CITA Allows Certain 2-Way Stretch Woven Fabrics to be Sourced Outside DR-CAFTA Region
The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements has issued a determination that certain 2-way stretch woven fabrics of polyester/viscose rayon/spandex classifiable in HTS 5515.11.00 cannot be supplied by the U.S.-Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA) region in commercial quantities in a timely manner under the DR-CAFTA.1
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According to CITA, the DR-CAFTA agreement contains a list in Annex 3.25 for fabrics, yarns, and fibers that the parties to the DR-CAFTA have determined are not available in commercial quantities in a timely manner in the territory of any party. Articles that otherwise meet the rule of origin to qualify for preferential treatment are not disqualified because they contain one of the products on the Annex 3.25 list.
Subject Fabric Can be Sourced Outside DR-CAFTA in Unrestricted Quantities
As no interested entity submitted a response objecting to the request or expressing an ability to supply the subject product, CITA has determined to add these woven fabrics to the list in Annex 3.25 of the DR-CAFTA Agreement.
CITA's designation allows this fabric to be sourced from outside the DR-CAFTA member countries (currently the U.S., El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua) without destroying eligibility for DR-CAFTA treatment. CITA states that the subject fabrics are added to the list in Annex 3.25 in unrestricted quantities.
1 DR-CAFTA is also abbreviated as "CAFTA-DR"
(See CITA notice for additional details, including a technical description of the 2-way stretch woven fabrics at issue, etc. See ITT's Online Archives or 08/31/06 news, 06083120, for BP summary of CITA notice announcing the petition requesting that subject 2-way stretch woven fabrics be added to the list in Annex 3.25.)
CITA Contact - Richard Stetson (202) 482-2582
CITA Determination (FR Pub 09/26/06) available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20061800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2006/pdf/E6-15736.pdf
ITA's updated version of DR-CAFTA Annex 3.25 (may be more current than list in 2006 HTS Chapter 98, Subchapter XXII, U.S. Note 20), available athttp://web.ita.doc.gov/tacgi/CaftaReqTrack.nsf/Annex3.25)