP concessions, with a view to facilitating th e annual review provided for in paragraph 4 of 
Article IX of the WTO Agreement. 
 
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  ANNEX II 
Products originating in Pakistan exempted from custom duties upon importation 
 
into the European Union  
 
The products on which the measures are to apply ar e identified by their eight-digit CN codes. The 
description of these codes can be found in Anne x I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 
July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomencl ature and on the Common Customs Tariff. The 
description of the CN codes is gi ven for information purposes only. 
 
CN Code Description 
07123900 DRIED MUSHROOMS AND TRUFFLES, WHOLE, CUT, SLICED, BROKEN OR IN 
POWDER, BUT NOT FURTHER PREPARED (OTHER THAN MUSHROOMS OF THE 
GENUS "AGARICUS", WOOD EARS (AURICULARIA SPP) AND JELLY FUNGI 
(TREMELLA SPP) 
41079210 GRAIN SPLITS OF BOVINE (INCLUDING BUFFALO) LEATHER, WITHOUT HAIR 
ON, FURTHER PREPARED AFTER TANNING OR CRUSTING, OTHER THAN 
WHOLE HIDES AND SKINS  
41079910 LEATHER OF BOVINE (INCLUDING BUFFALO), WITHOUT HAIR ON, FURTHER 
PREPARED AFTER TANNING OR CRUSTING; OTHER THAN WHOLE HIDES AND 
SKINS, OTHER THAN UNSPLIT FULL GRAINS AND GRAIN SPLITS  
42032100 GLOVES, MITTENS AND MITS, OF LEATHER OR COMPOSITION LEATHER, 
SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR USE IN SPORTS  
42032910 GLOVES, MITTENS AND MITS, OF LEATHER OR COMPOSITION LEATHER, 
PROTECTIVE FOR ALL TRADES, OTHER THAN SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR USE 
IN SPORTS  
42032991 MEN'S AND BOYS' GLOVES, MITTENS AND MITTS, OF LEATHER OR 
COMPOSITION LEATHER, OTHER THAN SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR USE IN SPORTS, OTHER THAN PROTECTIVE FOR ALL TRADES  
42032999 GLOVES, MITTENS AND MITTS, OF LEATHER OR COMPOSITION LEATHER, 
OTHER THAN SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR USE IN SPORTS, OTHER THAN 
PROTECTIVE FOR ALL TRADES, OTHER THAN MEN'S AND BOYS'  
52051200 SINGLE COTTON YARN, OF UNCOMBED FIBRES, CONTAINING 85% OR MORE 
BY WEIGHT OF COTTON, MEASURING LESS THAN 714,29 DECITEX BUT NOT 
LESS THAN 232,56 DECITEX (EXCEEDING 14 METRIC NUMBER BUT NOT 
EXCEEDING 43 METRIC NUMBER),  NOT PUT UP FOR RETAIL SALE 
52052200 SINGLE COTTON YARN, OF COMBED FIBRES, CONTAINING 85% OR MORE BY 
WEIGHT OF COTTON, MEASURING LESS THAN 714,29 DECITEX BUT NOT LESS 
THAN 232,56 DECITEX (EXCEEDING 14 METRIC NUMBER BUT NOT EXCEEDING 
43 METRIC NUMBER), NOT PUT UP FOR RETAIL SALE 
52052300 SINGLE COTTON YARN, OF COMBED FIBRES, CONTAINING 85% OR MORE BY 
WEIGHT OF COTTON, MEASURING LESS THAN 232,56 DECITEX BUT NOT LESS 
THAN 192,31 DECITEX (EXCEEDING 43 METRIC NUMBER BUT NOT EXCEEDING 52 METRIC NUMBER), NOT PUT UP FOR RETAIL SALE 
52052400 SINGLE COTTON YARN, OF COMBED FIBRES, CONTAINING 85% OR MORE BY 
WEIGHT OF COTTON, MEASURING LESS THAN 192,31 DECITEX BUT NOT LESS 
THAN 125 DECITEX (EXCEEDING 52 ME TRIC NUMBER BUT NOT EXCEEDING 80 
METRIC NUMBER), NOT PUT UP FOR RETAIL SALE 
