GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE RESTRICTED L/3743/Add.1 26 September 1972 Limited Distribution Original: English RESTRICTIONS ON IMPORTS FROM POLAND Notifications fromcontracting Parties Addendum 1. Fifteen notifications on restrictions on imports from Poland were circulated in document L/3743 dated 19 September 1972. 2. The following notifications have subsequently been received from the Governments of Finland and Ireland. FINLAND The following are lists of products which were license free when imported into Finland from countries under multilateral import treatment but subject to licensing when imported from Poland, including imports of these products from Poland in 1967 and 1971. The lists reflect the situation on 30 June 1967 and on 1 January 1972. LIST OF PRODUCTS WHICH ON 1 JANUARY1972 WERE LICENCE FREE WHEN IMPORTED FROM COUNTRIES UNDER MULTILATERAL IMPORT TREATMENT AND SUBJECT TO LICENSING WHEN IMPORTED FROM POLAND DURING 1971 Customs tariff No. 25.23 28.19.100 28.38.400 30.04 40.11 42.02 44.15.210/229 Commodity Cement Zinc oxide Aluminium sulphate Wadding, gauze, bandages and similar articles Rubber tyres Travel goods, handbags, etc. Plywood, of birch, pine or fir Imports from Poland during 1971 Fmk'000-90 7 94
Page 2 Customs tariff No. 44.18 48.09 51.04 53.06/10 53.11.601/709 53.11.901/909 53.12 54.05 55.05/09 56.05/06 56.07 58.04 58.05 58.07 59.02/03 59.07/13 59.15/16 60.01/02 60.03 Commodity Reconstituted wood and similar articles Building board Woven fabrics of man-made fibres (continuous) Yarn of sheep's or lambs' wool or of other animal hair Woven fabrics of sheep's or lambs' wool or of other animal hair containing discontinuous synthetic textile fibres Other fabrics of sheep's or lambs' wool or of other animal hair Woven fabrics of coarse animal hair other than horsehair Woven fabrics of flax or of ramie Yarn and woven fabrics of cotton Yarn of man-made fibres Woven fabrics of man-made fibres (discontinuous or waste) Woven pile fabrics and chenille fabrics Narrow woven fabrics and similar articles Chenille yarn, braids and similar articles Felt and bonded fibre fabrics Textile fabrics, coated or impregnated similar tubing Textile hosepiping and transmission, conveyor or elevator belts or belting Knitted or crocheted fabrics, not elastic or rubberized; gloves Stockings Imports from Poland Fmk'000 179 92 146 18 205 6 3
Page 3 Customs tariff No. Commodity Imports from Poland during 1971 Fmk'000 60.04/06 61.03/05 62.01/02 62.03/05 64.01/02 69.11 70.14.101/109 73.10.120/130 73.10.299/300 73.11.159 73.1.1.251/258 73.13.119/130 73.13.332 73.13.391 73.13.750/790 73.15/17 Undergarments, knitted or crocheted, not elastic or rubberized Undergarments, handkerchiefs Travelling rugs and blankets, bed linen etc. Sacks and bags, tarpaulins, sails, tents etc. and other made-up textile articles Footwear, of rubber or artificial plastic Tableware and other articles for domestic or toilet purpose, of porcelain or china Illuminating glassware Concrete rounds, of iron or steel Bars and rods, of iron or steel, other; bars and rods, of iron or steel, coldformed or cold-finished Hot-rolled I and U girders, of a height of 80 mm., weighing less than 60 kgs. per metre Angles, shapes and sections, of iron or steel, hot-rolled, of a height of less than 80 mm. Angles, shapes and sections, of iron or steel, cold-formed cold-rolled, not clad with metal cold-rolled, not clad with metal Sheets and plates, galvanized Alloy steel and high carbon steel, rails etc., tubes and pipes, of cast iron 23 23 190 282 4 1,403 2,740 1,308 4,700 69 1,473 135
Page 4 Customs Imports from Poland tariff No. Commodity during 1971 Fmk'000 73.32 Bolts, steel nuts and screws, of iron or 534 73.40 Other articles of iron or steel 1,126 76.12 Stranded wire and cables, aluminium of 2,234 85.01 Generators, motors, converters, transformers, etc. 633 85.12.500 Domestic ovens of all types - 85.19 Electrical apparatus for making or breaking, for protection of electrical circuits and for making connexions to or in electrical circuits 1 85.25 Insulators of any material 90.26 Instruments and apparatus for measuring electrical quantities 93.04.201/300 Rifles and shotguns 59 93.07.301 Shot cartridges 31 96.02 Other brooms and brushes 11 97.02/03 Dolls and toys 312 Total headings.total 18,131 tariff headings
