GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE RESTRICTEDL/3213/Add.6 15 August 1969 Limited Distribution NOTIFICATIONS OF IMPORT RESTRICTIONS OFNEWLY-INDEPENDENT COUNTRIES Addendum BARBADOS1 Original:English The Government of Barbades has submitted the following information concerning import restrictions in force in Barbados up to July 1969. 1. The information attached shows the goods which are subject to import restrictions and details concerning the application of such restrictions. 2. The Government of Barbados permits entry on open general licence for all goods, other than those set out in the Second and Fourth Schedules to the Exports and Imports (General Open Import Licence) Order 1968 from all countries of the world except those listed in the First Schedule to the said Order. 3. It should be noted that no discrimination exists in relation to trade with Japan, In view of the non-reciprocity of trade with that country, it has been decided that the quantity and value of imports should be kept under constant review in order not to widen an already adverse imbalance of trade with that country and to protect certain local infant industries. 4. Trade with socialist countries is not prohibited, but in order that control can be exercised on trade relations with those countries the Government considers it necessary to license imports. 5. Because of South Africa: s apartheid policy and the illegal régime which has been established in SouthernRhodesia, trade with these two prohlibited. countries has been 6. Detailed information concerning the applicable import régime and the reason for restriction of items mentioned in the export and import orders following are contained in the table annexed to this notification. For previous notification see L/2984/Add.13.
L/3213/Add..6 Page 2 S.I. 1968 No, 173 Exports and Imports (Restriction) Act, 1939 (Act 1939-14) THEEXPORTS AND IMPORTS (GENERAL OPEN IMPORT LICENCE) ORDER, 1968 1. This Order may be cited as the Exports and Imports (General Open Import Licence) Order, 1968. 2. (1) Any person may import from any country other than the countries listed in the First Schedule, any goods other than those set out in the Second Schedule. (2) Except in accordance with the terms of a licence granted under section 3(2) of the Act, no person may import: (a) any goods from any country listed in the First Schedule; (b) any goods set out in the Second Schedule; and (c) any goods set out in the Fourth Schedule from any country listed in the Third Schedule, being the countries within the Agreement area as defined in section 2 of the Caribbean Free Trade Association Act, 1967. Act 1967-33 3. The Exports and Imports (General Open Import Licence) Order, 1962 is hereby revoked. L.N.2
Page 3 Albania Bulgaria China Czechoslovakia East Germany Hungary FIRST SCHEDULE SECOND SCHEDULE Japan North Korea Poland Romania USSR Item No. of commodity; as specified in the First Schedule to the, Commodity Customs Act 1962 002.4 011.3 011.4 012.1 013.813 013.82 022.1 022.2 022.3 025.0 031.1 041.0 042.1 042.2 046.01 048.3 051.:. 051.3 051.953 051.99 054.1 054.2 Live poultry Pork, fresh, chilled or frozen Poultry, killed or dressed, whether fresh, chilled or frozen Bacon, ham, and salted or pickled pork Meat of poultry, prepared or preserved, in air-tight containers Meat of poultry, prepared or preserved, not in air-tight containers Milk (including skim milk), evaporated or condensed (in liquid or semi-solid form) Milk (including skim milk), dry (in solid form such as blocks and powder) Milk,fresh (including skim milk), not concentrated or sweetened Eggs and egg yolks of poultry, whether fresh, dried or otherwise preserved Fish, fresh, chilled or frozen Wheat, unmilled Rice in the husk Rice not in the husk, including polished and broken rice; Wheat flour Macaroni, spaghetti, noodles, vermicelli and similar products Oranges, fresh Plantains, fresh Pineapples, fresh Watermelons, fresh Potatoesnot sweet Pigeon peas and red kidney beans, dry