52053200 MULTIPLE "FOLDED" OR CABLED COTTON YARN, OF UNCOMBED FIBRES, 
CONTAINING 85% OR MORE BY WEIGHT OF COTTON, MEASURING PER 
SINGLE YARN LESS THAN 714,29 DE CITEX BUT NOT LESS THAN 232,56 
DECITEX (EXCEEDING 14 METRIC NUMBER BUT NOT EXCEEDING 43 METRIC 
NUMBER PER SINGLE YARN), NOT PUT UP FOR RETAIL SALE  G/C/W/640 
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  CN Code Description 
52054200 MULTIPLE "FOLDED" OR CABLED COTTON YARN, OF COMBED FIBRES, 
CONTAINING 85% OR MORE BY WEIGHT OF COTTON, MEASURING PER 
SINGLE YARN LESS THAN 714,29 DE CITEX BUT NOT LESS THAN 232,56 
DECITEX (EXCEEDING 14 METRIC NUMBER BUT NOT EXCEEDING 43 METRIC 
NUMBER PER SINGLE YARN), NOT PUT UP FOR RETAIL SALE 
52081190 UNBLEACHED PLAIN WOVEN FABRICS OF COTTON, CONTAINING 85% OR 
MORE BY WEIGHT OF COTTON, WEIGHING NOT MORE THAN 100 G/M2, OTHER 
THAN FABRICS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS AND 
MEDICAL GAUZES 
52081216 UNBLEACHED PLAIN WOVEN FABRICS OF COTTON, CONTAINING 85% OR 
MORE BY WEIGHT OF COTTON, WEIGHING MORE THAN 100 G/M2 BUT NOT 
MORE THAN 130 G/M2, OF A WIDTH NOT EXCEEDING 165 CM 
52081219 UNBLEACHED PLAIN WOVEN FABRICS OF COTTON, CONTAINING 85% OR 
MORE BY WEIGHT OF COTTON, WEIGHING MORE THAN 100 G/M2 BUT NOT 
MORE THAN 130 G/M2, OF A WIDTH EXCEEDING 165 CM 
52081300 UNBLEACHED WOVEN FABRICS OF COTTON, CONTAINING 85% OR MORE BY 
WEIGHT OF COTTON, IN 3-THREAD OR 4-THREAD TWILL, INCLUDING CROSS 
TWILL 
52081900 OTHER UNBLEACHED WOVEN FABRICS OF COTTON, CONTAINING 85% OR 
MORE BY WEIGHT OF COTTON 
52082190 BLEACHED PLAIN WOVEN FABRICS OF COTTON, CONTAINING 85% OR MORE 
BY WEIGHT OF COTTON, WEIGHING NOT MORE THAN 100 G/M2, OTHER THAN 
FABRICS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS AND MEDICAL GAUZES 
52082219 BLEACHED PLAIN WOVEN FABRICS OF COTTON, CONTAINING 85% OR MORE 
BY WEIGHT OF COTTON, WEIGHING MORE THAN 100 G/M2 BUT NOT MORE 
THAN 130 G/M2, OF A WIDTH EXCEEDING 165 CM 
52082296 BLEACHED PLAIN WOVEN FABRICS OF COTTON, CONTAINING 85% OR MORE 
BY WEIGHT OF COTTON, WEIGHING MORE THAN 130 G/M2, OF A WIDTH NOT 
EXCEEDING 165 CM 
52082900 OTHER BLEACHED WOVEN FABRICS OF COTTON, CONTAINING 85% OR MORE 
BY WEIGHT OF COTTON 
52085100 PRINTED PLAIN WOVEN FABRICS OF COTTON, CONTAINING 85% OR MORE BY 
WEIGHT OF COTTON, WEIGHING NOT MORE THAN 100 G/M2 
52085200 PRINTED PLAIN WOVEN FABRICS OF COTTON, CONTAINING 85% OR MORE BY 
WEIGHT OF COTTON, WEIGHING MORE THAN 200 G/M2 
52085990 OTHER PRINTED WOVEN FABRICS OF COTTON, CONTAINING 85% OR MORE 
BY WEIGHT OF COTTON  
52091100 UNBLEACHED PLAIN WOVEN FABRICS OF COTTON, CONTAINING 85% OR 
MORE BY WEIGHT OF COTTON, WEIGHING MORE THAN 200 G/M2 
52091200 UNBLEACHED WOVEN FABRICS OF COTTON, CONTAINING 85% OR MORE BY 
WEIGHT OF COTTON, WEIGHING MORE THAN 200 G/M2, IN 3-THREAD OR 4-
THREAD TWILL, INCL UDING CROSS TWILL 
52091900 OTHER UNBLEACHED WOVEN FABRICS OF COTTON, CONTAINING 85% OR 
MORE BY WEIGHT OF COTTON  
52092200 BLEACHED WOVEN FABRICS OF COTTON, CONTAINING 85% OR MORE BY 
WEIGHT OF COTTON, WEIGHING MORE THAN 200 G/M2, IN 3-THREAD OR 4-
