5. The overall 1973 quota level for imports from restricted sources

cannot be precisely quantified, since all but the principal supplying countries have the theoretical right to export to the UK the whole of their uncategorised textile quotas in the form of

cotton yarn.

In practice only a small proportion of the smaller country quotas are used for yarn imports, the balance (when used) being taken up by cloth and made-up goods. Only twelve restricted countries have exported cotton yarn to the UK in quantities totalling more than 0.5 tonnes during the three year period (1970- 1972)*.

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Those countries which did not export yarn during this period should continue to be able to supply yarn as part of their total quota, whilst the supplying countries should be given extra yarn quotas either as percentages of their 1973 yam quotas, or as percentages of their three year average yarn exports. The percentage increases should be those given above.

7.The table below shows exports 1970-72, quota in 1973. (where

applicable) and the proposed new quotas for 1974-76.

UK COTTON YARN IMPORTS FROM QUOTA CONTROLLED COUNTRIES (metric tonnas.

COUNTRY

Performance 1970-72*

1973 quota or

1970-72

Proposed quotas during

phasing out period

average

1970

1971

1972

1973

1974

1975

1976

India*

5391.1

2918.3

3669.2

5593

6991

8390 10067

Hong Kong*

3230.0

2731.5

2553.5

3335

4168

5003

6003

Pakistan*

873.8

893.8

1191.7

931

1163

1397

1676

Egypt*

247.7

272.1

255.7

277

345

416

499

Japan*

11.6

40.0

11.9

48

60

72

86

Brazil

8.6

79.9

29.5

36.9

44.3

53.1

South Korea

64.4

21.5

26.9

32.3

38.1

Uganda

10.3

11.4

7

9

Jamaica

19.0

7.9

9.5

11.3

Taiwan

13.6

4.5

5.6

6.8

8.1

Colombia

11.4

3.8

4.8

5.7

6.8

Sri Lanka

6.9

2.3

2.9

3.5

4.1

Total

9840

6884

7787

10259

12813 15380

18453

Countries with 1973 Yarn quota

Source: HM Customs Returns

Ø It is not proposed to give any additional quota to Uganda

* All other restricted countries accounted for a total of 0.7 tonnes of UK

yarn imports over the three year period.

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