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                                ANNEX 300-B

                         Textile and Apparel Goods


Section 1:  Scope and Coverage

1.   This Annex applies to the textile and apparel goods set out
in Appendix 1.1.

2.   In the event of any inconsistency between this Agreement and
the Arrangement Regarding International Trade in Textiles
(Multifiber Arrangement), as amended and extended, including any
amendment or extension after the date of entry into force of this
Agreement, or any other existing or future agreement applicable
to trade in textile or apparel goods, this Agreement shall
prevail to the extent of the inconsistency, unless the Parties
agree otherwise.


Section 2:  Tariff Elimination

1.   Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement , each Party
shall progressively eliminate its customs duties on originating
goods as provided in its Schedule set out in Annex 302.2, in
accordance with Appendix 2.1.

2.   (a) For purposes of this Annex, a good shall be considered
to be an originating good if the applicable change in tariff
classification has been satisfied in the territory of one or more
of the Parties, as provided by Article 404.

     (b) For purposes of determining which rate of duty and
staging category is applicable to an originating textile or
apparel good, a good shall be a good of the Party in which the
last substantial transformation occurred, according to each
importing Party's regulations, practices or procedures or, in the
event of an agreement between the Parties pursuant to Annex
312(1), setting out rules applicable to textile and apparel goods
for determining whether a good is a good of a Party ("Marking
Rules"), according to such agreement.

3.   Each Party shall provide duty-free treatment for the
following textile and apparel goods of another Party, provided
such goods have been certified by the competent authority of the
exporting Party as one of the following:

(a) hand-loomed fabrics of a cottage industry;

(b) hand-made cottage industry goods made of such hand- loomed
fabrics; or

(c) traditional folklore handicraft goods

that have been identified and agreed by the Parties concerned for
duty-free treatment.


Section 3:  Import and Export Restrictions and Consultation
Levels


1.   Appendix 3.1 sets out certain circumstances and conditions
under which prohibitions, restrictions, or consultation levels in
effect upon the date of entry into force of this Agreement may be
maintained, notwithstanding Article 309.

2.   Each Party shall eliminate a restriction or consultation
level on a textile or apparel good that otherwise would be
permitted under this Annex if the elimination of that restriction
is required as a result of integration of that good into the GATT
pursuant to commitments undertaken by that Party under any
successor agreement to the Multifiber Arrangement.


Section 4:  Bilateral Emergency Actions (Tariff Actions)

1.   During the transition period only, if, as a result of the
reduction or elimination of a duty provided for in this
Agreement, an originating textile or apparel good, or a good that
has been integrated into the GATT pursuant to a commitment
undertaken by a Party under any successor agreement to the
Multifiber Arrangement and entered under a tariff preference
level set out in Appendix 6.0, is being imported into the
territory of another Party in such increased quantities, in
absolute terms or relative to the domestic market for that good,
and under such conditions as to cause serious damage, or actual
threat thereof, to a domestic industry producing a like or
directly competitive good, the importing Party may, to the extent
necessary to remedy the damage or actual threat thereof:

     (a) suspend the further reduction of any rate of duty
provided for under this Agreement on such good; or

     (b) increase the rate of duty on such good to a level not to
exceed the lesser of:

     (i) the most-favored-nation (MFN) applied rate of duty in
effect at the time the action is taken, or

     (ii) the MFN applied rate of duty in effect on the day
immediately preceding the date of entry into force of this
Agreement.

2.   In determining serious damage, or actual threat thereof, the
Party shall:

     (a) examine the effect of increased imports on the
particular industry, as reflected in the following factors, none
of which is necessarily decisive: changes in such relevant
economic variables as output, productivity, utilization of
capacity, inventories, market share, exports, wages, employment,
domestic prices, profits and investment; and

     (b) not consider changes in technology or consumer
preference as factors supporting a determination of serious
damage or actual threat thereof.

3.   The following conditions and limitations shall apply to any
emergency action taken pursuant to this Section:

     (a) a Party shall deliver without delay to any Party that
may be affected written notice of intent to take such action, and
shall enter into consultations with that Party upon request;

     (b) no action may be maintained for a period exceeding three
years or, except with the consent of the Party against whose good
the action is taken, have effect beyond the expiration of the
transition period;

     (c) no action may be taken by a Party against any particular
originating good more than once during the transition period; and

     (d) upon the termination of the action, the rate of duty
shall be the rate that, according to the Schedule for that staged
elimination of the tariff, would have been in effect a year after
the commencement of the action, and commencing January 1 of the
year following the termination of the action, at the option of
the Party that has taken the action:

     (i) the rate of duty shall conform to the schedule in that
Party's Schedule in Annex 302.2, or

     (ii) the tariff shall be eliminated in equal annual stages
ending on the date set forth in that Party's Schedule in Annex
302.2 for the elimination of the tariff.

4.   A Party taking an action under this Section shall provide,
to the Party against whose good the action is taken, mutually
agreed trade liberalizing compensation in the form of concessions
having substantially equivalent trade effects on the other Party,
or equivalent to the value of the additional duties expected to
result from the action.  Such concessions shall be limited to the
textile and apparel goods listed in Appendix 1.1, unless the
Parties otherwise agree.  If the concerned Parties are unable to
agree on compensation, the exporting Party may take tariff action
having trade effects substantially equivalent to the action taken
under this Section against any goods imported from the Party that
initiated the action pursuant to this Section.  The Party taking
such tariff action shall only apply it for the minimum period
necessary to achieve such substantially equivalent effects.


Section 5:  Bilateral Emergency Actions (Quantitative
Restrictions)

1.   Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement except
Appendix 5.2, a Party may take bilateral emergency action against
non-originating goods of another Party in accordance with this
Section and the provisions of Appendix 3.1.