L/3213/Add. 6 Page 4 SECONDSCHEDULE (cont'd) Item No. ofcommodity as specified in the First Schedule tp the Customs Act 1962 054.4 054.5 054.6 0 54.811 054.812 054.813 054.814 055.513 055.321 061.1 061.2 075.1 075.22 075.23 081.3 081.91 091.3 091.4 221.1 221.2 221.3 221.4 221.6 221.8 421.2 421. 3 421.4 421.5 421.6 422.2 422.3 422.4 422.9 512.751 Commodity Tomatoes, fresh Other fresh vegetables including peas, beans, lettuce, asparagus, cauliflower, etc. Vegetables, frozen or in temporary preservative Sweet potatoes Eddoes Cassava Carrots preserved or prepared by vinegar, etc., in air-tight containers Carrots otherwise preserved or prepared in air-tight containers Beet and cano sugar, not refined Beet and cane sugar, refined Pepper,whether unground, ground or otherwise prepared Cinnamon Cloves Coconut meal and cottonsced meal Prepared poultry feed Lard and other rendered pig fat; rendered poultry fat Margarine, imitation lard and other prepared edible fets n.e.s. Groundnuts Copra (ponnuts) green, whether shelled or unshelled Scyabeans Cottonseed Oilseeds, oil nuts and oil kernels n.e.s. Soyabeen oil Cottonseed oil Groundnut (peanut) oil Olive oil Sunflower oil Coconut (copra) oil Palm-kernel oil Vegetable oils, n.e.s. Saccharin and other artificial sweetening substances to be used for medicinal purposes only
L/3213/Add. 6 Page 5 SECOND SCHEDULE (cont'd) Item No. of commodity as specified in the First Schedule to the, Commodity Customs Act 1962 512.752 Saccharin and other artifical sweetening substances for purposes other than medicinal 554.1 Soaps, including medicated soap 554.2 Surface-acting agents and washing preparations 729.12 Accumualàtors (storage batteries) 831.01 Shopping bags, satchels and similar articles of plastic materials 831.02 Handbags. wallets, purses, pocket books and similar articles of plastic materials 841.112 Trousers and shorts (outerwear), not knitted for men and boys, separately consigned 841.119 Bathing trunks, not knitted, for men and boys 841.122 Dresses, not knitted, for women and girls 841.125 Blouses, not knitted, of a c.i.f. value not exceeding $12per dozen, for women and girls 841.126 Blouses,not knitted, of a c.i.f. value exceeding $l12 per dozen, for women and girls 841.129 House-coats and slacks, not knitted, for women and girls 841.131 Pyjamas, not knitted, for men and boys, of cotton 84.132 Pyjamas, knitted, not or men and boys, not of cotton 841.133 Pants (undorwear, not knitted, for men and boys, of cotton 841.134 Pants (underwear), not knitted, for men and boys, not of cotton 841.141 Pyjamas and nightgowns, not knitted, for women and girls, of cotton 841.142 Pyjamas andnightgown s, not knitted, for women and girls, not of cotton 841.143 Panties (underwear), not knitted, for women and girls, of cotton 841.144 Panties (underwear), not knitted, for women and girls, not of cotton 841.147 Whole slips and half-slips, not knitted for women and girls, of cotton 841.148 Whole slips and half-slips,. not knitted, for women and girls, of silk, artificial silk or other synthetic fibres 841.149 Whole slips and half-slips, not knitted, for women and girls, of other materials 841.15 Shirts, not knitted, for men and boys
