WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TMB/N/443
17 April 2002
(02-2121)
Textiles Monitoring Body Original:  English
AGREEMENT ON TEXTILES AND CLOTHING
Notification under Articles 2.8(b) and 2.11
CHINA
The Textiles Monitoring Body has received a notification from China pursuant to
Articles 2.8(b) and 2.11.
The TMB, in accordance with Article 2.11, is circulating this notification to WTO Members
for their information.G/TMB/N/443
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Permanent Mission of the People's Republic of China
to the World Trade Organization
Route de Lausanne 228
1292 Chambésy, Switzerland
Geneva, 6 April 2002
Dear Mr. Chairman,
Pursuant to Article 2.7 and Article 2.11 of the ATC, I have the honour to notify the Textiles
Monitoring Body (TMB) the first, second and thir d stages of the integration programme of the
People's Republic of China under Article 2.6 and Article 2.81 of the ATC, as attached.
The total volume of China's 1990 imports of the products in the Annex of the ATC in HS
terms is not available as the Harmonized System had not been implemented by China until 1992.
Therefore, the total volume of the imports in 1992, which amounts to 3,092.8 thousand tons, is used
as the basis of calculation for the integration programme.
Trade volumes in 1992 of the integrated products in the three stages are 495.0 thousand tons,
534.8 thousand tons and 561.6 thousand tons, accounting for 16.00 per cent, 17.29 per cent and 18.16
per cent of the total volume of the 1992 imports respectively.
I would like to request that the notification be circulated to WTO Members.With my best regards.
Yours sincerely,
(Signed)
SUN Zhenyu
Ambassador András Szepesi
Chairman, Textiles Monitoring Body
World Trade Organization
Geneva
                                                     
1 The notifications under Articles 2.6 and 2.7(b), and 2.8(a) and 2.11 have been issued as separate
documents in G/TMB/N/441 and G/TMB/N/442, respectively.G/TMB/N/443
Page 3STAGE THREE OF THE INTEGRATION PROGRAMME
HS CODE PRODUCT DESCRIPTION UNIT IMPORT IN 1992
520420 Cotton sewing thread, put up for retail sale ton 569.23
520522 Cotton yarn,>/=85%,single, combed, 714.29 >dtex>/=232.56, not put up ton 31381.09
540120 Sewing thread of artificial filaments ton 1567.26
540239 Textured yarn of synthetic filaments, nes, not put up ton 4202.32
540249 Yarn of synthetic filaments, single, untwisted, nes, not put up ton 1710.58
540259 Yarn of synthetic filaments, single,>50 turns per metre, nes, not put up ton 1928.41
540269 Yarn of synthetic filaments, multiple, nes, not put up ton 2515.81
540310 High tenacity yarn (other than sewg thread),of viscose rayon filamt, nt put up ton 358.85
540320 Textured yarn nes, of artificial filaments, not put up for retail sale ton 731.87
540331 Yarn of viscose rayon filaments, single, untwisted, nes, not put up ton 1147.76
540332 Yarn of viscose rayon filaments, single,>120 turns per m, nes, nt put up ton 15.04
540339 Yarn of artificial filaments, single, nes, not put up ton 2117.66
540341 Yarn of viscose rayon filaments, multiple, nes, not put up ton 187.81
540349 Yarn of artificial filaments, multiple, nes, not put up ton 6281.43
540500 Artificial mono, 67 dtex, cross-sect >1mm;   strip of arti tex mat w </=5mm ton 159.67
540620 Yarn of artificial filament (other than sewing thread), put up for retail sale ton 126.18
540810 Woven fabrics of high tenacity filament yarns of viscose rayon ton 542.43
540821 Woven fab,>/=85% of artificial fi o strip of art tex mat, unbl/bl, nes ton 279.36
540822 Woven fab,>/=85% of artificial fi or strip of art tex mat, dyed, nes ton 1405.25
540823 Woven fab,>/=85% of artificial fi or strip of art tex mat, y dyed, nes ton 254.77
540824 Woven fab,>/=85% of artificial fi or strip of art tex mat, printd, nes ton 235.20
540831 Woven fabrics of artificial filaments, unbleached or bleached, nes ton 444.59
540832 Woven fabrics of artificial filaments, dyed, nes ton 2186.55
540833 Woven fabrics of artificial filaments, yarn dyed, nes ton 581.29
540834 Woven fabrics of artificial filaments, printed, nes ton 611.83
550130 Filament tow of acrylic or modacrylic ton 59492.16
550200 Artificial filament tow ton 1803.76
550330 Staple fibres of acrylic or modacrylic, not carded or combed ton 173735.13
550340 Staple fibres of polypropylene, not carded or combed ton 4505.37
550410 Staple fibres of viscose, not carded or combed ton 50474.13
550490 Artificial staple fibres, other than viscose, not carded or combed ton 10933.81G/TMB/N/443
Page 4HS CODE PRODUCT DESCRIPTION UNIT IMPORT IN 1992
550510 Waste of synthetic fibres ton 975.16
550520 Waste of artificial fibres ton 917.70
550630 Staple fibres of acrylic or modacrylic, carded or combed ton 70119.56
550700 Artificial staple fibres, carded or combed ton 1718.81
