Ref.No.PHMA/Cir-093/2017 Dated: 28th December, 2017
PAKISTAN HOSIERY MANUFACTURERS & EXPORTERS
ASSOCIATION
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Ref. No. PHMA/Cir-093/2017
Dated: 28th December, 2017
To:
All Members of the Association (Southern Zone & Northern Zone)
SECOND PHASE?OF CHINA PAKISTAN FREE TRADE
AGREEMENT
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Dear Members,
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Meeting on China Pakistan FTA (CPFTA), held between
Ministry of Commerce and Textile Associations on Monday, 11th
December, 2017. Under second phase?of CPFTA,?Pakistan will be
liberalizing?80% of its overall tariff for China?in a phased manner.
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Under
category I, 45 % of tariff lines will be zero rated immediately
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Under
category II 15% tariff lines will become zero rated in 7 years.
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Under
category III, 20 % further lines will become zero in 15 years.
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Pakistan
will keep a 20% no concession list, which will be referred as category IV.
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During the meeting Ministry had requested the Textile
Associations to provide their input with regards to placement of tariff lines
vis-a-viz the above mentioned categories (I, II, III and IV). For this
purpose, please find attached excel file Pakistan's tariff codes for textile
industry along with variables including MFN rate, effective duty rate,
Pakistan's preferential tariff for China and SAFTA, Pakistan's imports/exports,
and China's global exports (@ 6 digit level) and others.
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Members are requested to
place the desired category against each tariff line in the first column with a
heading?"Textile industry feedback" and also leave their
comments under the "remarks" heading.
The above may be sent to the
Association latest by latest by 8th January, 2018 via email at secretary.general@phmaonline.com for onward
submission to Ministry.
Thanks and Best Regards,
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DR. KHURRAM ANWAR KHAWAJA |
M. JAWED BILWANI |
TARIQ MUNIR? |
MIAN NAEEM AHMED |
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CHIEF COORDINATOR |
CHAIRMAN (SZ) |
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