Government of United States provided quota restriction since 1986. On different six categories of readymade garments viz. 336/636, 340, 341, 342, 347/48, 640, 641, 642. The quantity of quota provided by the US Government are mentioned as under.
Glance to Quota Received from US to Nepal on Readymade Garment
| Year |
340 |
341 |
342 /642 |
347/48 |
640 |
641 |
336/636 |
| 1987 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NQ |
| 1988 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NQ |
| 1989 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NQ |
| 1990 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NQ |
| 1991 |
216793 |
709549 |
104301 |
506744 |
122205 |
275540 |
NQ |
| 1992 |
229801 |
766002 |
141851 |
537149 |
109111 |
246018 |
NQ |
| 1993 |
243586 |
811962 |
150363 |
569378 |
122597 |
276427 |
NQ |
| 1994 |
267948 |
860680 |
130647 |
603541 |
134857 |
304069 |
178773 |
| 1995 |
284025 |
912321 |
130486 |
639753 |
142948 |
322318 |
178773 |
| 1996 |
301066 |
967060 |
146795 |
678138 |
151525 |
341652 |
208450 |
| 1997 |
319130 |
1025084 |
155603 |
718826 |
160617 |
362151 |
220957 |
| 1998 |
338278 |
1086589 |
164939 |
761956 |
170254 |
383880 |
234214 |
| 1999 |
338279 |
1151784 |
174835 |
807673 |
180469 |
406912 |
248266 |
| 2000 |
358576 |
1220891 |
185325 |
807673 |
191297 |
431326 |
263162 |
| 2001 |
380090 |
1119397 |
*351638 |
804771 |
191297 |
457208 |
306848 |
| 2002 |
427070 |
1186561 |
372736 |
961951 |
214942 |
484640 |
325259 |
| 2003 |
452694 |
1257755 |
395100 |
1019668 |
227893 |
513718 |
344775 |
| 2004 |
479856 |
1333220 |
418806 |
1080848 |
241509 |
544541 |
365462 |
- From Year 2001 category 342 and 642 were clubbed.
- NA : Figures Not Available
- NQ : Non Quota Category