THREAD TWILL, INCL UDING CROSS TWILL 
52092900 OTHER BLEACHED WOVEN FABRICS OF COTTON, CONTAINING 85% OR MORE 
BY WEIGHT OF COTTON  G/C/W/640 
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  CN Code Description 
52093200 DYED WOVEN FABRICS OF COTTON, CONTAINING 85% OR MORE BY WEIGHT 
OF COTTON, WEIGHING MORE THAN 200 G/M2, IN 3-THREAD OR 4-THREAD 
TWILL, INCLUDING CROSS TWILL 
52111200 UNBLEACHED WOVEN FABRICS OF COTTON, CONTAINING LESS THAN 85% 
BY WEIGHT OF COTTON, MIXED PRINCIPALLY OR SOLELY WITH MAN-MADE 
FIBRES, WEIGHING MORE THAN 200 G/M2, IN 3-THREAD OR 4-THREAD TWILL, 
INCLUDING CROSS TWILL 
54078100 WOVEN FABRICS OF YARN CONTAINING LESS THAN 85% BY WEIGHT OF 
SYNTHETIC FILAMENTS, INCLUDING WOVEN FABRICS OBTAINED FROM 
SYNTHETIC MONOFILAMENT OF 67 DECITEX OR MORE AND OF WHICH NO CROSS-SECTIONAL DIMENSION EXCEEDS 1 MM, MIXED MAINLY OR SOLELY 
WITH COTTON, UNBLEACHED OR BLEACHED 
54078200 WOVEN FABRICS OF YARN CONTAINING LESS THAN 85% BY WEIGHT OF 
SYNTHETIC FILAMENTS, INCLUDING WOVEN FABRICS OBTAINED FROM SYNTHETIC MONOFILAMENT OF 67 DECITEX OR MORE AND OF WHICH NO 
CROSS-SECTIONAL DIMENSION EXCEEDS 1 MM, MIXED MAINLY OR SOLELY 
WITH COTTON, DYED 
55095300 YARN (OTHER THAN SEWING THREAD) OF POLYESTER STAPLE FIBRES , 
MIXED MAINLY OR SOLELY WITH COTTON, NOT PUT UP FOR RETAIL SALE 
55131120 WOVEN FABRICS OF POLYESTER STAPLE FIBRES, CONTAINING LESS THAN 
85% BY WEIGHT OF SUCH FIBRES, MIXED MAINLY OR SOLELY WITH COTTON, 
OF A WEIGHT NOT EXCEEDING 170 G/M2, PLAIN WEAVE, UNBLEACHED OR 
BLEACHED, OF A WIDTH OF 165 CM OR LESS 
55132100 WOVEN FABRICS OF POLYESTER STAPLE FIBRES, CONTAINING LESS THAN 
85% BY WEIGHT OF SUCH FIBRES, MIXED MAINLY OR SOLELY WITH COTTON, 
OF A WEIGHT NOT EXCEEDING 170 G/M2, PLAIN WEAVE, DYED 
55134100 WOVEN FABRICS OF POLYESTER STAPLE FIBRES, CONTAINING LESS THAN 
85% BY WEIGHT OF SUCH FIBRES, MIXED MAINLY OR SOLELY WITH COTTON, 
OF A WEIGHT NOT EXCEEDING 170 G/M2, PRINTED 
61012090 MEN'S OR BOYS' ANORAKS (INCLUDING SKI JACKETS), WINDCHEATERS, 
WIND-JACKETS AND SIMILAR ARTICLES, OF COTTON, KNITTED OR 
CROCHETED  
61033200 MEN'S OR BOYS' JACKETS AND BLAZERS, OF COTTON, KNITTED OR 
CROCHETED  
61034200 MEN'S OR BOYS' TROUSERS, BIB AND BRACE OVERALLS, BREECHES AND 
SHORTS (OTHER THAN SWIMWEAR), OF COTTON, KNITTED OR CROCHETED  
61072100 MEN'S OR BOYS' NIGHTSHIRTS AND PYJAMAS, OF COTTON, KNITTED OR 
CROCHETED  
61083100 WOMEN'S OR GIRLS' NIGHTDRESSES AND PYJAMAS, OF COTTON, KNITTED OR 
CROCHETED 
61099020 T-SHIRTS, SINGLETS AND OTHER VESTS OF WOOL OR FINE ANIMAL HAIR OR 
MAN-MADE FIBRES, KNITTED OR CROCHETED 
61112090 BABIES' GARMENTS AND CLOTHING ACCESSORIES, OF COTTON, KNITTED OR 
CROCHETED (OTHER THAN GLOVES, MITTENSAND MITTS) 
61121200 TRACK-SUITS OF SYNTHETIC FIBRES, KNITTED OR CROCHETED 
61161020 GLOVES IMPREGNATED, COATED OR COVERED WITH RUBBER, KNITTED OR 
CROCHETED 
61161080 MITTENS AND MITTS, IMPREGNATED, COATED OR COVERED WITH PLASTICS 
OR RUBBER, KNITTED OR CROCHET ED, AND GLOVES, IMPREGNATED, 
COATED OR COVERED WITH PLASTICS, KNITTED OR CROCHETED 
61169200 GLOVES, MITTENS AND MITTS, OF CO TTON, KNITTED OR CROCHETED 
