GENERAL AGREEMENT ONTARIFFS AND TRADE

RESTRICTEDL/4073/Add.410 October 1974

Limited Distribution

Original: English/Spanish

RESTRICTIONS ON IMPORTS FROM POLAND

Notifications by Contracting Parties

Addendum

The following notifications have been received from the Governments of Brazil;Cuba and India.

BRAZIL

Brazil applies no discriminatory restrictions to imports from Poland.

CUBE

The Republic of Cuba does not apply discriminatory restrictions of any kin_in its trade with Poland.

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INDIA

The trade between Poland and India is governed by the Trade and PaymentsAgreement concluded between the two countries in October 1968. The Agreement isvalid until 31 December 1974. Within the framework of the Agreement importsfrom Poland are allowed subject to the general principle of essentiality andindigenous availability followed by India in respect of imports from any source.

India does not maintain any separate customs tariff for imports from Polandand no discrimination against Poland exists in the application of the IndianCustoms Tariff.

Statistics of import and export trade of India with Poland during the years1968 to 1972 are attached herewith.

INDIA'S IMPORTS FROM POLAND

(Rs. in million)Sl.No. Comodity 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972(1) (2) (3)- (4) (5) -(6) (7)_ .

I-I-1 Fishing vessels _ _ _ 0.252 Ships _ _

3 Ships equipment 0.74 0.09 - -

4 Machine tools - metal and wo-d 4.66 3.07 2.08 12.09 8.4working welding sets etc.

5 l ining machinery 1.35 1.64 - - -

6 Drilling rigs, accessories __ - 0.4 .6and spare parts, includingdrinking water drillingequipment

7 Heavy earthmoving equipment 1.87* 1.52 0.13 0.32 0.1including excavators etc.cranes for ports

*Excavators, cranes etc.

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(Rs. in million)

Sl. .- _ . I. ._.. . - 1 - ., -...es8e .11 . .

No . Commodity 1968 1969 1970 19771 1972() (2). (3) (4) (5) (6) __(_ _

8. Oxygen and ace tylene high 1.09 0.450.13pressure gas cylinders

9 Ball roller and tapper 4.63 5.19 4.03 6.63 5.7bearings including railwayaxle bearings

10 Textile machinery including 0 ).37 0.05 0.14 0.31 2.3automatic looms, accessoriesand spare parts

11 Agricultural tractors (CID & 14.85 27.34 37.73 92.09 30.0PKD) spares and componentsfor tractors and agri-cultural implements

12 Tyres for tractors etc. 0.93 0.54 Negl. 0.02513 Discs for ploughs and harrows 0_ 0.17 1.97 _

(plain, cutway and coaltartypes)

14 Spare parts for various types _ _ _ _of tractors

15 Metal cutting tools etc. _ _ _ Negl.16 Workshop equipment for 3.79 0.77 _ _ _

railways17 Wheel sets, wheels, tyres 5.49 __ 3.66 0.6

and axle for railways18 Capital goods and equipment 29.84 41.20 25.40 63.21 76.0

. of various types19 Bolls and other equipment 1.29 1.09 1.67 1.52 0.4

for rolling mills20 Rolled steel products 17.55 13.65 21.82 72.09 36.0

including mild steel plates,sheets (black and galvanized)tin plates and special tooland alloy steel

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(Rs. in million)

Sl.No. Commodity 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972(1) . . (2). . (4) (5) (61) -(7)U21 Parts components and other 1.92 2.21 1.85 2.37 1.3

materials for motor cyclesand scooters under collaborationscheme

22 All kinds of controlling 1.46 2.70 0.94 1.58 0.8measuring, precision andother instruments andapparatus

23 Apparatus for electrostatic _ _copying

24 Scientific instruments and _ _ 3.22 0.55 9.2apparatus for educationalinstitutions and researchlaboratories

25 Substation equipment such as 7.93 10.75 27.51 27.26 16.3switchgears, control gears,current transformers,potential transformers,lightning arrestors etc.

26 Laboratory and optical 0.53 1.06 1.25 0.28 o.86instruments and apparatus

27 Television equipment _ - - 0.02 Negl.28 Medical, dental, veterinary 0.10 0.09 0.07 0.09 0.8

instruments and apparatus29 Spares and ancillaries for 0.50 P.M. - 1.1

Barauni Power Station30 High pressure acid proof 0.70 0.26 _ 0.05 _

valves for chemical industry31 Electrical equipment for _ _ _ Negl.

cranes, lifting magnets andspares

32 Agricultural aircraft,gliders and spares

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(Rs. in million)

Sl.No. Commodity 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)

_I I II

.

