GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE

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1 GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE Committee III Expansion of Trade RESTRICTED C0M,III/W e (l) November Special Distribution Original: English COMMODITY INFORMATION Cotton Manufactures (Canada) Attached for the information of the Committee is the reply of the Government of Canada to the questionnaire contained in the annex to document C0M.IIl/l«

2 (M, M l ) Page A. Imports, Production, Consumption and Exports () Domestic production Cotton iilanufactures (factory shipments) Yarn, grey, not mercerized Yarn, bleached, dyed or mercerized Thread cotton Fabrics grey 000 lbs. 000 lbs. 000 $ 000 lbs. 000 yds. F,, 0,00,0,,,,0,0, 0,,00,,0, l 0,, 0,,,,,0 0,, 00,0 bleached or whlie 000 lbs. 000 yds. 0,,,,0 0,,,,,0, yarn and stock dyed 000 lbs. 000 yds.,0,,0,00 n.»a. piece dyed 000 lbs. 000 yds.,,, 0,, ^,0,0,0 0, printed and painted 000 lbs. 000 yds.,,0,, Tulle, Lace, Embroidery, Ribbons, etc. Statls tics not a Callable Madeup Articles Bags Blankets, except crib ", crib Towels: Plain Huck Terry Terry face cloths Bedspreads and quilts Canvas goods 0 pr. pr. "000 %,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 0,,,,0,,0,,,,0,0,,00,0,,,,,,,,,,,000,0,0,,,,00,0,00 0,,0,00,,, Underwear, nightwear knit or made of knit Combinations Shirts Drawers Shorts Bloomers, panties, etc. ests ted fabrlcs(( loz.),0,, 0,,0,,, 0,,0,0, 0.,,,,0,, 0, 0,,00,0,0, Underwear, woven Shorts Bloomers, panties, etc»,00,,,0,,,,0 Undersl'ps,,0,0, Pyjamas,0, 0,, Nightdresses and nightshirts,,,,0

3 C0?,.lll/!'!.{) Page! Outer Garments Bathrobes, kimonos, lounging Jackets,el Blouses, women's, misses, children's c. ' Caps Clothing, sport, women's, misses!,children's Shorts Slacks Shorts, sport, men's, youths', boys' Separate Jackets Short coats( lnc].windbreakers,parkas,etc.) Dresses, women's, children's Hosiery Men's seamless 'iork socks Fine socks Other (anklets, sport,etc.) ''.'omen's seamless Full length stockings Other (anklets, sport, etc.) Children's seamless Full length Golfer Other Full fashioned (all types) Pants and slacks Dress and sport Lien's and youths' Boys' Work Men's and youths' Boys Shirts, men's, youths', boys' Fine dork Tshirts Sport Skirts Suits Women's, misses',children's Gloves Dress àion's Women's Children's Gloves, '.'fork Men's prs. H ii n it H i» M II prs. H II n,, 0,,0,,,, 0,0,,0,,, Wl,, 0,0,,,),0,),0,,,,,,,,,,, _,,0,,0, 0,0,,0,,,,0,0,0,,0 (),0 0, 0,,,,0,0 0,,0,,,0, 0,,,0,0, _,),),,,0, 0,,,,,,,,,, 0,,,0,,0,,,,00,,0,,, 0,,,,,,,0 ),) ),,,0,0,,,,00,,,,,, 00, 0, 0,0,0,0,0,,,0 0,,,0,000,,0, 0,., T, 0,,,0 0, n;a. n.a; () Included in other. i

4 C0M.IIl/U.(l) Page. Selected Statisti cs of the Canadian Cotton Textile Industry alue of alue Added Cost at TPflntorv hv 'actory oi,, Shipments Manufacturer Materials (000 $) (000 $) Used,,,0,0,0,0,,,0,0,0,,0,, Spindles in Place Frame L,0, L,000,0,,, j Mule 0,00,,0,0,0 and Doubling,,,,0,0 Locmis : m Place Automatic,,,,, Non Automatic Includes the Cotton Yarn and Cloth Industry, the Cotton Thread Industry and the Miscellaneous Cotton Goods Industry. Does not include the Clothing Industry. Since the value of Factory Shipments has been collected instead of the Gross alue of Production, (ii) Domestic consumption Cotton manufactures: Statistics not available. (iii) Imports by countries according to SITC Calendar years (uantities and values in thousands) Note: Negligible. Cotton yarn and thread (lbs.), grey Egypt Italy 0 0,,0,0,,..,,,,0,0,,0,,,,,..,0,0,,0