550820 Sewing thread of artificial staple fibres ton 602.31
550931 Yarn,>/=85% of acrylic or modacrylic staple fibres, single, not put up ton 3433.16
550932 Yarn,>/=85% acrylic/modacrylic staple fibres, multiple, not put up, nes ton 16874.31
550961 Yarn of acrylic staple fib mixd w wool/fine animal hair, not put up, nes ton 2945.90
550962 Yarn of acrylic staple fibres mixed with cotton, not put up, nes ton 790.91
550969 Yarn of acrylic staple fibres, not put up, nes ton 855.01
551011 Yarn,>/=85% of artificial staple fibres, single, not put up ton 1907.83
551012 Yarn,>/=85% of artificial staple fibres, multiple, not put up, nes ton 5644.49
551020 Yarn of artificl staple fib mixd w wool/fine animal hair, not put up, nes ton 5633.44
551030 Yarn of artificial staple fibres mixed with cotton, not put up, nes ton 1996.02
551090 Yarn of artificial staple fibres, not put up, nes ton 2266.74
551130 Yarn of artificial fibres (other than sewing thread), put up for retail sale ton 445.30
551221 Woven fabrics, containg>/=85% of acryl ic staple fibres, unbleached or bl ton 138.59
551229 Woven fabrics, containing>/=85% of acrylic staple fibres, other than unbl or bl ton 712.19
551521 Woven fabrics of acrylic staple fibres, mixd w man-made filaments, nes ton 86.70
551522 Woven fab of acrylic staple fibres, mixd w/wool/fine animal hair, nes ton 82.60
551529 Woven fabrics of acrylic or modacrylic staple fibres, nes ton 107.37
551611 Woven fabrics, containg>/=85% of artificial staple fibres, unbleached/bl ton 1104.93
551612 Woven fabrics, containing>/=85% of artificial staple fibres, dyed ton 5974.00
551613 Woven fabrics, containing>/=85% of artificial staple fib, yarn dyed ton 1541.01
551614 Woven fabrics, containing>/=85% of artificial staple fibres, printed ton 907.25
551621 Woven fabrics of artificial staple fib,<85%, mixd w man-made fi, unbl/bl ton 108.08
551631 Woven fab of arti staple fib,<85% mixd w/wool/fine animal hair, unbl/bl ton 24.85
551632 Woven fabrics of arti staple fib,<85% mixd w/wool/fine animal hair, dyd ton 62.24
551633 Woven fab of arti staple fib,<85% mixd w/wool/fine animal hair, yarn dyd ton 33.23
551634 Woven fab of arti staple fib,<85% mixd w/wool/fine animal hair, printd ton 21.22
551641 Woven fabrics of artificial staple fib,<85% mixd with cotton, unbl o bl ton 537.33
551642 Woven fabrics of artificial staple fib, <85% mixed with cotton, dyed ton 708.76
551643 Woven fabrics of artificial staple fib,<85% mixd with cotton, yarn dyd ton 568.21
551644 Woven fabrics of artificial staple fib,<85% mixed with cotton, printed ton 203.15
551691 Woven fabrics of artificial staple fibres, unbleached or bleached, nes ton 211.51G/TMB/N/443
Page 5HS CODE PRODUCT DESCRIPTION UNIT IMPORT IN 1992
551692 Woven fabrics of artificial staple fibres, dyed, nes ton 602.40
551693 Woven fabrics of artificial staple fibres, yarn dyed, nes ton 215.83
551694 Woven fabrics of artificial staple fibres, printed, nes ton 131.70
560122 Wadding of man-made fibres and articles thereof, other than sanitary articles ton 65844.21
570110 Carpets of wool or fine animal hair, knotted ton 151.81
570190 Carpets of other textile materials, knotted ton 185.37
570210 Kelem, Schumacks, Karamanie and similar textile hand-woven rugs ton 2.02
570220 Floor coverings of coconut fibres (coir) ton 0.52
570231 Carpets of wool/fine animl hair, of wovn pile constructn, nt made up nes ton 5.53
570232 Carpets of man-made textile mat, of wovn pile construct, nt made up, nes ton 9.05
570239 Carpets of oth textile mat, of woven pile constructn, nt made up, nes ton 0.44
570241 Carpets of wool/fine animal hair, of wovn pile construction, made up, nes ton 71.27
570242 Carpets of man-made textile mat, of woven pile construction, made up, nes ton 144.95
570249 Carpets of oth textile materials, of wovn pile construction, made up, nes ton 8.03
570251 Carpets of wool or fine animal hair, woven, not made up, nes ton 1.59
570252 Carpets of man-made textile materials, woven, not made up, nes ton 12.50
570259 Carpets of other textile materials, woven, not made up, nes ton 0.05
570291 Carpets of wool or fine animal hair, woven, made up, nes ton 10.12
570292 Carpets of man-made textile materials, woven, made up, nes ton 44.66
570299 Carpets of other textile materials, woven, made up, nes ton 1.71
570310 Carpets of wool or fine animal hair, tufted ton 116.36
570320 Carpets of nylon or other polyamides, tufted ton 124.47
570330 Carpets of other man-made textile materials, tufted ton 320.35
570390 Carpets of other textile materials, tufted ton 355.73
570410 Tiles of felt of textile materials, havg a max surface area of 0.3 m2 ton 9.42
570490 Carpets of felt of textile materials, nes ton 15.78
570500 Carpets and other textile floor coverings, nes ton 425.28
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