Page 6 SECOND SCHEDULE (cont'd) Item No. of commodity as specified in the First Schedule to the Commodity Customs Act 1962 841.16 Shirts, not knitted, for women and girls 841.251 Brassieres 841.259 Girdles 841.431 Shirts, knitted., of a c..i.f. value not exceeding $12 per dozen 84.432 Shirts, knitted, of a c.i.f. value exceeding $12 per dozen 841.433 Vests and pants (underwear), knitted, for men and boys 841.434 Vests and panties (underwear), knitted for women and girls 841.436 Pyjamas, knitted, for men and boys 841.438 Whole slips and half-slips, knitted,for women and girls 841.439 Pyjamas amd nightgowns, knitted, for women and girls 841.443 Trousers and shorts (outerwear), knitted for men and boys, separately consigned 841.444 Dresses, knitted, for women and girls 841.445 Bathing trunks, knitted, for men and boys 841.446 House-coats and slacks, knitted, for women and girls 841.461 Blouses, knitted, of a c.i.f. value not exceeding $12 per dozen, for women and girls 841.462 Blouses, knitted, of a c.i.f. value exceeding $12 per dozen, for women and girls 893.03 Belts of plastic materials 991.1 Gold bullion 991.2 Unrefined gold 991.3 Partly worked gold 991.4 Rolled gold 991.5 Waste and sweepings of gold 991.6 Gold coin Various All beverages and beverage preparations containing saccharin and other artificial sweetening substances Various All foods and food preparations containing saccharin and other artificial sweetening substances
THIRD SCHEDULE Antigua Montserrat Dominica St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguila Grenada St. Lucia Guyana St. Vincent Jamaica Trinidad and Tobago FOURTH SCHEDULE L/3213/Add.6 Page 7 Item No. of commodity as specified in the Commodity First Schedule to the Customs Act 1962 011.3 Pork, fresh, chilled or frozen 011.4 Poultry, killed or dressed, whether fresh, chilled or frozen 012.1 Bacon, ham, and salted or pickled pork 013.813 Meat of poultry, prepared or preserved, in air-tight containers 013.82 Meat of poultry, prepared or preserved not in air-tight containers 025.0 Eggs and egg yolks of poultry, whether fresh, dried or otherwise preserved 051.1 Oranges, fresh 051.3 Plantains, fresh 051.953 Pineapples, fresh 054.1 Potatoes, not sweet 054.2 Pigeon peas and red kidney beans, dry 054.4 Tomatoes, fresh 054.51 Onions 054.52 Garlic 054.53 Carrots, string beans and cabbagos, fresh 054.59 Okras, pigeon peas, red kidney beans and sweet peppers, fresh 054.812 Potatoes, sweet 075.1 Black pepper 075.22 Cinnamon 075.23 Cloves 221.1 Groundnuts (peanuts) green, whether shelled or unshelled
Page8 Annex TRADE - IMPORT RESTRICTIONS IN FORCE IN BARBADOS SITC Product sub-group 001.4 Live poultry 011.3 011.4 012.1 ex 013.8 ex 022.1 ex 022.2 ex 022.3 025.0 031.1 ex 041.0 subject to import control Pork, fresh, chilled or frozen Poultry, killed or dressed, fresh, chilled or frozen Type of control. Bacon, ham, and salted or pickled Liberal pork Meat of poultry, preserved or prepared, whether or not in air-tight containers Milk (including skim milk), evaporated or condensed (in liquid or Monopoly semi-solid form) Milk (including skim milk), dry, (in solid form such as blocks and powder) Milk, fresh (including skim milk), not concentrated or sweetened Eggs Fish, fresh, chilled or frozen Wheat, unmilled Reasons for restriction and also to conform with the terms of the protocol laying down agricultural marketing arrangements for CARIFTA To conform with the terms of the protocol laying down agricultural marketing arrangements for CARIFTA To encourage the development of the local dairy industry and to protect locally manufactured products and also to conform with the terms of the protocol laying down agricultural marketing arrangements for CARIFTA To ensure governments' obligations under International Grains Arrangement