2.   If a Party considers that non-originating textile and
apparel goods, including goods entered under the tariff
preference levels (TPLs) set out in Appendix 6.0, are being
imported into its territory from a Party in such increased
quantities, in absolute terms or relative to the domestic market,
so as to cause serious damage or actual threat thereof, to a
domestic industry producing a like or directly competitive good
in the importing Party, that Party may request consultations with
another Party with a view to eliminating the serious damage or
actual threat thereof.

3.   The Party requesting consultations shall include in its
request for consultations the reasons that it considers
demonstrate that such serious damage or actual threat to its
domestic industry is resulting from the imports of the other
Party, including the latest data concerning such damage or
threat.

4.   In determining serious damage, or actual threat thereof, the
Party shall apply the provisions of paragraph 2, Section 4.

5.   The concerned Parties shall commence consultations within 60
days following the request for consultations and shall endeavor
to agree on a mutually satisfactory level of restraint on exports
of the particular good within 90 days of the request, unless the
consulting Parties agree to extend this period.  In reaching a
mutually satisfactory level of export restraint, the consulting
Parties shall:

     (a) consider the situation in the market in the importing
Party;

     (b) consider the history of trade in textile and apparel
goods between the consulting Parties, including the previous
levels of trade; and

     (c) ensure that textile and apparel goods imported from the
territory of another Party are accorded equitable treatment as
compared with treatment granted to other non-Party suppliers of
like textile and apparel goods.

6.   If the Parties do not agree on a mutually satisfactory level
during the 90-day consultation period, the Party requesting
consultations may impose annual quantitative restrictions on
imports of the good from the territory of the other Party for a
period no longer than that provided for in paragraph 9, provided
that:

     (a) the measure shall not have effect beyond the transition
period; and

     (b) the quantitative restriction shall not be less than the
sum of

     (i) the quantity of the good imported into its territory
from the Party that would be affected by the restriction, as
reported in general import statistics, during the first 12 of the
most recent 14 months preceding the month in which the request
for consultations was made, and

     (ii) an additional 20 percent of such quantity for cotton,
man-made fiber and other non-cotton vegetable fiber good
categories and six percent for wool good categories.

7.   The first term of any quantitative restriction imposed under
paragraph 6 shall commence on the day following the request for
consultations and terminate at the end of the calendar year in
which the quantitative restriction was imposed.  Any quantitative
restriction that is imposed for a term less than 12 months and
the applicable flexibility provisions shall be prorated to
correspond to the period of time remaining in the calendar year
in which the restriction is imposed.

8.   For each successive calendar year that the quantitative
restriction imposed under paragraph 6 remains in effect, the
Party imposing it shall:

     (a) increase by 6 percent restrictions on cotton, man-made
fiber and non-cotton vegetable fiber textile and apparel goods
and by 2 percent restrictions on wool textile and apparel goods;

     (b) accelerate the growth rate for quantitative restrictions
on cotton, man-made fiber and non-cotton vegetable fiber textile
and apparel goods if required by any successor agreement to the
Multifiber Arrangement; and

     (c) apply the flexibility provisions set forth in Appendix
3.1, as appropriate.

9.   Quantitative restrictions established pursuant to paragraph
6 before July 1 in any given calendar year may remain in place
for the initial prorated period in the first calendar year, plus
two additional calendar years.  Such restrictions established on
or after July 1 in any given calendar year may remain in place
for the initial prorated period plus three additional calendar
years.

10.  No Party may take an emergency action under this Section
with respect to any textile or apparel non-originating good that
is already subject to a quantitative restriction.

11.  No party may adopt or maintain a quantitative restriction
under this Section on a textile or apparel good if that good has
been integrated into the GATT as a result of commitments
undertaken by that Party pursuant to any successor agreement to
the Multifiber Arrangement.

12.  A Party may take a bilateral emergency action after the
expiration of the transition period to deal with cases of serious
damage to domestic industry arising from the operation of this
Agreement only with the consent of the Party against whose good
the action would be taken.


Section 6:  Special Provisions

     A Party shall treat the textile or apparel goods of another
Party set out in Appendix 6.0 in accordance with the provisions
therein.


Section 7:  Review and Revision of Rules of Origin

1.   (a) The Parties shall monitor the effects of the application
of the rule of origin contained in Annex 401.1 applicable to
goods of subheading 6212.10.  No earlier than 15 months after the
date of entry into force of this Agreement, any Party may request
consultations to seek a mutually satisfactory solution to any
difficulties that it considers results from the application of
that rule of origin.

     (b) If the Parties fail to reach a mutually satisfactory
solution through consultations within 90 days of a request for
consultations, any Party may request that the rule applicable to
subheading 6212.10 be changed to the rule applicable to headings
62.06 through 62.11 of the Harmonized System (HS) with respect to
trade with the requesting Party.  Any such change shall be
effective no earlier than 180 days following the request
therefor.  The Parties shall take measures to ease any resulting
administrative burden on producers.

     (c) Unless otherwise agreed, at any time after the initial
consultations, and within the transition period of this
Agreement, any Party may make one request for additional
consultations under the same procedures provided in paragraphs
(a) and (b).

2.   (a) At the request of any Party, the Parties shall consult
to consider whether specific goods should be made subject to
different rules of origin in order to address issues of
availability of supply of fibers, yarns or fabrics within the
free trade area.

     (b) In the consultations, each Party shall consider all data
presented by a Party showing substantial production in its
territory for a good submitted for review.  A legitimate claim of
substantial production of the good in the territory of a Party
shall be deemed to exist if that Party can show that its domestic
producers are capable of supplying commercial quantities of the
good in a timely manner.

     (c) The Parties shall make every effort to conclude
consultations within sixty days.  Any agreement between two or
more Parties resulting from these consultations shall be
considered part of this Agreement.  If agreement is not reached,
the Parties have recourse to the provisions of paragraph 8(a) of
Appendix 6.6.

