.The applied safeguards which will be valid until January 2010 will reach 25% of FOB value invoices of imported cotton and cotton blended yarn or 0.5US/cents for every imported KG of yarn. Meanwhile, safeguards have also been applied on imported cotton and cotton blended fabrics that will reach 25% of FOB value invoices or 1 USD for every KG of imported fabric. The applied safeguards are expected to dramatically decrease imports of Asian origin yarn and fabrics….

Date:2/12/2009

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