CITA Denies Three CBTPA "Commercial Availability" Petitions for Certain Jersey Fabrics Used in Women's and Girls' Nightwear
The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) has published two notices denying three petitions submitted on behalf of Jaclyn Inc. of New York that had alleged that certain circular single knit jersey fabrics, classified in HTS 6006.31.0080 and/or 6006.32.0080, of certain specifications1, 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 women's and girls' nightwear of such fabrics assembled in one or more CBTPA beneficiary countries.
CITA Determines Such Fabrics Can Be Timely Supplied by the Domestic Industry
Based on currently available information and its review of these petitions, CITA states that it has determined that the domestic industry can supply the subject fabrics in commercial quantities in a timely manner.
1 See CITA's notices for the subject fabrics' specifications
(See ITT's Online Archives or 09/09/04 and 10/28/04 news, 04090930 and 04102825, for BP summaries of CITA's notices seeking comments on the petitioner's commercial availability requests.)
CITA contact - Anna Flaaten (202) 482-3400
CITA notices (FR Pub 01/03/05) available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20051800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2005/pdf/04-28716.pdf and http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20051800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2005/pdf/04-28717.pdf