     (d) In this context, at the request of any Party, the
Parties shall consult to consider whether the rules of origin
applicable to the following provisions in Annex 401.1 should be
amended in view of increasing availability of supply of relevant
yarns or fabrics within the free trade area;

     (i) Canadian tariff item 5407.60.10, United States tariff
item 5407.60.22 and Mexican tariff item 5407.60.02,

     (ii) provisions (i) through (viii) of the rule for
subheadings 6205.20 through 6205.30,

     (iii) note 2 to Chapter 61,

     (iv) note 2 to Chapter 62, and

     (v) Canadian tariff item 6303.92.a1, United States tariff
item 6303.92.h1 and Mexican tariff item 6303.92.x1.

3.   The Parties shall review the rules of origin applicable to
textile and apparel goods within five years after the date of
entry into force of this Agreement to take into account the
effect of increasing global competition on textile and apparel
goods, and the implications of any integration into the GATT of
textile and apparel goods pursuant to any successor agreement to
the Multifiber Arrangement.  The Parties shall give particular
consideration to operative rules in other economic association or
integration agreements and developments related to textile and
apparel production and trade between the Parties and worldwide.


Section 8:  Labelling Requirements

     To facilitate trade in textile and apparel goods between the
Parties through the harmonization of domestic labelling
requirements and the elimination of unnecessary obstacles to
trade resulting from differences in such requirements, the
Subcommittee on Labelling of Textile and Apparel Goods
established under Article 913(5) shall perform the functions set
out in Annex 913-D.


Section 9:  Trade in Worn Clothing and Other Worn Articles

1.   The Parties hereby establish a Committee on Trade in Worn
Clothing comprising representatives of each Party. The purpose of
the Committee shall be to assess the potential effects that may
result from the elimination of restrictions, maintained by a
Party prior to the date of entry into force of this Agreement, on
trade in worn clothing and other worn articles as defined in the
heading 63.09 of the HS.  This Committee shall:

     (a) include or consult with a broadly representative group
from the manufacturing and retailing sectors in each Party; and

     (b) act in a transparent manner and reach recommendations by
consensus of all representatives involved.

2.   The Committee shall develop and pursue a work program to
consider the potential benefits and risks that may be derived
from the elimination of restrictions on trade between the Parties
in worn clothing and other worn articles, including the effects
on business and employment opportunities, and on the market for
textile and apparel goods in each Party.

3.   Notwithstanding Article 309 and paragraph 2 of Section 3, a
Party may maintain restrictions in effect upon the date of entry
into force of this Agreement on the importation of worn clothing
and other worn articles classified under heading 63.09 of the HS,
unless the Parties agree otherwise on the basis of the
recommendations presented to the Commission by the Committee on
Trade in Worn Clothing.


Section 10:  Definitions

For purposes of this Annex:

carryforward means the allocation to the present year of a
portion of the following year's limit, which must be accounted
for by an equivalent decrease in the following year's limit;

carryover means the allocation to the present year of an unused
portion of the previous year's limit;

category means a grouping of textile or apparel goods, as further
defined in Appendix 10.1;

consensus means, when applied to recommendations of the Committee
on Trade in Worn Clothing, a recommendation is approved if no
member of the Committee formally objects to its approval;

consultation level ("level"), including designated consultation
level, means a level of exports, for a particular textile or
apparel good, which may be increased in accordance with the
provisions of Appendix 3.1 as a result of consultations requested
by the exporting Party, in contrast to a specific limit which is
increased by the specific rates provided for in Appendix 3.1;

exporting Party means the Party from whose territory textile or
apparel goods are exported;

flexibility provisions means the provisions set forth in
paragraph 7 of Appendix 3.1;

importing Party means the Party into whose territory textile or
apparel goods are imported;

integrated into the GATT, when referring to a textile or apparel
good, means that good has become subject to the obligations of
the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade pursuant to any
successor agreement to the Multifiber Arrangement;

non-wool fabric means fabric in chief weight of any fiber other
than wool, except woven fabric in chief weight of cotton or
man-made fiber, containing 36 percent or more by weight wool;

non-wool made-up textile good means a good in chief weight of any
fiber other than wool;

oxford cloth means fabrics woven as plain weave except that two
or more warp ends are woven as one (taped warp);


restriction means any import or export limitation, except for
customs duties, taxes or other duties or charges, whether made
effective through quotas, licenses, permits, import or export
price requirements, or any other measure;

specific limit ("limit"), means a level of exports, specified in
Appendix 3.1, for a particular textile or apparel good which may
be increased only in accordance with the provisions and specific
rates set forth in Appendix 3.1;

square meters equivalent (SME) means a common unit of measurement
for textile and apparel goods; primary units of measure (e.g.,
units, dozens, kilograms) are converted to SMEs using the
conversion factors set forth in Schedule 3.1.3 of Appendix 3.1;

tariff preference level (TPL) means a mechanism by which to apply
the preferential rate of customs duty to imports of a particular
non-originating good up to a specified quantity;

transition period means a period of 10 years from the date of
entry into force of this Agreement; and

wool apparel means:

     (i) apparel in chief weight of wool,

     (ii) woven apparel in chief weight of man-made fibers
containing 36 percent or more by weight of wool, and

     (iii) knitted or crocheted apparel in chief weight of
man-made fibers containing 23 percent or more by weight of wool.

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                               APPENDIX 1.1

                   List of Goods Covered by Annex 300-B

The descriptions listed in this Appendix are provided for ease of
reference only; for legal purposes, coverage shall be determined
according to the terms of the Harmonized System.

