CITA Denies ATPDEA "Commercial Availability" Petition for Certain Polyester Monofilament Yarn
The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) has published a notice denying a petition submitted by Textiles Erre Emme Ltda. of Bogota, Colombia which had alleged that certain polyester monofilament texturized, raw, white yarn, of denier 20D/F1, classified in HTS 5402.33.30, could not be supplied by the domestic industry in commercial quantities in a timely manner.
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The petitioner had requested quota- and duty-free treatment under the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA) for women's and children's apparel that are woven or knit in one or more ATPDEA beneficiary countries from such yarn.
CITA Determines Such Yarn Can Be Timely Supplied by the Domestic Industry
Based on currently available information, CITA states that it has determined that the subject yarn can be supplied by the domestic industry in commercial quantities in a timely manner.
(See ITT's Online Archives or 09/07/04 news, 04090720, for BP summary of CITA's notice seeking comments on the petitioner's commercial availability request.)
CITA contact - Shikha Bhatnagar (202) 482-3400
CITA notice (FR Pub 10/29/04) available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/06jun20041800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2004/pdf/E4-2913.pdf