Page 9 SITC sub-group Product subject to import control Type of control Reasons for restrictions 042.1 042.2 ex 046.0 048.3 ex 051.1 ex 051.3 ex 051.9 054.1 ex 054.2 054.4 054.5 054.6 ex 054.8 ex 055.5 061.1 ex 061.2 Rice,in the husk Rice, not in the husk, including polished and broken rice Wheat flour Macaroni,spaghetti, noodles, vermicelli and similar products Oranges, fresh Plantains, fresh Pineapples and watermelons, fresh Potatoes, not sweet Pigeon peas and red kidney beans Tomatoes, fresh Other fresh vegetables Vegetables, frozen or in temporary preservative Yams, sweet potatoes, eddoes and cassava Carrots prepared or preserved in air-tight containers Beet and cane sugar not refined Beet and cane sugar, refined Imports only allowed from Guyana Liberal Liberal To ensure governments' obligations under Barbados/Guyana Rice Agreement To ensure governments'.obligations under the International Grains Arrangement and also to conform with the terms of the protocol laying down agricultural marketing arrangements for CARIFTA and also to conform with the terms of the protocol laying down agricultural marketing arrangements for CARIFTA To conform with the terms of the protocol laying down agricultural marketing arrangements for CARIFTA
Pagem10 SITC sub-group Product subject to import control Type of control Reasons for restriction ex 075.1 ex ex 075.2 081.3 ex 081.9 091.3 091.4 221.1 Pepper, whether unground, ground or otherwise prepared Cinnamon and cloves Coconut meal and cotton moal Prepared poultry feed Lard and other rendered pig fat, rendered poultry fat Margarine, imitation lard and other prepared edible fats n.e.s. Groundnuts (peanuts) green, whether shelled or unshelled Liberal Liberal Liberal To conform with the terms of the protocol laying down agricultural marketing arrangements for CARIFTA An Oils and Fats Agreement has been concluded between the Governments of Guyana, Grenada, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Trinidad and Tobago, Dominica and Barbados for the purpose of extending and supporting thcoconut industry in the area, including the manufacture of fats and oils; consequently special arrangements are in force affecting imports of certain products as shown opposite Groups 081, 091, 221, 421, 422 and 554 To promote development of local industry See note to 081.3 To conform with the terms of the protocol laying down agricultural marketing arrangements for CARIFTA 221.2 221.3 221.4 221.6 221.8 421.2 421.3 421.4 421.5 Copra Palm kernels Soyabeans Cottonseed Oilseeds, oil nuts and kernels n.e.s. Soyabean oil Cottonseed oil Groundnut (peanut) oil Olive oil See note to 081.3
Page11 SITC Product subject to import control Type of control Reasons sub-group 421.6 422.2 422.3 422.4 422.9 ex 512.7 554.1 554.2 ex 729.1 ex 831.1 ex 841.1 ex 841. 2 ex 841.4 ex 893.0 Various Sunflower oil Palm-oil Coconut (copra) oil Palm-kernel oil Vegetable oils, n.e.s. Saccharin and other artificial sweetening substances Soaps, including medicated soap Surfatce-acting agents and washing preparations Accumulators (storage batteries) Shopping bags, satchels, handbags, wallets, purses, pocket books, and similar articles of plastic materials Trousers, shorts (outerwear), bathing trunks, Minimum c.i.f. dresses, blouses, housecoats, slacks, price system pyjamas, nightgowns, pants, (underwear), panties, slips and shirts, not knitted Brassieres and girdles Shirts, vests, pants (underwear), panties, pyjamas, nightgowns, slips, trousers, shorts (outerwear), dresses, housecoats, bathing trunks, slacks and blouses, knitted Belts of plastic materials All beverages, beverage preparations, foods and food preparations containing saccharin and other artificial sweetening substances Discrotionary See note to 081.3 for restriction To protect the local sugar industry See note to 081.3 To protect the local sugar industry
Page12. SITC Product subject sub-group 1.1 Gold bullion 1 2 Unrefined gold 1.3 Partly-worked gold 1.4 Rolled gold 1. 5 Waste and sweepings of gold 1.6 Gold coin to import control Typo of control Reasons for restriction To prevent hoarding and in order to maintain international value