HS No. Description

Ch. 30 Pharmaceutical Products

3005 90 Wadding, gauze, bandages and the like

Ch. 39 Plastics and articles thereof

ex 3921 12 (Woven, knitted or non-woven fabric coated, covered or
laminated with plastics ex 3921 13 ex 3921 90)

Ch. 42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods,
handbags and similar containers

ex 4202 12 (Luggage, handbags and flatgoods with an outer surface
predominantly of textile materials

ex 4202 22)

ex 4202 32)

ex 4202 92)

Ch. 50 Silk

5004 00 Silk yarn (other than yarn spun from silk waste) not for
retail sale 5005 00 Yarn spun from silk waste, not for retail
sale 5006 00 Silk yarn and yarn spun from silk waste, for retail
sale; silk- worm gut 5007 10 Woven fabric of noil silk 5007 20
Woven fabric of silk or silk waste, other than noil silk, 85% or
more of such fibers 5007 90 Woven fabric of silk, nes

Ch. 51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair, horsehair yarn and
fabric

5105 10 Carded wool

5105 21 Combed wool in fragments

5105 29 Wool tops and other combed wool, other than combed wool
in fragments

5105 30 Fine animal hair, carded or combed

5106 10 Yarn of carded wool, ≥85% wool, not for retail sale

5106 20 Yarn of carded, wool, <85% wool, not for retail sale

5107 10 Yarn of combed wool, ≥85% wool, not for retail sale

5107 20 Yarn of combed wool, <85% wool, not for retail sale

5108 10 Yarn of carded fine animal hair, not for retail sale

5108 20 Yarn of combed fine animal hair, not for retail sale

5109 10 Yarn of wool or of fine animal hair, ≥85% wool and fine
animal hair, for retail sale 5109 90 Yarn of wool/of fine animal
hair, <85% wool and fine animal hair,
for retail sale

5110 00 Yarn of coarse animal hair or of horsehair

5111 11 Woven fabric of carded wool or fine animal hair, ≥85%
wool and
 fine animal hair, ≤ 300 g/m2

5111 19 Woven fabric of carded wool or fine animal hair, ≥85%
wool or fine animal hair, >300 g/m2

5111 20 Woven fabric of carded wool or fine animal hair, <85%
wool or fine animal hair, with man-made fibers

5111 30 Woven fabric of carded wool or fine animal hair, <85%
wool or fine animal hair, with man-made fibers

5111 90 Woven fabric of carded wool or fine animal hair, <85%
wool or fine animal hair, nes

5112 11 Woven fabric of combed wool or fine animal hair, ≥85%
wool or fine animal hair, ≤200 g/m2

5112 19 Woven fabric of combed wool or fine animal hair, ≥85%
wool or fine animal hair, >200 g/m2 5112 20 Woven fabric of
combed wool or fine animal hair, <85% wool or fine animal hair,
with man-made filament

5112 30 Woven fabric of combed wool or fine animal hair, <85%
wool or fine animal hair, with man-made fibers 5112 90 Woven
fabric of combed wool or fine animal hair, <85% wool or fine
animal hair, nes

5113 00 Woven fabric of coarse animal hair or of horsehair

Ch. 52 Cotton

5203 00 Cotton, carded or combed

5204 11 Cotton sewing thread ≥85% cotton, not for retail sale

5204 19 Cotton sewing thread, <85% cotton, not for retail sale

5204 20 Cotton sewing thread, for retail sale

5205 11 Cotton yarn, ≥85% cotton, single, uncombed, ≥714.29
decitex, not for retail sale

5205 12 Cotton yarn, ≥85% cotton, single, uncombed, 714.29
>decitex≥232.56, not for retail sale

5205 13 Cotton yarn, ≥85% cotton, single, uncombed,
232.56>decitex≥192.31, not for retail sale

5205 14 Cotton yarn, ≥85% cotton, single, uncombed, 192.31
>decitex≥125, not for retail sale

5205 15 Cotton yarn, ≥85% cotton, single, uncombed, <125 decitex,
not for retail sale

5205 21 Cotton yarn, ≥85% cotton, single, combed, ≥714.29, not
for retail sale

5205 22 Cotton yarn, ≥85% cotton, single, combed, 714.29 >decitex≥232.56,
 not for retail sale

5205 23 Cotton yarn, ≥85% cotton, single, combed, 232.56 >decitex≥192.31,
 not for retail sale

5205 24 Cotton yarn, ≥85% cotton, single, combed, 192.31 >decitex≥125, not
 for retail sale

5205 25 Cotton yarn, ≥85% cotton, single, combed, <125 decitex, not for
 retail sale

5205 31 Cotton yarn, ≥85% cotton, multiple, uncombed, ≥714.29 decitex, not
 for retail sale, nes

5205 32 Cotton yarn, ≥85% cotton, multiple, uncombed, 714.29
 >decitex≥232.56, not for retail sale, nes

5205 33 Cotton yarn, ≥85% cotton, multiple, uncombed, 232.56
 >decitex≥192.31, not for retail sale, nes

5205 34 Cotton yarn, ≥85% cotton, multiple, uncombed, 192.31 >decitex≥125,
 not for retail sale, nes

5205 35 Cotton yarn, ≥85% cotton, multiple, uncombed, <125
decitex, not for retail sale, nes

5205 41 Cotton yarn, ≥85% cotton, multiple, combed, ≥714.29
decitex, not for retail sale, nes

5205 42 Cotton yarn, ≥85% cotton, multiple, combed, 714.29
>decitex≥232.56, not for retail sale, nes

5205 43 Cotton yarn, ≥85% cotton, multiple, combed, 232.56
>decitex≥192.31, not for retail sale, nes

5205 44 Cotton yarn, ≥85% cotton, multiple, combed, 192.31
>decitex≥125, not for retail sale, nes

5205 45 Cotton yarn, ≥85% cotton, multiple, combed, <125 decitex,
not for retail sale, nes

5206 11 Cotton yarn, <85% cotton, single, uncombed, ≥714.29, not
for retail sale

5206 12 Cotton yarn, <85% cotton, single, uncombed, 714.29
>decitex≥232.56, not for retail sale

5206 13 Cotton yarn, <85% cotton, single, uncombed, 232.56
>decitex≥192.31, not for retail sale 5206 14 Cotton yarn, <85%
cotton, single, uncombed, 192.31 >decitex≥125, not for retail sale

