§ Mr. S. Shephardasked the President of the Board of Trade if he will give a list of countries which are at present closed to the importation of British hosiery and knitwear.
§ Mr. H. WilsonImports of hosiery and knitwear (or of certain classes of these goods as stated) are not at present permitted into the following countries:
- Chile.
- China (hosiery and knitwear of silk and cotton).
- Ecuador (all hosiery and knitwear except cotton goods).
- Ethiopia (hosiery and knitted garments of silk or artificial silk).
- Iran (all goods except ladies' stockings and gloves of natural silk or nylon).
202 - Jamaica, Kenya, Uganda. Tanganyika, Zanzibar (knitted woollen garments made of cashmere, mohair, camel hair, llama and vicuna; women's and girls' fully fashioned woollen stockings).
- Mexico.
- New Zealand (all goods except the following):
- Children's socks and stockings; babies' clothing; women's stockings, full length, other than those of cotton, silk and/or artificial silk (the term "artificial silk" including nylon).
- Peru.
- Union of South Africa (women's dresses and frocks exceeding£2 in f.o.b. value; stockings of an f.o.b. value exceeding 65s. per dozen).
As I indicated in my reply to the hon. Member for Newark (Mr. S. Shephard) on 25th March, 1948, in certain other countries the effect of restrictions and quota regulations seriously limits the ability of the importer to obtain high-class and luxury goods from the United Kingdom.