List of textile products for EU

Dr Mirza Ikhtiar Baig, Federal Advisor on Textile, has forwarded a list of additional textile products requesting EU to include in the list of the duty-free items imported by EU from Pakistan.

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Priority   Code   Description                Business in 2008   Business in 2009   Growth

                                             (Million Euro's)   (Million Euro's)

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1      62034231   Men's or Boys trousers

                  and breeches of cotton

                  denim (excl. knitted or

                  crocheted, industrial and

                  occupational, bib and brace

                  overalls and underpants).          173.32            191.41      10.43%

2      62034235   Men's or Boys trousers and

                  breeches of cotton (excl.

                  denim, cut corduroy, knitted

                  or crocheted, industrial and

                  occupational, bib and brace

                  overalls and underpants).           67.75             68.09       0.50%

3      62046239   Women's or girls trousers and

                  breeches of cotton (not of cut

                  corduroy, of denim or knitted or

                  crocheted, excl. industrial and

                  occupational clothing, bib

                  and brace overalls, briefs and

                  tracksuit bottoms                   32.72               32       -2.21%

4     62034290    Men's or Boys shorts of cotton

                  (excl. knitted or crocheted,

                  swimwear and underpants).           15.53            24.57       58.16%

5     61091000    T-Shirts, singlet's and other

                  vests of cotton, knitted or

                  crocheted                           49.42            47.81       -3.25%

6     61102091    Men's or boys jerseys, pullovers,

                  cardigans, waistcoats and similar

                  articles, of cotton, knitted or

                  crocheted,(excl. lightweight fine

                  knit roll, polo or turtleneck

                  jumpers and pullovers and wadded

                  waistcoats)                          33.2            36.34        9.44%

7    61051000     Men's or Boys shirts of cotton,

                  knitted or crocheted

                  (excl. night shirts, T Shirts,

                  singlet's and other vests)          33.43            29.68      -11.21%

8    61046200     Women's or girls trousers, bib

                  and brace overalls, breeches and

                  shorts of cotton, knitted or

                  crocheted (excl. panties and

                  swimwear)                           14.95            16.39        9.63%

9   61102099      Women's or girls jerseys,

                  pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats

                  and similar articles, of cotton,

                  knitted or crocheted (excl.

                  lightweight fine knit roll,

                  polo or turtleneck jumpers and

                  pullovers and wadded waistcoats)    13.76            13.26       -3.64%

10  57011090      Carpets and other textile floor

                  coverings, of wool or fine animal

                  hair, knotted, whether or not

                  made up (excl. those containing

                  > 10% silk or waste silk other

                  than noil by weight)                58.97            44.41      -24.69%

11  63022100      Printed bed linen of cotton (excl.

                  knitted or crocheted)              172.38           174.47        1.21%

12  63023100      Bed linen of cotton (excl.

                  printed, knitted or crocheted)     131.97           145.54       10.28%

13  63021000      Bed linen, knitted or crocheted     83.17            79.75       -4.12%

14  63022290      Printed bed linen of textile

                  materials (excl. cotton and man

                  made fibers, knitted or crocheted)  61.95            72.52       17.05%

15  63023290      Bed linen of man made fibers

                  (excl. nonwovens, printed, knitted

                  or crocheted)                       55.79             75.3       34.96%

16  52094200      Denim Fabrics                       34.46            22.21      -35.50%

17  62045200      Women's or Girls Skirts of cotton

                  (excl. knitted, cut corduroy)      135.25             11.9      -87.90%

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-PR