'' ..-'SECRET* GENERAL AGREEMENT ACCORD GENERAL SUR N«, 2£ ON TARIFFS AND LES TARIFS DOUANIERS SECRET/CPA AMJ '\}. ;.'•;'•"'•'' ' 2U- February 19^0 TRADE:;- ET LE COMMERCE : ORIGINAL POLISH

CONTRACTING PARTIES Fourth Session

DISCRIMINATORY ADMINISTRATION OF RESTRICTIONS TO SAFEGUARD.THE BALANCE OF PAYMENTS

Statistical Data on Trade in Restrioted Product» *•> !"*- ,...': ! • Reply to Question *f of GATT/CP/39 •.... ADDENDUM

Pakistan ® «. v. The main .items' .which/figure prominently in imports of Pakistan are;• Machinery and millwork;, Drugs and medicines, Chemicals, Metals and Ores} Dyeir^g and Tanning substances, Vehicles, Instru­ ments and Apparatus, Paper and board. Rubber manufactures, Oils, Provisions and Jute manufactures» (i) Machinery and Millworks (.2) Drugs and medicines and (3) Chemicals are freely licensable from the American Account Area, Licences in respect of other items are issuad on a restricted basis from the American Account Area4 The main articles for which licences were issued recently from this area are Metals and Ores, Dyeing and tanning substances, instruments and apparatus, vehicles. Paper and Boards and mineral oils.

23 Licences from Switzerland are issued on a restricted basis due to balance of payments difficulties with that country. The main Items of import from that country are clocks, and watches, instruments and apparatus and cotton embroidered all overs. Imports from are generally confined to the items included in the Trade Arrangements (copy attached) with that country which mainly are Textiles, Textile and other machinery chemicals, dyes and electrical goods» 3* From other hard and soft currency countries (excluding ) import of machinery and millwork, Drugs and medicines, chemicals, Metals and Ores, Dyeing and Tanning substances, motor trucks, mineral products.» certain Provisions., books and jute manufactures are on the Open General Licenoe, Import of the remaining items from these areas are subject to an import Licence,

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^f, Out of the mairi items mentioned above only import of Textile*' and certain vegetable oils is subject to a licence, from India» Import of other items is free» Progressive statistics of the import of goods referred to in this item are..enclosed. . Separate, statistics of the import . nf goods to the areas now comprising Pakistan are not available for the period before partition of the" sub-continent of India (August 19*+7) « Conditions created «fter partition were s© abnormal that .it is1* difficult" rto dcJtsrçrine ttaa normal souasaas- ~of imports to Pakistan on the basis fit- statistics ef the last two years.

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VALUE OF PRINCIPAL ARTICLES IMPORTED BY SEA INTO PAKISTAN DURING- THE PERIOD 1ST" APRIL 1948fro gB AND 1ST APRILfo-9 to W SEPTEMBER Wf9 1. Chemical and Chemical Preparations! (IN Rs.)

1st *+8 to 1st to 31st Maroh 19*+9 30th Sept. 194-9 -

Belgium/ 1,21,15»+ ,46,537 Brazil ,'• •..=. 42,562 "...-., .1,66,987 1,91*226 , 2,121482 Indian Union 19,90,2+9 9,09,522 51,15,702 13,66,971 Netherlands 36,11^+ 36 607 - 79,35^ 88 73? • 79,683 1,30,834 Switzerland 26,043 Straits .Settlements 1»23,175 65, 517 United Kingdom • 21,3^0 20.070 United States of America 1,1Q«C5,920 1,020 All other countries 18,83,198 ,51,42,315 .,....' TOTAL 1,69,770 1^,77,737 42,740

2* fou^a ,ghd Medlines:

Australia 681 61,662 Canada , 80, 261+ 63,648 France 2,84J 1,9*+, 978 India 36 96 898 9,90,1^+0 Italy 99, 3,28,160 Malaya British 637 77,065 Netherlands l,0Sj 20,923 Switzerland 9 68 9 15,07,723 Straits Settlements 2N-5 18,717 United Kingdom 902 71,88 653 United States of America 18,06, $+£ lH-h^jlOl All other countries 170 4;Ji;836 .TOTAL- 2.00 V+. r m 1,23,09,60^

3. Dveine & Tannine Substancest

Argentina 1,54,991 Belgium 52,351 Burma 32,003 21,990 British East Africa 30,068 1,68 531 India 53,51 >+62 28 36,628 Italy 5 03 683 1,15,613. Sweden 2,>>3 27S Switzerland 4,41,472 13,08,662 United Kingdom 16,86J638 32,93,133 United States of America MO, 517 All other countries 91,406 TOTAL 92,73,W+

k SECRET/CPA/Add.l Pages 4. ., *+. Instruments & Apparatus, etc.