5206 15 Cotton yarn, <85% cotton, single, uncombed, <125 decitex,
not for retail sale

5206 21 Cotton yarn, <85% cotton, single, combed, ≥714.29
decitex, not for retail sale

5206 22 Cotton yarn, <85% cotton, single, combed, 714.29
>decitex≥232.56, not for retail sale

5206 23 Cotton yarn, <85% cotton, single, combed, 232.56
>decitex≥192.31, not for retail sale 5206 24 Cotton yarn, <85%
cotton, single, combed, 192.31 >decitex≥125, not for retail sale

5206 25 Cotton yarn, <85% cotton, single, combed, <125 decitex,
not for retail sale

5206 31 Cotton yarn, <85% cotton, multiple, uncombed, ≥714.29,
not for retail sale, nes 5206 32 Cotton yarn, <85% cotton,
multiple, uncombed, 714.29  >decitex≥232.56, not for retail sale,
nes

5206 33 Cotton yarn, <85% cotton, multiple, uncombed, 232.56
>decitex≥192.31, not for retail sale, nes

5206 34 Cotton yarn, <85% cotton, multiple, uncombed, 192.31
>decitex≥125, not for retail sale, nes

5206 35 Cotton yarn, <85% cotton, multiple, uncombed, <125
decitex, not for retail sale, nes

5206 41 Cotton yarn, <85% cotton, multiple, combed, ≥714.29, not
for retail sale, nes

5206 42 Cotton yarn, <85% cotton, multiple, combed, 714.29
>decitex≥232.56, not for retail sale, nes

5206 43 Cotton yarn, <85% cotton, multiple, combed, 232.56
>decitex≥192.31, not for retail sale, nes 5206 44 Cotton yarn,
<85% cotton, multiple, combed, 192.31 >decitex≥125,
not for retail sale, nes

5206 45 Cotton yarn, <85% cotton, multiple, combed, <125 decitex,
not for  retail sale, nes

5207 10 Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread)≥85% cotton, for
retail sale

5207 90 Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread) <85% cotton, for
retail sale

5208 11 Plain weave cotton fabric, ≤85% cotton, ≤100g/m2,
unbleached

5208 12 Plain weave cotton fabric, ≤85% cotton, >100g/m2,
≤200g/m2,  unbleached

5208 13 Twill weave cotton fabric, ≥85% cotton, ≤200g/m2, unbleached

5208 19 Woven fabric of cotton, ≥85% cotton, ≤200g/m2, unbleached, nes

5208 21 Plain weave cotton fabric, ≥85% cotton, ≤100g/m2, bleached

5208 22 Plain weave cotton fabric, ≥85% cotton, >100g/m2, ≤200g/m2,
bleached

5208 23 Twill weave cotton fabric, ≥85% cotton, ≤200g/m2,
bleached

5208 29 Woven fabric of cotton, ≥85% cotton, ≤200g/m2, bleached,
nes

5208 31 Plain weave cotton fabric, ≥85% cotton, ≤100g/m2, dyed

5208 32 Plain weave cotton fabric, ≥85% cotton, >100g/m2, ≤
200g/m2, dyed

5208 33 Twill weave cotton fabric, ≥85% cotton, ≤200g/m2, dyed

5208 39 Woven fabric of cotton, ≥85% cotton, ≤200g/m2, dyed, nes

5208 41 Plain weave cotton fabric, ≥85% cotton, ≤100g/m2, yarn
dyed 5208 42 Plain weave cotton fabric, ≥85% cotton, >100g/m2,
≤200 g/m2, yarn dyed

5208 43 Twill weave cotton fabric, ≥85% cotton, ≤200g/m2, yarn
dyed

5208 49 Woven fabric of cotton, ≥85% cotton, ≤200g/m2, yarn dyed,
nes

5208 51 Plain weave cotton fabric, ≥85% cotton, ≤100g/m2,
printed

5208 52 Plain weave cotton fabric, ≥85% cotton, >100g/m2,
≤200 g/m2, printed

5208 53 Twill weave cotton fabric, ≥85% cotton, ≤200g/m2, printed

5208 59 Woven fabric of cotton, ≥85% cotton, ≤ 200g/m2, printed,
nes

5209 11 Plain weave cotton fabric, ≥85% cotton, >200g/m2,
unbleached

5209 12 Twill weave cotton fabric, ≥85% cotton, >200g/m2,
unbleached

5209 19 Woven fabric of cotton, ≥85% cotton, >200g/m2,
unbleached, nes

5209 21 Plain weave cotton fabric, ≥85% cotton, >200g/m2,
bleached

5209 22 Twill weave cotton fabric, ≥85% cotton,
>200g/m2, bleached

5209 29 Woven fabric of cotton, ≥85% cotton,
>200g/m2, bleached, nes

5209 31 Plain weave cotton fabric, ≥85%
cotton, >200g/m2, dyed

5209 32 Twill weave cotton fabric, ≥85%
cotton, >200g/m2, dyed

5209 39 Woven fabric of cotton, ≥85%
cotton, >200g/m2, dyed, nes

5209 41 Plain weave cotton fabric,
≥85% cotton, >200g/m2, yarn dyed

5209 42 Blue denim fabric of
cotton, ≥85% cotton, >200g/m2

5209 43 Twill weave cotton fabric,
other than denim,≥85% cotton, >200g/m2,
 yarn dyed

5209 49 Woven fabric of cotton, ≥85% cotton, >200g/m2, yarn dyed,
nes

5209 51 Plain weave cotton fabric, ≥85% cotton, >200g/m2, printed

5209 52 Twill weave cotton fabric, ≥85% cotton, >200g/m2, printed

5209 59 Woven fabric of cotton, ≥85% cotton, >200g/m2, printed,
nes

5210 11 Plain weave cotton fabric, <85% cotton, with man-made
fiber, ≤200g/m2, unbleached