Cusoms is L/3743/Add.1 Page 5 UNDER MULTILATERAL IMPORT POLAND, Imports from Poland during 1967 taken into account) 9 LIST OF PRODUCTS, WHICHON 30 JUNE1967, WERE LICENCE FREEWHEN IMPORTED FROM COUNTRIES TREATMENT ANDSUBJECT TO LICENSING WHEN IMPORTED FROM AND OF THEIR IMPORTATION FROM POLAND DURING 1967 tariff No. Commodity Fmk'000(Devaluation 21.07.300 21.07.509 25.25 28.19.100 28.38.400 30.04 32.09 39.07 40.10 40.11 41.02/04 42.01 42.02 42.03.200/900 44.15.210/229 44.18 48.09 Non-alcoholic preparations for the manufacture of beverages Fatty emulsions Cement Zinc oxide Aluminium sulphate Wadding, gauze, bandages and similar articles Varnishes, paints Articles of plastic materials Transmissions conveyor or elevator belts or belting Rubber tyres Bovine cattle and equine leather, goat and kid skin leather Saddlery and harness, of any material Travel goods, handbags etc. Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, of leather or of composition leather Plywood, Reconstituted articles Building board of birch, pine or fir wood and similar 11 176 152 1 91 269
L/3743/Add.1 Page 6 Customs 51.01/03 51.04 53.01/05 53.061/10 No. 53.11.601/709 53.12 54.01/04 55.01/04 55.05/09 56.01/04 56.05/06 57.01/07 09/11 58.05 58.07 58.08/10 59.01 59.02/03 Commodity Yarn of man-madefibres (continuous) Woven fabrics of man-made fibre (continuous) Sheep's or lambs' wool or other animal hair Yarn of sheep's or lambs' wool of other animal hair Woven fabrics of sheep's or lambs' wool or of other animal hair containing discontinuous synthetic textile fibres Woven fabrics of coarse animal hair other than horsehair Flax and ramie; flax and ramie yarn Cotton and cotton waste Yarn and woven fabrics of cotton 79 Man-made fibres (continuous or discontinuous) Yarn of man-made fibres True hemp, jute and other vegetable textile fibres and yarn and woven fabrics made thereof Narrow woven fabrics and similar articles Chenille yarn, articles braids and similar Tulle and other net fabrics Wadding and articles of wadding Felt and bonded fibre fabrics Imports from during 1967 Poland (Devaluation is taken into account) 12 55 80
Page 7 tariff No. Commodity 59.04/06 Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, nets and netting and other articles made from yarn or Imports from Poland Customs during 1967 (Devaluation is taken into account) rope etc. 59.07/13 Textile fabrics, impregnated coated or 10 59.15/16 Textile hosepiping and similar tubing transmission, conveyor or elevator belts or belting 59.17 Textile articles for use in machinery 60.03 Stockings 5 61.10/11 Gloves, mittens and similar articles, not being knitted or crocheted goods 62.03/05 Sacks and bags, tarpaulins, sails, tents etc., and other made up textile articles 3 69.07/08 Hearth and wall tiles 69.12 Tableware and other articles of a kind commonly used for domestic or toilet purposes, of other kinds of pottery 10 70.14.101/109 Illuminating glassware 70.14.900 Optical glassware 71.06 Rolled silver on base metal 71.08 Rolled gold on base metal 71.10 Rolled platinum or other platinum group on base metal 72 Coin 73.01 Pig-iron 73.10.110 Wire rod
Page 8 Customs 73.10.120/130 73.10.291/295 73.10.299/300 73.10.900 73.11.110/151 73.11.159 73.11.191/199 73.21.251/258 73.11.300/900 73.12 73.13.017/111 73.13.119/130 73.13.191/199 73.13.311/319 Commodity Imports frompoland during 1967 tariff No. Fmk'000 (Devaluation is of iron or steel Concrete rounds, Bars and rods, of iron or steel; hollow mining drill steel Bars and rods, of iron or steel, other; bars and rods, of iron or steel, cold-formed or coldfinished of iron or steel, Bars and rods, clad with metal Hot-rolled sheet piling, of iron or I and steel, wide-flanged I girders, U girders, of a height of 80 mm. or more, weighing 60 kgs. or more per metre Hot-rolled I and U girders, of a height of 80 mm. weighing less than 60 kgs. per metre Angles, shapes and sections, of iron or steel, hot-rolled, of a height of 80 mm.or more Angles, shapes and sections, of iron or steel, hot-rolled, of a height of less than 80 mm. Angles, shapes and sections, of cold-formed iron or steel, Hoop and strip, of iron or steel Sheets and plates for the manufactureof dynamos and transformers hot-rolled, not clad with metal hot-rolled, not clad with metal cold-rolled, hot clad with metal taken into account) 21 155 237 2,377 734 1,530 2 73 671 6,962 425 12