61169300 GLOVES, MITTENS AND MITTS, OF SYNTHETIC FIBRES, KNITTED OR 
CROCHETED   G/C/W/640 
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  CN Code Description 
62019300 MEN'S OR BOYS' ANORAKS, WINDCHEATERS, WIND-JACKETS AND SIMILAR 
ARTICLES, OF MAN-MADE FIBRES  
62034319 MEN'S OR BOYS' TROUSERS AND BREECHES OF SYNTHETIC FIBRES (OTHER 
THAN INDUSTRIAL AND OCCUPATIONAL) 
62042280 WOMEN'S OR GIRLS' ENSEMBLES, OF COTTON (OTHER THAN INDUSTRIAL 
AND OCCUPATIONAL) 
62046290 WOMEN'S OR GIRLS' COTTON SHORTS  
62079100 MEN'S OR BOYS' SINGLETS AND OTHE R VESTS, BATHROBES, DRESSING 
GOWNS AND SIMILAR ARTICLES, OF COTTON  
62089100 WOMEN'S OR GIRLS' SINGLETS AND OTHER VESTS, BRIEFS, PANTIES, 
NEGLIGES, BATHROBES, DRESSING GOWNS AND SIMILAR ARTICLES, OF 
COTTON  
62114310 WOMEN'S OR GIRLS' APRONS, OVERALLS, SMOCK-OVERALLS AND OTHER 
INDUSTRIAL AND OCCUPATIONAL CLOTHING, OF MAN-MADE FIBRES  
62160000 GLOVES, MITTENS AND MITTS 
63039100 CURTAINS (INCLUDING DRAPES) AND INTERIOR BLINDS, CURTAIN OR BED 
VALANCES, OF COTTON, NOT KNITTED OR CROCHETED 
63039290 CURTAINS (INCLUDING DRAPES) AND INTERIOR BLINDS, CURTAIN OR BED 
VALANCES, OF SYNTHETIC FIBRES, NOT NONWOVENS, NOT KNITTED OR CROCHETED 
63039990 CURTAINS (INCLUDING DRAPES) AND INTERIOR BLINDS, CURTAIN OR BED 
VALANCES, NOT OF COTTON OR SYNTHETIC FIBRES, NOT NONWOVENS, NOT 
KNITTED OR CROCHETED 
63049200 OTHER FURNISHING ARTICLES, OF COTTON, NOT KNITTED OR CROCHETED  
63071090 FLOORCLOTHS, DISHCLOTHS, DUSTERS AND SIMILAR CLEANING CLOTHS, 
NOT KNITTED OR CROCHETED, NOT NONWOVENS 
63079099 OTHER MADE-UP TEXTILE ARTICLES, INCLUDING DRESS PATTERNS, NOT 
KNITTED OR CROCHETED, NOT OF FELT 
64039993 FOOTWEAR WITH OUTER SOLES OF RUBBER, PLASTICS OR COMPOSITION 
LEATHER AND UPPERS OF LEATHER, WITH IN-SOLES OF A LENGTH OF 24 CM 
OR MORE, WHICH CANNOT BE IDENTIFIED AS MEN'S OR WOMEN'S 
FOOTWEAR, OTHER THAN SPORTS FOOTWEAR AND FOOTWEAR INCORPORATING A PROTECTIVE METAL TOECAP, NOT COVERING THE 
ANKLE, NOT MADE ON A BASE OR PLATFORM OF WOOD (NOT HAVING AN 
INNER SOLE), OTHER THAN FOOTWEAR WITH A VAMP MADE OF STRAPS OR WHICH HAS ONE OR SEVERAL PIECES CUT OUT, OTHER THAN SLIPPERS  
64039996 FOOTWEAR WITH OUTER SOLES OF RUBBER, PLASTICS OR COMPOSITION 
LEATHER AND UPPERS OF LEATHER, WITH IN-SOLES OF A LENGTH OF 24 CM 
OR MORE, FOR MEN, OTHER THAN SPORTS FOOTWEAR AND FOOTWEAR INCORPORATING A PROTECTIVE METAL TOECAP, NOT COVERING THE 
ANKLE, NOT MADE ON A BASE OR PLATFORM OF WOOD (NOT HAVING AN 
INNER SOLE), OTHER THAN FOOTWEAR WITH A VAMP MADE OF STRAPS OR 
WHICH HAS ONE OR SEVERAL PIECES CUT OUT, OTHER THAN SLIPPERS  
64039998 FOOTWEAR WITH OUTER SOLES OF RUBBER, PLASTICS OR COMPOSITION 
LEATHER AND UPPERS OF LEATHER, WITH IN-SOLES OF A LENGTH OF 24 CM OR MORE, FOR WOMEN, OTHER THAN SPORTS FOOTWEAR AND FOOTWEAR 
INCORPORATING A PROTECTIVE METAL TOECAP, NOT COVERING THE 
ANKLE, NOT MADE ON A BASE OR PLATFORM OF WOOD (NOT HAVING AN INNER SOLE), OTHER THAN FOOTWEAR WITH A VAMP MADE OF STRAPS OR 
WHICH HAS ONE OR SEVERAL PIECES CUT OUT, OTHER THAN SLIPPERS  
 