5210 12 Twill weave cotton fabric, <85% cotton, with man-made
fiber, ≤200g/m2, unbleached

5210 19 Woven fabric of cotton, <85% cotton, with man-made fiber,
≤200g/m2, unbleached, nes

5210 21 Plain weave cotton fabric, <85% cotton, with man-made
fiber, ≤200g/m2, bleached

5210 22 Twill weave cotton fabric, <85% cotton, with man-made
fiber, ≤200g/m2, bleached

5210 29 Woven fabric of cotton, <85% cotton, with man-made fiber,
≤200g/m2, bleached, nes

5210 31 Plain weave cotton fabric, <85% cotton, with man-made
fiber, ≤200g/m2, dyed

5210 32 Twill weave cotton fabric, <85% cotton, with man-made
fiber, ≤200g/m2, dyed

5210 39 Woven fabric of cotton, <85% cotton, with man-made fiber,
≤200g/m2, dyed, nes

5210 41 Plain weave cotton fabric, <85% cotton, with man-made
fiber, ≤200g/m2, yarn dyed

5210 42 Twill weave cotton fabric, <85% cotton, with man-made
fiber, ≤200g/m2, yarn dyed

5210 49 Woven fabric of cotton, <85% cotton, with man-made fiber,
 ≤200g/m2, yarn dyed, nes

5210 51 Plain weave cotton fabric, <85% cotton, with man-made
fiber, ≤200g/m2, printed

5210 52 Twill weave cotton fabric, <85% cotton, with man-made
fiber, ≤200g/m2, printed

5210 59 Woven fabric of cotton, <85% cotton, with man-made fiber,
≤200g/m2, printed, nes

5211 11 Plain weave cotton fabric, <85% cotton, with man-made
fiber, >200g/m2, unbleached

5211 12 Twill weave cotton fabric, <85% cotton, with man-made fiber,
 >200g/m2, unbleached

5211 19 Woven fabric of cotton, <85% cotton, with man-made fiber,
 >200g/m2, unbleached, nes

5211 21 Plain weave cotton fabric, <85% cotton, with man-made fiber,
 >200g/m2, bleached

5211 22 Twill weave cotton fabric, <85% cotton, with man-made fiber,
 >200g/m2, bleached

5211 29 Woven fabric of cotton, <85% cotton, with man-made fiber,
 >200g/m2, bleached, nes

5211 31 Plain weave cotton fabric, <85% cotton, with man-made fiber,
 >200g/m2, dyed

5211 32 Twill weave cotton fabric, <85% cotton, with man-made fiber,
 >200g/m2, dyed

5211 39 Woven fabric of cotton, <85% cotton, with man-made fiber,
 >200g/m2, dyed, nes

5211 41 Plain weave cotton fabric, <85% cotton, with man-made fiber,
 >200g/m2, yarn dyed

5211 42 Blue  denim fabric of cotton, <85% cotton, with man-made fiber,
 >200g/m2

5211 43 Twill weave cotton fabric, other than denim, <85% cotton, with
 man-made fiber, >200g/m2, yarn dyed

5211 49 Woven fabric of cotton, <85% cotton, with man-made fiber,
 >200g/m2, yarn dyed, nes

5211 51 Plain weave cotton fabric, <85% cotton, with man-made fiber,
 >200g/m2, printed

5211 52 Twill weave cotton fabric, <85% cotton, with man-made fiber,
 >200g/m2, printed

5211 59 Woven fabric of cotton, <85% cotton, with man-made fiber,
 >200g/m2, printed, nes

5212 11 Woven fabric of cotton, weighing ≤200g/m2, unbleached, nes

5212 12 Woven fabric of cotton, weighing ≤200g/m2, bleached, nes

5212 13 Woven fabric of cotton, weighing ≤200g/m2, dyed, nes

5212 14 Woven fabric of cotton, ≤200g/m2, of yarns of different
colors, nes

5212 15 Woven fabric of cotton, weighing ≤200g/m2, printed, nes

5212 21 Woven fabric of cotton, weighing >200g/m2, unbleached,
nes

5212 22 Woven fabric of cotton, weighing >200g/m2, bleached, nes

5212 23 Woven fabric of cotton, weighing >200g/m2, dyed, nes

5212 24 Woven fabric of cotton, >200g/m2, of yarns of different
colors, nes

5212 25 Woven fabric of cotton, weighing >200g/m2, printed, nes

Ch. 53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven
fabric of paper yarn

5306 10 Flax yarn, single

5306 20 Flax yarn, multiple

5307 10 Yarn of jute or of other textile bast fibers, single

5307 20 Yarn of jute or other textile bast fibers, multiple

5308 20 True hemp yarn

5308 90 Yarn of other vegetable textile fibers

5309 11 Woven fabric, ≥85% flax, unbleached or bleached

5309 19 Woven fabric, ≥85% flax, other than unbleached or bleached

5309 21 Woven fabric of flax, <85% flax, unbleached or bleached

5309 29 Woven fabric of flax, <85% flax, other than unbleached or bleached

5310 10 Woven fabric of jute or of other textile bast fibers, unbleached

5310 90 Woven fabric of jute or of other textile bast fibers, other than
unbleached

5311 00 Woven fabric of other vegetable textile fibers; woven fabric of
paper yarn

Ch. 54 Man-made filaments

5401 10 Sewing thread of synthetic filaments

5401 20 Sewing thread of artificial filaments

5402 10 High tenacity yarn (other than sewing thread), nylon or other
polyamide fiber, not for retail sale

5402 20 High tenacity yarn (other than sewing thread), of polyester
filaments, not for retail sale

5402 31 Textured yarn nes, of nylon or other polyamide fiber,≤50tex/single
yarn, not for retail sale

5402 32 Textured yarn nes, of nylon or other polyamide fiber,>50
 tex/single yarn, not for retail sale

