WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TMB/N/320
11 March 1998
(98-0993)
Textiles Monitoring Body Original:  English
AGREEMENT ON TEXTILES AND CLOTHING
Notification under Articles 2.8(a) and 2.11
BANGLADESH
The Textiles Monitoring Body has received a notification from Bangladesh pursuant to
paragraphs 8(a) and 11 of Article 2.
The TMB, in accordance with paragraph 11 of Article 2, is circulating this notification to
WTO Members.G/TMB/N/320
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Permanent Mission of Bangladesh
Geneva
28 February 1998
Dear Mr. Chairman,
In accordance with stipulations of paragraphs 8(a) and 11 of Article 2 of the Agreement on
Textiles and Clothing (ATC), requiring reporting to  the TMB, the level of integration of a Member
country's textile and clothing imports into GATT 1994, I have the honour hereby to notify the Textiles
Monitoring Body (TMB ) of the following.
2. The value of textile and clothing imports of Bangladesh in 1990 was Taka 5,480 million, of
which 16.04 per cent stood integrated at that time in accordance with GATT 1994.  I am pleased
further to notify hereby that by 1 January 1998, Bangladesh has integrated into GATT 1994, textile
and clothing imports worth at least Taka 934 mill ion, which is 17.04 per cent of 1990 import value.
(Money value has been used due to non-availability of statistics in trade volume.)
3. The distribution of integrated textile and clothing products is given below in four groups:
Items Value in Taka (Million) % Integration on 1990 import value
1. Tops and Yarns 308 5.62
2. Fabrics 243 4.43
3. Made-up textile products 36 0.66
4. Clothing 347 6.33
Total 934 17.04
4. Textile and clothing imports integrated into GATT 1994 as on in 1 January 1998, fall under
the following HS Code lines (6-digit level):
Items HS Codes
Tops and Yarns
(07 items): 520611, 540110, 540610, 550410, 550810, 550911,
551110
Fabrics
(03 items): 580410, 580810, 580900
Made-up textiles
(01 item): 630411
Clothing
(04 items): 611010, 611211, 611300, 611710
5. From the above, it is clear that a total of 15 textile and clothing items covering at least
17.04 per cent of 1990 import value stands integrated into GATT 1994 as per ATC requirements.G/TMB/N/320
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6. Bangladesh reaffirms its right to use, if necessary, the provisions of Article 6 of the ATC for
textile and clothing products including product qua lities and range not included in this report.
Regards.
Yours sincerely,
(signed)  M. A. Mannan
Mr. András Szepesi
Chairman
Textiles Monitoring Body
World Trade Organization
Centre William Rappard
Geneva
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