In the case of jute and coir, tariffs in developed countries are low for raw materials, but relatively high for manufactured and semi-manufactured goods in some markets.

In particular, proposals were made for the inclusion of non-timber forest products, products based on traditional knowledge (TK) and products made from natural fibres such as jute and coir.

For example, local materials such as coconut coir and rice hulls have made it possible to adapt substrate systems that would normally have required know-how and technically-demanding materials (e.g. rockwool) not widely available in Article 5(1) countries.

CSR concluded a research project on “Domestic Violence: A Case Study of Selected Areas of the Indian Capital” Research Project - Gender and Adjustment Policies: impact of Structural Adjustment Policies (SAP) on women's coir industry in Kerala.

Inherently environmentally preferable products, such as renewable-energy products, biodegradable products from natural fibers such as jute and coir, recyclable products, non-timber forest products and clean fuels such as methanol/ethanol or biomass, could be considered under the negotiations on environmental goods.

In Colombia, there are an estimated 379,000 worker-owners in worker-owned cooperatives.13 Other notable worker cooperatives are found in the following sectors: the manufacture of tile-making machines in Italy; the production of coir and beedi in India; the operation of taxi companies in Singapore, Jakarta, Toronto (Canada), Auckland and Dublin; forest-harvesting cooperatives of the province of Quebec (Canada); and plywood cooperatives in the United States.