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  ANNEX III 
 
Products originating in Pakistan subject to annual duty free tariff quotas  upon
 
 importation into the European Union  
 
The products on which the measures are to apply ar e identified by their eight-digit CN codes. The 
description of this code can be found in Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 
1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff. The description of the CN code is given fo r information purposes only. 
 
CN Code Description 2011 2012 
2207 1000 UNDENATURED ETHYL ALCOHOL, OF 
ACTUAL ALCOHOLIC STRENGTH OF >= 80% 80 000 tonnes 80 000 tonnes 
52083900 OTHER DYED WOVEN FABRICS OF 
COTTON, CONTAINING 85% OR MORE 
BY WEIGHT OF COTTON 1 685 tonnes 1 685 tonnes 
52093900 OTHER DYED WOVEN FABRICS OF 
COTTON, CONTAINING 85% OR MORE 
BY WEIGHT OF COTTON, WEIGHING 
MORE THAN 200 G/M2 3 002 tonnes 3 002 tonnes 
61159500 PANTYHOSE, TIGHTS, STOCKINGS, 
SOCKS AND OTHER HOSIERYAND 
FOOTWEAR WITHOUT APPLIED 
SOLES, OF COTTON, KNITTED OR CROCHETED (EXCL. GRADUATED 
COMPRESSION HOSIERY, PANTYHOSE 
AND TIGHTS, WOMEN'S FULL-
LENGTH OR KNEE-LENGTH 
STOCKINGS, MEASURING PER SINGLE YARN LESS THAN 67 DECITEX) 9 052 tonnes 9 052 tonnes 
62046231 WOMEN'S OR GIRLS' COTTON DENIM 
TROUSERS AND BREECHES (OTHER 
THAN. INDUSTRIAL AND OCCUPATIONAL) 7 571 tonnes 7 571 tonnes 
62114290 WOMEN'S OR GIRLS' GARMENTS, OF 
COTTON 386 tonnes 386 tonnes 
63026000 TOILET LINEN AND KITCHEN LINEN, 
OF TERRY TOWELLING OR SIMILAR TERRY FABRICS, OF COTTON  41 905 tonnes 41 905 tonnes 
63029100 TOILET LINEN AND KITCHEN LINEN, 
OF COTTON, OTHER THAN OF TERRY 
TOWELLING OR SIMILAR TERRY FABRICS  9 997 tonnes 9 997 tonnes 
 
 
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