5402 33 Textured yarn nes, of polyester filaments, not for retail sale

5402 39 Textured yarn of synthetic filaments, nes, not for retail sale

5402 41 Yarn of nylon or other polyamide fiber, single, untwisted, nes,
not for retail sale

5402 42 Yarn of polyester filaments, partially oriented, single, nes, not
for retail sale

5402 43 Yarn of polyester filaments, single, untwisted, nes, not for
retail sale

5402 49 Yarn of synthetic filaments, single, untwisted, nes, not for
retail sale

5402 51 Yarn of nylon or other polyamide fiber, single, >50 turns per
meter, not  for retail sale

5402 52 Yarn of polyester filaments, single, >50 turns per meter, not for
retail sale

5402 59 Yarn of synthetic filaments, single, >50 turns per meter, nes, not
for retail sale

5402 61 Yarn of nylon or other polyamide fiber, multiple, nes, not for
retail sale

5402 62 Yarn of polyester filaments, multiple, nes, not for retail sale

5402 69 Yarn of synthetic filaments, multiple, nes, not for retail sale

5403 10 High tenacity yarn (other than sewing thread), of viscose rayon
filaments, not for retail sale

5403 20 Textured yarn nes, of artificial filaments, not for retail sale

5403 31 Yarn of viscose rayon filaments, single, untwisted, nes, not for
retail sale

5403 32 Yarn of viscose rayon filaments, single, >120 turns per meter,
nes, not for retail sale

5403 33 Yarn of cellulose acetate filaments, single, nes, not for retail sale

5403 39 Yarn of artificial filaments, single, nes, not for retail sale

5403 41 Yarn of viscose rayon filaments, multiple, nes, not for retail
sale

5403 42 Yarn of cellulose acetate filaments, multiple, nes, not for retail
sale

5403 49 Yarn of artificial filaments, multiple, nes, not for retail sale

5404 10 Synthetic monofilament, ≥67 decitex, no cross sectional dimension
>1 mm

5404 90 Strip and the like of synthetic textile material of an apparent
width ≤ 5mm

5405 00 Artificial monofil, 67 decitex, cross sectional dimension >1mm;
strip of art. tex. mat. width ≤5mm

5406 10 Yarn of synthetic filaments (other than sewing thread), for retail
sale

5406 20 Yarn of artificial filaments (other than sewing thread), for
retail sale

5407 10 Woven fabric of high tenacity filament yarn of nylon or other
polyamides, or polyester

5407 20 Woven fabric obtained from strip or the like of synthetic textile
materials

5407 30 Fabric specified in Note 9 Section XI (layers of parallel
synthetic textile yarn)

5407 41 Woven fabric, ≥85% nylon or other polyamide filaments, unbleached
or bleached, nes

5407 42 Woven fabric, ≥85% nylon or other polyamide filaments, dyed, nes

5407 43 Woven fabric, ≥85% nylon or other polyamide filaments, yarn dyed,
nes

5407 44 Woven fabric, ≥85% nylon or other polyamide filaments, printed,
nes

5407 51 Woven fabric, ≥85% textured polyester filaments, unbleached or
bleached, nes

5407 52 Woven fabric, ≥85% textured polyester filaments, dyed, nes

5407 53 Woven fabric, ≥85% textured polyester filaments, yarn dyed, nes

5407 54 Woven fabric, ≥85% textured polyester filaments, printed, nes

5407 60 Woven fabric, ≥85% non-textured polyester filaments, nes

5407 71 Woven fabric, ≥85% synthetic filaments, unbleached or bleached,
nes

5407 72 Woven fabric, ≥85% synthetic filaments, dyed, nes

5407 73 Woven fabric, ≥85% synthetic filaments, yarn dyed, nes

5407 74 Woven fabric, ≥85% synthetic filaments, printed, nes

5407 81 Woven fabric of synthetic filaments, <85% syn. filaments, with
cotton, unbl or bl, nes

5407 82 Woven fabric of synthetic filaments, <85% with cotton, dyed, nes

5407 83 Woven fabric of synthetic filaments, <85% with cotton, yarn dyed,
nes

5407 84 Woven fabric of synthetic filaments, <85% with cotton, printed,
nes

5407 91 Woven fabric of synthetic filaments, unbleached or bleached, nes

5407 92 Woven fabric of synthetic filaments, dyed, nes

5407 93 Woven fabric of synthetic filaments, yarn dyed, nes

5407 94 Woven fabric of synthetic filaments, printed, nes

5408 10 Woven fabric of high tenacity filament yarn of viscose rayon

5408 21 Woven fabric, ≥85% artificial filament or strip, unbleached or
bleached, nes

5408 22 Woven fabric, ≥85% artificial filament or strip, dyed, nes

5408 23 Woven fabric, ≥85% artificial filament or strip, yarn dyed, nes

5408 24 Woven fabric, ≥85% artificial filament or strip, printed, nes

5408 31 Woven fabric of artificial filaments, unbleached or bleached, nes

5408 32 Woven fabric of artificial filaments, dyed, nes

5408 33 Woven fabric of artificial filaments, yarn dyed, nes

5408 34 Woven fabric of artificial filaments, printed, nes


Ch.55 Man-made staple fibers

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

5503 10 Staple fibers of nylon or other polyamides, not carded or
combed

5503 20 Staple fibers of polyesters, not carded or combed

5503 30 Staple fibers of acrylic or modacrylic, not carded or
combed
5503 40 Staple fibers of polypropylene, not carded or
combed
5503 90 Synthetic staple fibers, not carded or combed, nes