5 C0M.IIl/W.(l) Page. Imports by countries according to STIC (contd») Cotton yarn and thread, grey (contd.) Ireland,0,,, a.,,0..»,,,. Cotton yarn, thread, dyed, etc.(lbs.) Belgium and Luxemburg 0.. e. o e c, 0 0 coo CO. coc S = ooo o O» G Cotton fabrics, grey (lbs.) Japan Poland C ze cho Slovakia Spain Belgium and Luxemburg 0,,0, ,,0,, 0 j,,,0 0; ^,00,,0 o. c»oc 0,,,,0 ~

6 C0M.III/W.() Pr>.ge Imports by countries according to SITC (contd.) Cotton fabrics, grey (contd.) Trinidad and Tobago Jamaica Pakistan Brazil China (except Taiwan) Italy Portugal Cotton fabrics, other (lbs,) Australia Brazil Belgium and Luxemburg China Czechoslovakia Denmark ,,,,, * i,,,0,,0,0 0,,,,,, 0. «0, 0,,0,,, i 0 ~,, 0,,,,, 0 0 H

7 Cu.IIl/W.(l) Pago Imports by countries according to SITC (contd.) ) Cotton fabrics, ether (contd») East Germany Hawaii Italy Japan Mexico Poland Prrtugal Spain Sweden 0, 0, 0, Y a a Y. 0. a a ,0 0, 0,0, 0 0 0,, 0,0. S & ; 0,,,0,,,,00,0 0 0,0 ^,0,0,00,0,,,0, ^,,, «or.,,». «, 0 J 0,0), ; C Tulle, Lace, Embroidery, etc. (values only) Japan Poland Czechoslovakia East Germany Canary Islands Belgium and Luxem>urg Y Y,0 0 ; 0 o, o 0, 0,! 0 0

8 C0M.III/W () Pago Imports by countries according to SITC (contd.) Tulle, Lace, Embroidery, etc. Itely Azores and Madeira Sweden Australia China (except Taiwan) Hungary Ireland Denmark Pakistan Spain (contd.) 0 o » > e I 0 0. * ~ i 0 o. 0.,,,0,C, Madeup articles, textile, n.e»s. (values only) Alaska Mexico Pakistan Australia China (except Taiwan) Israel Japan Poland Czechoslovakia East Germany Spain Canary Islands Belgium and Luxemburg Denmark Italy Norway Portugal Azores and Madeira Sweden Morocco, «a, 0 0 0»,0» t. 0 > t, ooe, 0, I 0,, 'l 0,0 «0.,0 0 0,,,0,0 c 00 0 c.

9 COM.III, Page Af.aU) Imports by countries according to STTC (cv mtd.) Madeup articles, textile, n.e.s Jamaica Malaya and Singapore Malta Egypt Yugoslavia Ireland Argentina Finland St. Pierre and Miquelon Hungary Panama Philippines Hawaii Puerto Rico Syria Bermuda USSR French Africa Guatemala Haiti.(contd.) i» *» «Total,,0,,, Undergarments, knitted (lbs») Belgium and Luxemburg Japan 0 0, fi <a< 0 0»..» * * «00 0 0»»»

10 C0M.III/W.() Page 0 Imports by countries according to SITC (contd.) Undergarments, knitted Australia China (except Taiwan) Norway Ireland Italy (contd.)! J _ 0, Y *...» 0,0,, Undergarments (exknitted) 0 No imp, jrts durin g period Outergarments, knitted (lbs.) Australia Israel Japan Hungary Belgium and Luxemburg Denmark ;> Italy 0 ci. 0.,0. «CO». ««,0 b. i,, 0, «, 0 0,00.», 0,0 0,, 0

11 C0M.IIl/W.(l) Page Imports by countries according to SITG (contd.) Outergarments, knitted Norway Sweden Spain Ireland Argent ina Greece Mexico Finland (contd.) o. o. 0,, a ' ««*R. 0. «. t 0». *. 0 <>».»,,0,,,,,,0,, Outergarments, other than knitted {values only) Hawaii Puerto Rice Guatemala Mexico Australia Israel Japan Philippines Hungary Rumania Czechoslovakia USSR Spain Ireland 0,0...».,,,0 0,,0 *,,,0,0,,0 0,0 0, 0

