GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE

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1 GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE Committee III Expansion of Trade RESTRICTED COM.III/W.2(g) 23 November 1959 Special Distribution Original: English COMMODITY INFORMATION Cotton Manufactures (Ceylon) Attached for the information of the Committee is the reply of the Government of Ceylon to the questionnaire contained in the annex to document COM.IIl/1.

2 0CM*IIlAC2(g) Pago 2 fiootœt I,LUWJJV,OTURBS À» Import statistics of cotton manufactures are given in the annex attached hereto. These figures may be supplemented Whore nocoaaoary with information furnished earlier and published as document L/878/Rev.l, Production of cotton textiles at current levels is estimated at 27 million yards. The main items of cotton goods produced locally are sarongs, sarees,towels and cotton piecegoods. B. The import duties of cotton manufactures are as under; Prof. Gen. Rate Rate ad val..cts ad val,.cts Cotton crochet thread 15$ Cotton lace and not excluding cotton mosquito netting and fishing and netting but including curtain netting 15$ 25$ Cotton manufactures (including apparel and sewing thread) other than admixtures of any material n.e.s. 15$ Cotton piecegoods, including cotton mosquito netting 6$ 11$ Cotton thread for embroidery 15$ Cotton yarn and twist for knitting banians and weaving textiles proved to P.C.C. to have been imported for handloom industry Free 10$ Other 2g 12«Cotton banians including vests Sizes 14 inches below, oach 1.50 Sizes 14 " and 26 each 1.75 Sizes 26 " and above, each 2,00 C. K«arly all imports of cotton, artificial silk and sill: textiles have boon brought under licence in order to operate a release which has been granted by the Gj.TT to operate the Industrial Products *'»ct for the protection of the local textile industry. Importers of textiles are required to buy 1 yard of locally made textiles to import 5 yards 0* foreign made textiles.

3 C0M.III/W.2(g) Page 3 In addition to the above mentioned licensing, which all importers of textiles have to conform to, on additional form of licencing is in operation to ensure that imports of certain countries are allowed only by Ceylonese importers. There are no internal revenue duties or fiscal charges on these items. There is no State trading or monopolies in respect of these items except for the cotton yarn imports made by the Commissioner of Cottage Industries for distribution to the textile handloams.

4 CEYLON'S DEPORTS OF TEXTILES/lIviPORTATIONS PL TEXTILES A CEYLAN COTTON PIECEGOÛDS BLEAC ED/' TISSUS DE COTON, BLANCHIS ( ) /,:s * 55 léi: ^ *as. TOTAL 19, ,993,715 21,946,647 14,154,843 21,352,036 25,371,993 23,687,950 25,565,872 United Kingdom/ RoyaumeUni 2,078,807 3,464,022 1,841,030 3,709,186 1,821,996 9,471,123 1,161,868 2, India/Inde 6,749,478 5,423,896 7,426,577 6,598,782 6,013,094 6,958,832 4,703,308 3,961,281 Japan/Japon 10,094,940 10, ,216,640 13,398,684 13,082,484 14,452,604 17,050,935 18,594,052 Others/Autres pays 268, , , , , , , ,804 COTTON PLÙCEGOODS DYED/..... : TISSUS Du, COTON, TELi.TS ( ) TOTAL 18,119,766 19,973,602 19,799,043 22,177,207 17,295,305 23,702,474 17,102,435 20,287,764 RoyaumeUni 0 " 1 2,536,297 4,876,191 2,852,773 5,721,431 2,312,567 4,987,520 1,203,251 2,503,232 India/Inde.12,302,924 11,458,292 10,415,618 10,212,909 7,134,607 9,074,186 6,816,086 7,348,909 Czechoslovakia/ _ Tchécoslovaquie 153, , , , , , , ,149 Japan/Japon 3,058,778 3,319,'449 6,060,706 5,630,800 7,211,105» 8,911,928 8,308,675 9,699,192 Others/Autres pays 68, , , ,687 ;94, , , ,3C2 COTTON PlivCEGOODS COLOUR WOWEN/ TISSUS DE COTON, TISSES EN COULEURS ( ) T0T AL 3,147,363 3,799,827 4,525,295 4,710,774 3,417,375 4,347,193 2,916,602 3,588,038 United Kingdom/ RoyaumeUni 608,508 1,204, , , , , , ,471 India/Inde. 1,354,392 1,240,379 2,632, , ,742 1,022,533 1,073,6C3 Czechoslovakia/ Tchécoslovaquie 23,273 42, , , , , , ,164 Japan/Japon 1,150,194 1,298,117 1,396,032 1,533,901 1,986,929 2,391,568 1,225,070 1,373,746 Others/Autres pays 10,996 14,687 12,152 27,091 59,008 59,995 é,230 18,034 COTTON PIECEGOÛDS PRINTED/ TISSUS DE COTON, EXPRIMES ( ) TOT* 1 25,365,589 24,512,826 36,344,298 34, ,420,911 29,469,884 44,211,414 40,437,925 United Kingdom RoyaumeUni 3,761,448 5,966,950 3,530,096 5,370,656 3,613,215 6,014,785 2,175,474 4,061,222 India/Inde 2,257,040 1,907,412 2,723,840 2,540, ,938 1,235,396 1,742,915 1,664,337 Czechoslovakia/ Tchécoslovaquie Hungar y/hongr i e Germany (Fed. Rep.)/ Allemagne (Rép. Féd.) 71, ,220 4,611 83, ,778 8, , ,365 32,483 Japan/Japon 19,111,572 16,380,421 28,882,489 25,727,295 26,089,525 21,381,132 36,850,585 31,747,903 China, People's Rep./ Rép. pop. de Chine " 42,600 53,646 3,152,040 2,555,276 Others/Autres pays 28,305 50, , , , ,562 81, ,450 COTTON IIECEGOODS OTHER/TISSUS DE COTON, AUTRES ( ) 134, ,376 50,034 55, ,412 25,160 88, ,439 61,424 59,855 91,879 56,870 77,463 88, ,314 T0TAL United Kingdom/ RoyaumeUni India/Inde Japan/Japon Germany (Fed. Rep.)/ Allemagne (Rép.~Fed.) China, People's Rep./ Rép. pop. de Chine Others/Autres pays 597,035 1,056, ,846 1,187, ,906 1,092, ,575 1,114,570 56, ,866 45,214 41,700 9, , ,576 52, ,423 54, , ,116 85,616 1,572 81, , ,432 78,612 1, , , ,695 11,359 60, , , ,190 14,269 72, , , ,868 18,698 1, ,200 15, , ,005 29,661 3, ,952 58,515 hd o <S g (D M S M en \. Fo