1st April 194b to 1st April 1949 to .;31st March 1949 * 30th Sept, 1949

Australia 5,70,056 . • 3,23,837 Belgium 15,225 ; 1,70,853 Canada 1,\9,357 .. 2,43,741 China 9,34,780 6,35,936 59,908 92,848 Denmark 29,711 3,^78 France 1,90,010 1,10,511 Germany 2* 949 20,276 Hongkong 74,108 1,88,299 India 27,82,126 10,50,179 Italy 48,231 1,50,179 Japan 258 1,33,210 Netherlands 4,38,50, 3> 0 2 46 526 Straits Settlements 1 17,560 1,08,410 Sweden 90,725 22,200 Switzerland 80,235 1,23,893 United Kingdom l,21,8»+,227 64 65 844 United States of America 28,66,728 23,88 j 597 All other countries 25,,587> 1,14,286 TOTAL 2,06;84,2ol 1,25,93,568

' ' • ——»——•—w^——»——————————*—i————— 5* Machinery & Millwork (excluding Belting)

Australia 1,33,870 3,24,682 Belgium 1 3,59,yp Canada 9,86,^3J»? *0 1,43,6?4 Czechoslovakia 3,00,801 10,77,947 Denmark '36-02»+ 1,44,232 Germany 12,106 1,03,to India 14,87,932 11,35,620 Italy 70,180 5,82,250 Japan 20 26,18,211 Netherlands 17,389 1,80 125 Sweden 1,58,379. 2i35,075 Switzerland 8,20,005 1,22,512 United Kingdom 3,87,36,989 2,35,88 664 United States of America 1,36,70,733 1,38,93,71^ ,A11 other countries : 3,26,687 1,20,873 TOTAL *,é?,67,ôoô 4,46,30,440

6. Metals & Ores.

Belgium 50,18,498 ^,33,^38 Canada 1,47,152 95,051 Ceylon 4,28 920 3,31,891 Czechoslovakia 1,07,799 V, 181 Prance 1,63,083 2,73,094 Germany 2*f,100 81,132 India ^7,55,741 52,15,248 Itslly 2,77,409 10,52,433 SBCRET/CPA/Add,l Page 5» Metals and Ores (Continued) 1st April 19*+8 to 1st April 19^9 to 31st March 19^9 30th Sept. 19^9 Netherlands 78,77^ 2,21,2*f8 Sweden 55,225 i» 53,253 Straits Settlements l5.;5o;338 Thailand . United Kingdom 1,22., 25, ck? All other countries United States of Am. TOTAL

7> OilsT Minerals

Bahrein 23,92,381 . • 9,50,991 Ceylon 81 561 13,20^ India 1,71,131 ^ Iran 88,60,292 2,962 & Malaya British 5 67 313 95,91,230 United Kingdom 22>7>53* 90 523 United States of America 37,00,1^5 10,93,171 All other countries 9,965 28;7^,186 TOTAL 2^0,30,322 66J36? ^Hi8^2,3fo

8« Oils. Vegetable Non-assentia^

Ceylon 77,00,315 3^,58,377 Prance 59 73^ India 95,70,622 12,10,99^ Malaya British 12 >+5 659 1 88 965 Portuguese East Afrioa Straits Settlements ^7,82,9^2 3, All other countries 'S? TOTAL 51,22,2^

Paints & Painters Materials

Belgium 5,792 7,657 Canada 29,090 India 11,030 Italy .. 18,^2 ^55 H-,02M- Japan 3,152 Netherlands 1,06,652 91,009 United Kingdom 19,91,127 United States of America 20,^6,a^f All other countries 2,11,05^ TOTAL 3S2z2 0 SECBET/CP A/Add, 1 Page 6* 10. Paper & Paste Board (excluding stationery) 1st to 1st April 1949 to 31st Mar3h 1949 30th Sept, 1949

Australia , 77 *612 4,17,B19 2?33?ii6 Canada 20,40,810 7*°5^77 China 7s 01,772 Czechoslovakia 5 98^79 • 5 26,447 1,97? 257 France 1,17,440 4,07?126 Hongkong . 8I5I25 1,05.025 India 14,80,939 6J3*9 Italy 2? 73,396 2 39J 695 Netherlands •9.j 37; 903 New Foundland . 12,69,842 Norway 81.921 17,26;176 . ^7?505 Sweden 2^39>39J+ 20,/4Ç>293 United Kingdom 3^34,836 16=90.803 United States of America 14,50.708 All other countries 1? 55*95$ 4,; 87 y 954 TOTAL • 1*89^.232 ^O'1-, 61,324

11» Provisions & Oilmans Stores

Australia -19?46?385 19?98, 575 Canada 772 China 76,526 1,40» 799 Denmark ij 96,068 150 France 37}58,95 7 17,01.^63 Hongkong 11,38 9 India 35 535' 20 Kenya Colony. 71,35,721 Ah 023 Malaya British 1,22.393 22., £79 12,3^661 1,25;3 Netherlands 07^4' 12,12 ; 166. 7; 02; Straits Settlements 2., 23,348 1,85? Switzerland 10.5^9,936 37? 536 United Kingdom , 47 514 070 42,81,65* 39,78, United States of America 3 65;2? 7 All other countries 9 78;