Fmk'000 L/3743/Add.1 Page 9 Customs Imports from Poland.customs tariff durinng1967 No. Commodity (Devaluation is taken into account) 73.13.332 73.13.339 73.13.391 cold-rolled, not clad with metal cold-rolled, not clad with metal cold-rolled, not clad with metal 56 73.13.399 Sheets and plates, of iron or steels 73. 13. 610/650 73.13.710 73.13.750/790 '73.13.910/950 73.14 73.15/17 73.18/20 73.25 73.31 73.32 73.37 73.38.520/990 73.40 74.15 76.08 76.12 cold-rolled, not clad withmetal Sheets and plates, tinned Sheets and plates, galvanized Sheets and plates, galvanized Sheets metal and places, clad with other Iron and steel wire Alloy steel and high carbon steel, rails etc. tubes and pipes, of cast iron Tubes and pipes and tube and pipe fittings, of iron or steel Stranded wire and cables, or steel of iron Nails, tacks, hook-nails and similar articles, of iron or steel Bolts, steel nuts and screws, of iron or Boilers Sanitary ware, of iron or steel Other articles of iron or steel Bolts, nuts and screws, of copper Structures, of aluminium Stranded wire and cables, aluminium of 986 901 117 2,345 1,045
Page 10 Imports from Poland Customs Commodity during 1967 82.01/03 83.01/02 85.01 85.09 85.12.500 85.19 85.25 87.01 87.04.300/909 87.05.200/900 87.07 90.24 90.25 90.28.100 93.04.201/300 93.07.301 96.02 97.01 Hand tools Locks and base metal fittings and mountings Generators, motors, converters, transformers etc. Electrical lighting and signalling equipment Domestic ovens of all types Electrical apparatus for making or breaking, for protection of electrical circuits and for making connexions to or in electrical circuits Insulators of any material Tractors Chassis fitted with engines, for public-service passenger vehicles and for other vehicles Bodies for public-service passenger vehicles and for other vehicles Trucks Instruments and apparatus for measuring the flow, depth and other variables of liquids or gases Instruments and apparatus for physical or chemical analysis Instruments and apparatus for measuring electrical Rifles and shotguns Shot cartridges Other brooms and brushes Wheeled toys quantities Fmk'000 (Devaluation is taken into account) Totally 716 Total 20,315 tariff headings 44 31 33 8 278 41 3
IRELAND L/3743/Add Page 11 In reply to GATT/AIR/937 of 3 July regarding restrictions on imports from Poland, I have the honour to inform you that Ireland's position in this matter is as stated in L/3597 of 21 October 1971. Enclosed are figures for Irish imports from Poland in 1970 and 1971 as requested. SITC Group Imports frompoland - Year 1970 - by SITC Group Value 032 12 043 16,400 045 32,744 053 85 054 2,271 055 2,433 062 157 112 420 221 1,566 243 19,501 291 300 292 4,299 321 6,532,117 421 118,403 512 13,093 513 1,219 514 3,535 3,728 561 14,529 581 3,735 599 35,650 611 1,076 612 107 629 2,802 631 51,617 632 21,639 641 20,462 642 9 651 2,814 652 44,940 653 73,461 654 208 655 302
Page 12 SITC Group Value 656 12,148 661 4,160 663 216 664 64,023 665 3,999 666 5 671 93,994 673 8,509 674 205,211 691 237 693 10,756 694 8,233 695 51 712 29,880 715 4,729 719 4,642 722 635 724 4,328 725 4,883 729 624 732 57 733 1,958 735 305 812 558 821 15,077 831 2,177 841 953 851 1,503 861 3,141 862 1,769 891 3,857 892 467 893 33 894 37,806 895 8431 899 8,492 931 25,679 Total 7,591,110
L/3743/Add.21 Page 13 SITC Group Imports from Poland - Year 1971 -by SITC Group Value 051 93 053 1,034 055 2,377 075 6 112 117 243 31,681 276 16,232 291 998 292 315 321 6,063,362 332 2,830 421 8,930 512 202,960 513 1,290 514 8,080 561 235,389 581 2,120 599 3,040 612 65 629 7,872 631 29,795 632 30,310 641 29,622 651 56,015 652 44,577 653 70,967 655 8 656 19,746 663 579 664 50,203 665 9,610 673 16,838 674 384,557 692 190 695 11,970 696 138 697 8,529 698 99 712 16,198
Page 14 Group 714 455 719 16,906 722 892 723 415 724 1,463 725 6,319 726 445 729 198 732 1,791 733 1,393 735 1,050 812 551 821 4,330 831 1,800 841 2,546 851 2,051 861 3,301 862 745 863 95 864 4,298 891 13,658 892 452 893 1,481 894 36,833 895 425 899 12,123 931 12,291 Total 7,496,976