5 COM.III/W.2(g) Page lbs,/ lbs./ lbs./ lbs./ COTTON YARN & THREAD GREY (UNBLEACHED) NOT ÏÔËRCERIZED / FILE'S ET FILS DE COTON ECRUS, (NON BLANCHIS) NON illrcerises (65103) Cotton yarn & twist grey/filès et retors de coton, écrus ( ). 142, ,414, 305, , ,048 2,838,336 1,216,339 3,641,164 Cotton tnread grey (unbleached)/fils de coton, écrus, non blanchis ( ) 73 1,641 50,704 96,927 Cotton yarn grey (unbleached) for lace making imported by Commissioner of Cottage Industries/Filés de coton, écrus (non blanchis) importés pour la fabrication des dentelles par le Commissioner of Cottage Industries ( ) «45, , , ,282 27, ,383 lt,904 46,446 COTTON YARN & THREAD BLEACHED, DYED OR MERCERIZED/ FILiS ET FILS DE COTON BLANCHIS, TEIÎJTS OU LJ&RCIRISES (65104). Cotton thread bleached, dyed or mercerized/fils de coton blanchis, teints ou mercerisés ( ) 184,785 2,404, ,323 3,414, ,452 4,361, ,991 3,575,778 Cotton yarn & twist bleached/fils de coton et retors, blanchis ( ) 353,793 1,394, ,360 1,969., ,310,411 6,792,700 1,250,977 7,126,270 Cotton yarn & twist dyed/fils de coton et retors teints ( ) 31,739 93,144 6,000 18,738 22, ,729 14,200 76,346 Cotton yarn bleached, dyed or mercerized imported by Commissioner of Cottage Industries/ Fils de coton blanchis, teints ou mercerisés importés par le Commissioner of Cottage Industries ( ) 218, ,594 51, , ,362 1,062, , ,985 Cotton yarn & twist other/fils de coton et retors, autres ( ) 24,710 58,409 20,087 77,326 66, ,560 COTTON FABRICS, INCLUDING CAW/AS & TERRÏ" TOWELLING GREY UNBLEACHED/ TISSUS DE COTON, Y COiJPRIS LA TOILE A VOILE ET LES. SERVIETTES DE TOILETTE BOUCLEES, ECRUS, NON BLANCHIS (65201) Tulle, lace, embroidery ribbons, tremmings etc/tulles, dentelles, broderies, rubans, passementerie, etc. (654) 1,613,863 1,389,033 2,449,270 1,803,762 1,596,262 1,319,944 1,670,660 1,358,569 Cotton netmosquito netting/tulles de coton, tulles pour moustiquaires ( ) 175,933 99,858 2C , , , , ,859 Cotton net & lace excluding mosquito netting fishing nets but including curtain netting other/tulles et dentelles de coton, à l'exclusion des tulles pour moustiquaires et des filets de pêche, mais y compris les tulles pour rideaux autres( ) 210, , , , , , , ,389 Cotton smallwares including ribbons & trimmings/articles de mercerie en coton, y compris les rubans et la passementerie ( ) 48,740 11, ,227 34,320 49,992 32,013 50,930 35,451 Cotton embroidery/broderie de coton ( ) 48,370 10,852 5,311 4,794 16,595 5,379 20,376 10,540