12, Rubber Hamp

Burma 18,227 9*585 Canada 4,47,110- 3?50,192 Ceylon 6 51 996 1,46? 507 C z e cho slovakia 60 155 1 36 551 France 71? 583 35 059 Germany 19.562 15?333 India t 15,97,724 Italy b,9s-?>Jll 6j36?347 Japan '38,729 53 595 Straits Settlements rf? 623 2914,842 United Kingdom 87s39?039 United States of America 38^-375 23,11,321 10*87*309 All other countries 41,280 75] 931 1 28.97.795 TOTAL ^47y22,ë03, T SECRET/CP/4 Add.l Page 7 13. Textiles - Cotton Twist & Yarn

1st April 1948 to 1st April 1949 to. 31st March 1S49 30th

Belgium 24.334 1,69,695 Ceylon 29,37,463 1,23,256 China 4.01,86,936 2,11,20.675 4,44,037 1,09,41,984 HongKong 7,73,518 7,28,808 India 1,73,76,407 78,49,050 Italy 1,33,04,584 3,02,24,743 Japan 32,02,991 34,18,704 Soviet Union 22,865 - Straits Settlements 31,84,766 - United Kingdom 2,71,75,798 2,96,52,535 United States of America 39,15,294 23,48,411 All ether oountries 37,877 4,99,581

TOTAL 11,25,86,871 10,70,79,442

14. Cotton Piecegoods

Aden & Dependencies 8,68,966 4,21,640 Belgium 35,575 22,690 Brazil 2,45,355 19,45,574 China 2 ,15,92,794 1,59,42,497 Czechoslovakia 1.06.961 30,15,071 France 9C-.267 1;23,071 , G-ermany 30,90,748 39,178 £? HongKong 26,62,252 5,24,638 India 15 ,96,71,327 2,27,04,058 Iraq « 62,753 Italy 26,10,826 51,89,220 Japan. 61,38,783 2,63,17,950 Kuwait 1,78,201 ,30,845 Maskat Territories 6,513 2,38,992 Mexico 9,64,447 10,395 Netherlands 72,66,756 29,25,874 Poland 81,277 2,82,080 Lvaudi Arabia 1,28,447 21,642 Soviet Union 53,68,712 5,22,912 Straits Settlements 1,88,122 2,42,728 Switzerland 12,87,843 30,23,356 United Kingdom 4 ,74,44,131 6,79,78,781 United States of America 90,38,451 95,81,484 All other oountries 2,41,369 8,89,131 TOTAL 26 ,93,14,305 16,20,56,560 SSCRET/CP/4 Add.l Page 8

15. Woollen & Worsted piecegoods

1st April 1948 to 1st April 1949 to 31st Iflarch 1949 30th September. 1949

Australia 1,23,999 17,110 Czechoslovakia 96,349 1,43,412 France 20,098 11,512 India 12,23,113 99,621 Italy , 6,95,086 1,73,666 Netherlands 1,70,949 15,435. Switzerland 29,475 17,140 United Kingdom 62,64,262 29,66,460 United States of America 49,953 • Mi 138 All other countries 27,873 94,689

TOTAL 87,01,157 35,93,183

16. Artificial Silk Yarn

Indian Union 2,03,427 32 ,064 Italy 46,60,634 55 .21 ,075 Japan 1,56,653 7 Netherlands 1,496 13 ,205 United Kingdom 4,78,963 1 ,21 ,692 United 3tates of America 14,805. . 1 ,821 All other countries 13 ,850

TOTAL 55,15,978 57 ,03 • 714

17. Artificial Silk Pieoegoods

China 2,44,535 4,49 ,003 Franoe 1,28,020 1,28 ,972 HongKong 1,48,214 22 ,438 India 2,91,93,043 30,89 ,227 Italy . 15,98,305 22,04 ,130 Japan 18,075 40 ,862 Switzerland • 34,587 28 ,083 United Kingdom 52,76,655 46,57 ,010 United States of Amerioa 5,52,897 95 ,816 All other countries 76,860 • 14,65 3 TOTAL 3,72>71,392 1,07,40,194

18. Jute Manufactures

India 2,82,26,083 2,41,46,027 All other countries 50,646 TOTAL 2,82,26,083 2,41,96,673 SECRST/CF/4 Add.l Page S IS. Vehicles

1st April 1948 to 1st April 1S49 to 31st March 194S 30th ^9

Aden & Dependencies 3,30,426 27,683 Australia 8,26,145 2,14.567 Bahrein 3,03,299 81,265 Burma 15,942 97,037 Qanada 13,49,965 30,88.654 Ceylon ls12;860 29,242 Czechoslovakia 32,427 3,66.390 Egypt 83,298 14^483 France 92,317 1,48,467 India 32,34,084 3,27.107 Italy 1,40,283 7,26,711 Netherlands 2,17,722 1,57,891 Saudi Arabia 2,50,191 74,560 Straits Settlements 1,89,780 2,21,005 United Kingdom 2,79,08,403 1,54,03,939 United States of America 1,17,99,844 1,48,09,652 All other countries 3,30,792 2,39,186

TOTAL 4,72,17,778 3,60,27,839