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WTO: Increasing Regulation Of Global Textile And Clothing Trade

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WTO Regulation Of Global Textile And Apparel Trade

A few days ago, leaders of three international organizations warned leaders of the group of 20 countries (G20group) that their governments had made too many restrictive measures on trade in the past six months.


From mid October 2010 to mid April 2011, the group of 20 implemented 122 new ones.

control measures

Textiles, clothing and cotton items are all targets of trade control.

Such measures include improvement

Import duties

, anti-dumping investigations, permits and

Export restriction


The chairman of the World Trade Organization (WTO), PascalLamy, Secretary General of the world economic cooperation and Development Organization (OrganizationforEconomicCooperationandDevelopment) and AngelGurria, Secretary General of the joint China World Trade Center Conference on Development (UNConferenceonTradeandDevelopment), pointed out in a report submitted to leaders of the group of 20 in May 24th, "their pressure to resist trade protectionism seems to be increasing."


Lamy said collective regulatory trade measures are raising fears that trade protectionism measures may be ready with the recent global financial crisis.


Such measures include the re prohibition of imported clothing used by Argentina, and the import of new industrial products, which require the application of the "non automatic import license", covering products including textiles and clothing items.


In February 24, 2011, Russia (and the common free trade area of Belarus and Kazakhstan) increased the import tariff of woven fabric products from 5% to 10%.


Similarly, the India government has lifted the restrictions on the export of cotton yarn since April 1, 2011. Instead, the new notice stipulates that the export of cotton yarn from March 31st must be registered with the Ministry of foreign trade of India (directorategeneralofforeigntrade) before shipment.


Turkey is a major exporter of textiles and clothing. It also launched a survey on defensive measures for importing shuttle woven and garment products in January 2011 and will introduce provisional defence duties since July 21st this year.


WTO estimates that the new restrictions imposed by the group of 20 on import measures amounted to US $56 billion 500 million, accounting for 0.6% of the total imports of the group of 20.

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