5504 10 Staple fibers of viscose, not carded or combed

5504 90
Artificial staple fibers, other than viscose, not carded or
combed

5505 10 Waste of synthetic fibers

5505 20 Waste of
artificial fibers

5506 10 Staple fibers of nylon or other
polyamides, carded or combed

5506 20 Staple fibers of polyesters,
carded or combed

5506 30 Staple fibers of acrylic or modacrylic,
carded or combed

5506 90 Synthetic staple fibers, carded or
combed, nes

5507 00 Artificial staple fibers, carded or combed

5508 10 Sewing thread of synthetic staple fibers

5508 20 Sewing
thread of artificial staple fibers

5509 11 Yarn, ≥85% nylon or
other polyamide staple fibers, single, not for
retail sale

5509 12 Yarn, ≥85% nylon or other polyamide staple fibers, multiple, not
for retail sale, nes

5509 21 Yarn, ≥85% of polyester staple fibers, single, not for retail sale

5509 22 Yarn, ≥85% of polyester staple fibers, multiple, not for retail
sale, nes

5509 31 Yarn, ≥85% of acrylic or modacrylic staple fibers, single, not for
retail sale

5509 32 Yarn, ≥85% acrylic/modacrylic staple fibers, multiple, not for
retail sale, nes

5509 41 Yarn, ≥85% of other synthetic staple fibers, single, not for
retail sale

5509 42 Yarn, ≥85% of other synthetic staple fibers, multiple, not for
retail sale, nes

5509 51 Yarn of polyester staple fibers mixed with artificial staple
fiber, not for retail sale, nes

5509 52 Yarn of polyester staple fiber mixed with wool or fine animal
hair, not for retail sale, nes

5509 53 Yarn of polyester staple fibers mixed with cotton, not for retail
sale, nes

5509 59 Yarn of polyester staple fibers, not for retail sale, nes

5509 61 Yarn of acrylic staple fiber mixed with wool or fine animal hair,
not for retail sale, nes

5509 62 Yarn of acrylic staple fibers mixed with cotton, not for retail
sale, nes

5509 69 Yarn of acrylic staple fibers, not for retail sale, nes

5509 91 Yarn of other synthetic staple fibers mixed with wool or fine
animal hair, not for retail sale, nes

5509 92 Yarn of other synthetic staple fibers mixed with cotton, not for
retail sale, nes

5509 99 Yarn of other synthetic staple fibers, not for retail sale, nes

5510 11 Yarn, ≥85% of artificial staple fibers, single, not for retail
sale

5510 12 Yarn, ≥85% of artificial staple fibers, multiple, not for retail
sale, nes

5510 20 Yarn of artificial staple fiber mixed with wool/fine animal hair,
not for retail sale, nes

5510 30 Yarn of artificial staple fibers mixed with cotton, not for retail
sale, nes

5510 90 Yarn of artificial staple fibers, not for retail sale, nes

5511 10 Yarn, ≥85% of synthetic staple fibers, other than sewing thread,
for retail sale

5511 20 Yarn, <85% of synthetic staple fibers, for retail sale, nes

5511 30 Yarn of artificial fibers (other than sewing thread), for retail
sale

5512 11 Woven fabric, ≥85% of polyester staple fibers, unbleached or
bleached

5512 19 Woven fabric, ≥85% of polyester staple fibers, other than
unbleached or bleached

5512 21 Woven fabric, ≥85% of acrylic staple fibers, unbleached or
bleached

5512 29 Woven fabric, ≥85% of acrylic staple fibers, other than unbleached
or bleached

5512 91 Woven fabric, ≥85% of other synthetic staple fibers, unbleached or
bleached

5512 99 Woven fabric, ≥85% of other synthetic staple fibers, other than
unbleached or bleached

5513 11 Plain weave polyester fabric, <85% syn stple fiber, with cot,
≤170g/m2, unbl or bl

5513 12 Twill weave polyester staple fiber fabric, <85% syn. staple fiber,
with cotton, ≤170g/m2, unbl or bl

5513 13 Woven polyester fabric, <85% synthetic stple fiber, with cotton,
≤170g/m2, unbl or bl, nes

5513 19 Woven fabric of other synthetic staple fiber, <85% syn. stpl fib,
with cotton, ≤170g/m2, unbl or  bl

5513 21 Plain weave polyester staple fiber fabric,<85% synthetic staple
fiber, with cotton, ≤170g/m2, dyed

5513 22 Twill weave polyester staple fiber fabric,<85% synthetic staple
fiber, with cotton, ≤170g/m2, dyed

5513 23 Woven fabric of polyester staple fiber, <85% syn. staple fiber,
with cotton, ≤170g/m2, dyed, nes

5513 29 Woven fabric of other synthetic staple fiber, <85% syn. staple
fiber, with cotton, ≤170g/m2, dyed

5513 31 Plain weave polyester staple fiber fabric, <85% syn. staple fiber,
with cotton, ≤170g/m2, yarn dyed

5513 32 Twill weave polyester staple fiber fabric, <85% syn. staple fiber,
with cotton, ≤170g/m2, yarn dyed

5513 33 Woven fabric of polyester staple fiber, <85% syn. staple fiber,
with cotton, ≤170g/m2, dyed nes

5513 39 Woven fabric of other synthetic staple fiber, <85% syn. staple
fiber, with cotton, ≤170g/m2, yarn dyed

5513 41 Plain weave polyester staple fiber fabric, <85% syn. stpl fiber,
with cotton, ≤170g/m2, printed

5513 42 Twill weave polyester staple fiber fabric, <85% syn. staple fiber,
with cotton, <=/170g/m2, printed

5513 43 Woven fabric of polyester staple fiber, <85% syn staple fiber,
with cotton, ≤170g/m2, printed, nes

5513 49 Woven fabric of other synthetic staple fiber, <85% syn. staple
fiber, with cotton, ≤170g/m2, printed

5514 11 Plain weave polyester staple fiber fabric, <85% syn. staple fiber,
with cotton, >170g/m2, unbl or bl

5514 12 Twill weave polyester staple fiber fabric, <85% syn. staple fiber,
with cotton, >170g/m2, unbl or bl