12 C0M.III/W.() Page Imports by countries accordinç to SITC (contd.) i Outergarments, other than knitted Belgium and Luxemburg Denmark Italy Norway Portugal Azores and Madeira Swedsn Jamaica Bahamas Fiji Lebanon Syria Union of South Africa China (except Taiwan) Egypt IndoChina Greece Haiti Poland Thailand Argentina Yugoslavia Taiwan Pakistan Malaya and Singapore Trinidad and Tobago Antilles East Germany (contd. i) ~ ~ 0 »» * i 0 0 * t 0 0 * 0,0 0» Total,,0,,,

13 0M,III/W.() Pare (iv) Total Exports according to SITC Calendar years (uantities and values in thousands) Cotton yarn and thread, grey 0 Statistics not available Cotton yarn and thread, bleached, etc. (lbs.,) J0 Cotton fabrics, grey 0 J I ^0 i 0 Statistics not available Cotton fabrics, other (yds.) Oi 00 "v 00,0 0,,0,,0,,0, Tulle, Lace, Embroidery,etc. ( 0 Statistics not available Madeup articles(except clothing and footwear) Statistics not available!,0,j,,j,,,00,0},,0 B. Tariffs Cotton manufactures Yarn and thread, grey (singles) " " ", bleached Fabrics of standard type, grey white bleached printed dyed in the grey wholly or in par of dyed yarn! HP p.c. p.c. p.c. g p.c. P.c. t " Rates MFN p.c. cts. p.c. cts. p.c. cts. p.c. cts. g p.c. cts. ir H Gen. p.c cts. p.c. cts. p.c. cts. g p.c cts. p.c. cts.! j G/JTT j I Status BP ;MFN I! : *! x

14 C0M.IIl/W.(l) Page Tariffs (contd.) ' ', Dotton manufactures (contd.) Tulle, lace, embroidery, ribbons and per lb* BP p.c. Rates MFN 0 p.c. cts. Gen. 0 p.c. cts. GATT Status EP MEN., 0 p.c. p.c. p.c. Madeup articles p*c. p.c. p.c. cts. Undergarments, knitted Outergarments 0 p.c. II p.c. ir p.c. 0 cts. ii Ii C. uantitative Restrictions (i) Canada does not impose import controls or restrictions on any of the products listed. (ii) Not applicable. (iii) Not applicable. D. Revenue and Internal Fiscal Charges (i) A consumption o* sales tax of per cent as imposed by the Excise Tax Act is payable on the sale price by the manufacturer or producer of all goods manufactured or produced in Canada, except those goods exempted specifically in Schedule III to the Act. On taxable goods imported into Canada the tax is applicable at the time of importation, computed on the Customs duty paid value. Generally speaking the tax is a single incidence levy hence the licensed manufacturer of a taxable product is permitted to purchase or to import, without payment of the tax. through operation of his JLioence, articles or materials to be used in wrought into or attached to his taxable product, on his sales of which the tax applies. Moreover, the exemption provided in Schedule III to the Act for Certain products, notably foodstuffs and building materials, extends to materials to be used exclusively in their manufacture or production, consequently a manufacturer or producer of a tax exempt product to whom this exemption extends is permitted to obtain, without payment of tax, a material that itself is taxable by certifying it to be for use exclusively in the manufacture or production of his tax exempt product. For example, cocoa butter or paste would be exempt when purchased by a manufacturer of tax exempt bakery products.

15 C0I,III/W.() Page A wholesaler who is licensed under the Act is permitted also to purchase or to import taxable goods for resale without payment of the tax through operation of his licence, he being required to account for the tax on his taxable sales, computed on the Customs duty paid value of the goods if he imported them, or on his purchase price of the goods if ho purchased them in Canada. Those commodities described in annex A to COM.IIl/ that are taxable, are listod below.. The remaining commodities described in annex A are unconditionally exempte Cotton manufactures yarn and thread, grey, not mercerized " bleached, dyed or mercerized fabrics of standard typo, grey " white bleached " printed dyed in the piece wholly or in part of dyed yarn (coloured cottons) tulle,lace, embroidery, ribbons, etc madeup articles (other than clothing and footwear) wholly or chiefly of eotton undergarments, knitted or crocheted outergarments, knitted or crocheted With only a few exceptions the commodities listed as taxable are capable of further manufacture, hence while nominally such commodities would be subjeot to the tax upon importation, in actual practice importations of them by licensed manufacturers of taxable products or manufacturers or producers of tax exompt goodie would be exempted, as explained already. (ii) It is not possible to express as a percentage of the value of any taxable primary commodity the incidence of the tax on a taxable product manufactured from it, (iii) Statistics are not available to show the sales tax revenue derived from any particular product. State Trading and Monopolies Other Not applicable. Not applicable.

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