CITA Denies CBTPA "Commercial Availability" Petition for Certain Twill Rayon/Nylon/Spandex Warp Stretch Fabric
The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) has published a notice denying a petition submitted by Mast Industries, Inc. that had alleged that certain twill rayon/nylon/spandex warp stretch fabric, of certain specifications, classified in HTS 5516.22.0040, 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 U.S.-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA) for apparel articles that are both cut and sewn in one or more CBTPA beneficiary countries from such fabric.
CITA Determines Such Fabric Can Be Timely Supplied by the Domestic Industry
Based on currently available information, CITA states that it has determined that this subject fabric can be supplied by the domestic industry in commercial quantities in a timely manner.
According to CITA, the specifications are as follows: (i) fiber content: 77% staple rayon/20% filament nylon/3% filament spandex, (ii) weight: 245 g/m2, (iii) construction: 2 X 1 twill weave, (iv) thread count: 39.4 warp ends per centimeter and 29.9 filling picks per centimeter, and (v) yarn number: warp - 70 denier filament nylon yarns gimped around a core of 40 denier monofilament spandex; filling - 10/1 c.c. staple rayon yarn
(See ITT's Online Archives or 09/09/04 news, 04090935, for BP summary of CITA's notice seeking comments on the petitioner's commercial availability request.)
CITA contact - Janet Heinzen (202) 482-3400
CITA notice (FR Pub 11/04/04) available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/06jun20041800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2004/pdf/E4-3013.pdf