6 COM.III/W.2(g) Page 7 (cont'd/suite) i MADEUP FETICHES WHOLLY OR CHIEFLY OF TEXTILE IOTERIALS (N.E.S. OTHER THAN CLOTHING AND FOOTtfi^)/ARTICLES FACONNES JOTIcHLdSET OU ÏSIïŒIPAIJkENT El] TEXTILES (N.D.A. AUTRES QUE L.,3 VETEMENTS ET LbS CHAUSSURES) (656) 1 Blankets of cotton/couvertures de coton ( ) Turkish towels cotton/serviettes de toilette en tissu éponge ( ) Towels cotton ot :er/serviettes de toilette autres ( ) fc'otton madeup articles n.e.s./ouvrages de coton, n.d.a. ( ) 143,186 3, , ,566 97,340 30, , ,209 6,170 4, , , , ,601 1,015, ,570 2,198 2,447 67, ,430 73,373 92, , ,334 3,204 5,340 37, , , , ,577 Cotton unuerwear à nightwear other than laiitted cotton/vêtements de dessus et vêtements de nuit, en coton, non tricotés ( ) 24,960 1,075,233 4, ,882 4, ,640 5, ,855 Cotton banians/banians en coton ( ) Cotton underwear à nightwear excluding banians, knit or made of knitted fabrics/ Sousvêtements et vêtements de nuit en coton (à l'exclusion des banians) en bonneterie ( ) 27, ,997 42,300 1,211,529 3, ,966 33,237 7,181 1,600, ,522 Cotton outwear knit or made of knitted fabrics/vêtements de dessus tricotés en bonneterie ( ) 19, ,711 5,399 59,212 5, ,177 20, ,211 Manufactures of cottoncamboys millmade/camboys de coton, fabriqués au métier mécanique ( ) Manufacturas of cottoncomboys handloom/camboys de coton fabrieues au métier à main ( ) 683,714 x'ards 2,380,366 2, 893, ,573 3,211, ,001, ,467 2,970, , ,446 2,158, ,202

7 C0M.III/W.2(g) Page 8 (Cont'd/Suite) Valut;/ Manufactures of cotton sarees millmade/saris de coton, fabriques au métier mécanique,( ) Manufactures of cotton sarees handloom/saris de coton, fabriqués au métier à main.( ) Manufactures of cotton sarongs millmade/sarongs de coton, fabriqués au métier mécanique ( ) Manufactures of cotton sarongs handloom/sarongs de coton, fabriqués au métier à main ( ) 126,391 Yerds 747, ,388 2,173,280 16,295 38,040 2,792,320 7,585, ,459 2,068,593 51,016 14, , ,353 No,/Nbre 469,920 2,987,472 3,636 7,872 2,890,115 7,962, ,272 3,332,107 14,158 15,053,588 No. /îibre 104, , ,719 2,908,029 2,022 5, 339 No./i;hre 1,337,231 4,818, ,316 3,415,986 10,905 7,521,441 No./libre 76, , ,327 2,309,992 75, ,071 1,502,361 4,324, ,338 2,775, ,180 8,277,897 % Manufactures of cotton outv/ear other than garments, camboys, sarees à sarongs & other than knitted/vêtements de dessus, autres que camboys, saris et sarongs, non tricotés ( ) () 352 8,665 () 25 2,714 () ,038 4,388,405 4,354,277

^-& ARTICLE XXVIII NEGOTIATIONS - I960 NEGOTIATIONS RELATING TO SCHEDULE VI - OEYLON

^-& ARTICLE XXVIII NEGOTIATIONS - I960 NEGOTIATIONS RELATING TO SCHEDULE VI - OEYLON "M«, GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE No ^-& SECRET/116/Add f 16 * 15 June i/ei ARTICLE XXVIII NEGOTIATIONS - I960 NEGOTIATIONS RELATING TO SCHEDULE VI - OEYLON The Delegations of Ceylon and the