33 Dye intermediates 8.02 9.67 21.00 16.00 9.3434 Intermediates for 5.82 5.83 11.52 26.95 13.30

pharmaceuticals industrydrugs and medicines in bulk

- and sera; and vaccines

35 Other organic and inorganic 4.94 9.61 24.70 13.84 40.8chemicals including Capro-lactum aniline oil, phenol,caustic potash, ammoniumbicarbonate, potassiumchlorate and others

36 Sodium nitrate 0.30 0.32 0.03 - _37 Phthalic anhydride 1.11 - - 0.39 Negl.38 Laboratoly chemicals _ _ 0.04 _39 Insecticides _- - -

40 Ammonium nitrate 0.83 0.61 0.68 0.87technicall grade)

41 Explosives - - 0.07 3.91 0.642 Urea (fertilizer grade) 46.59* 24.55i 21.78 40.99 24.8

18.86+24.370

43 Carbon black 0.19 0.05 - - Negl.44 Graphite electrodes and 0.01 - 0.09 0.3

anodes45 Sulphur - _ 30.03 32.99 5.1946 Aluminium (electrolytic 0.17 _- -

ingots)

*Fertilizer manufactures and crude£ Technical urea+ Crude fertilizer and crude minerals and fertilizer manufacture

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(Rs. in million)

Sl. ,.li. I..JoNo. Commodity - 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)_ , ~~~~~~~. I i 1 _.,

47. Zinc, spelter and electrolytic 500 0.65 0.47 0.06 1.64zinc including lithographiczinc sheets -

48 Refractory materials49 Newsprint 3.44 1.42 4.35 5.29 5.950 All kinds of paper for ._ 0.36 1.16 1.0

industrial use

51 Skimmed milk powder _ . _ _52 Whole milk powder 0.29 0.37 - _ _53 Synthetic yarn and fabrics 0.17 - _ _ Negl.54 Film exposed 0.01 0.03 00.0455 Photographic sensitized 1.78 0.80 2.36 1.69 o.8

material other than blackand white paper

56 X-ray films (industrial. 0.10 __and medical)

57 Books and periodicals 0.31 Negl. 0.18 0.76 Negl.58- Special diesel-engines and .- - -

spares59 Paper making machines and _ _ _

complete paper making plants60. Machinery for production of -_ _ _

electric bulbs61. Flour mills machinery and _ _ _ _ _

other food processingmachinery

62 Goods for hotel industry _ _ _ _63 Payments _- -_ _64 Non-planned items _ 9.79 12.82 30.35 19.665 Other goods to be mutally -

agreed toTotal (In post devaluation Rs.) 205.20 221.60 259.07 462.89 361.6

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EXPORTS FROM INDIA TO POLAND

(Rs. in million)

Sl. *;-1- U --4 Up toNo. Commodity 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972(1) (2) (3) (4)(5) (6) (7). ~ _~ _ 3~ . _4 sl -K11 (a) Tea 14.06 13.23 12.65 25.03 49.7

(b) Instant tea - - - - -

2 (a) Coffee 13.88 14.88 9.11 4.6(b) Instant coffee _ - - - -

3 Tobacco 1.44 2.70 - _

4 Black pepper 5.61 7.15 8.00 9.19 11.1

5 (a) Ginger, chillies, - - 0.21 0.17 0.1cinnamon and otherspices

(b) Chutneys, pickles and - - - -

curry powder

6 Cashew kernels broken nuts 0.60 0.05 0.16 0.39 0.047 Walnuts _ - 0.16 1.74 -

8 Deoiled groundnut cakes 9478 72.26 52.53 82.29 Other deoiled cakes 116.62 - 27.19 16.09 19.6

10 Animal feed compounds - 2.02 4.67 5.03 13.711 Groundnuts HPS 7.34 5.99 1.80 1.14 3.6

12 Fish meal - - - - -

13 Bone meal and crushed bones. - - 0.23 0.7414 Essential oil 1.19 - 1.20 0.48 0.7

15 Castor oil 0.03 - - - _16 Tinned fruit juices - - 0.03 - 2.0

17 Tinned fish and prawns - - - 0.05 -

18 Shellac and shellac based 1.03 0.54 0.21 1.21 1.0products

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(Rs. in million)

Sl. Up toNo. Commodity 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972

Dec.1972(1) (2) (4) (5) (6) (7)19 Iron ore 14.77 26.53 21.32 22.01 27.520 Manganese ore _ - ..- -.

21 vica and mica based products 12*.25 11.13 11.34 18.10 26.222 Micanite _ _23 Processed mica _- - - -

24 Mineralproducts such as _ 0.11 1.11 0. 26 0.4quartz and quartzitemanganese dioxide, bauxite,calcined kyanite, steatiteand sillimanite

25 Dead burnt magnesite - - -_26 Raw goat skins 2.72 0.77 0.23 _ _27 Tanned and semi-tanned 6.54 10.68 9.42 6.30 9.4

hides and skins other thanF.I. tanned

28 Finished. leather 1.93 4.39 0.929 Leather footwear 0.43 0.66 0.05 - -

30 Animal casings _ 0.56 - _31 Coir manufactures 0.17 - 0.25 0.53 -

32 Coir yarn and strings 4.22 3.82 5,15 3.33 1.433 Paliyza fibre .52 0.83 0.3 a 0.69 0.234 Bengal Deshi cotton _ _ _ 0.76 0.435 Jute bags ( 5.38 0.04 -

36 Other jute goods including (2442 1630 3.21 1.80 3.6jute cloth (

37 Cotton textiles ( 0.61 - - 9.738 (a) Readymade garments 0.51

(cotton)(b) Woollen knitwerar 0 . 01 2.04 14. 5

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(Rs. in million)Sl -. Up to

No. Commodity 1968 1969 1970 1971 Dec.(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)~~L~~ ~ (6) ~~~17li

39 Towels _ 0.62 _ 7.040 Handicr'afts other than gem __ - 0.03 2.8

and jewaellery41 (a) Handloom goods including _ _ _ _ 5.5

silk fabrics(b) Carpets _ _ _ -

42 Cotton yarn (below 25 count) - _ _ 18.743 Cotton waste 8.72 6.57 2.29 0.20 6.644 Rayon tyre cord and rayon. - - 2.14 _ _

tyre yarn45 Various chemicals _ -_ 0.346 Pharmaceuticals and drugs - - - 2.147 Textile machinery and 0.903 - 0.02 1.33 0.7

accessories48 Machine tools o.89 0.40 - Negl. Negl.49 Railway wagons _- 0.57 7.750 (a) Rolled steel products - - -

including structurals(b) Wire ropes 0.21 _ 0.3(c) Iron and steel castings. - -_ -

including spun pipes51 Steel pipes and fittings, _ _ . - _

malleable cast iron pipes andfittings and galvanized ironpipes and fittings andindustrial valves

52 Jeeps, tr -ks and other __ 0.10 _ 0.6commercial 'ehicles andcomponents

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(Rs. in million)Sl. - .. - .. I.. ..... .. . _ I .... . -.- .I Up to

No. . 1968 1969 1970 1971 Dec.No. Commode 1972

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)Hand and small tools

Diesel engine castings

(a) Auto ancillaries such asshock absorber, brakelining, clutches, pistons,piston rings, head lights,spark plugs etc.

(b) Radiators and leaf springs

Ball, roller and taper bearings

Cosmetics., toiletries anddetergents

Engineering goods such asrailway track materials, airconditioning equipment forships, conveyor beltings,petrol metering and dispensingpums, electrically operatedduplicating machines, type-writers- and other officemachines, industrial ventilators.nuts, bolts, nails, screws etc.

Various manufactures such aspaints including marine paintsvartishem and lacquers,synthetic enamels., linoleums,electric insulators, medicalequipment synthetic laminatedsheets, plastic goods etc.

Zirton sand

Tyres and tubes

Bristles

Sports goods

4.30

1.51

0.08

0.92

0.22

0.06

0.75

0.11

0.19

0.46

0.17

3.1 10.2 1

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535455

5657

58

59

60616263

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(Rs. in million)

Sl. Commodity 1968 1969 1970 1971 Dec.No. 1972

64 Film exposed _ _ 0.01 0.01

65 Books and periodicals _ - 0.01 Negl.66 Abrasives _ _ _

67 Knitting machines -_ -68 Electrical equipment and _ _ _

installations including airblast circuit breakers,switch and control gears etc.

69 Air conditioning equipment _ _ _ 4.00such as: central airconditioning plant andequipment, e.g., airconditioning machinery forrailways, refrigerationequipment for cold storage,flake ice plants

70 Refrigerators and deep freezers _ _ - 3.00

71 Water cooler and bottle - _ _ 1.00coolers

72 Electrical household articles. _ _ 2.0073 Vacuum flasks _ - _ 0.50

74 E.P.N.S. and German silverware -. - 0.5075 Alurina ..... . _ _

76 Medicated cotton - - . _

77 Builders' hardware _ _ - _(Lerrou/aluminium)

78 Sanitary fittings _ _ - -

79 Glazed tiles _ - _ _

80 Locks and padlocks _ _ - _

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(Rs. in million)

Sl. Commodity 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972Upto

(1) (2) (3)(4) (5) (6)(7)81 Electronic components _ _ _ _82 Pig iron

83 Plywood _ _ _ _ _84 Aluminium cables and

conductors

85 Bicycles and bicycle _ _ _ _ _components and accessories

86 Raw jute _ _ _ _87 Ferro-manganese _ _ _ _88 Raw opium _ _ _ _ _89 Gramophone records _-90 Human hair and wigs _ _ _ _ _91 Spectacle frames _ _ _ _ -

92 Dehydrated vegetables

including dried onion butexcluding mushrooms

93 Other consumer durables 7.29 1.83 3.35 4.85industrial products andother items to be mutuallyagreed upon . __-_.

259.07 1 222.50 208.12 181.79 385.5Total