CITA Allows Certain Circular Knit Fleece Fabrics to be Sourced Outside DR-CAFTA Countries in Unrestricted Quantities
The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) has issued a determination that certain cotton/polyester circular knit fleece fabrics classifiable in HTS 6001.21 cannot be supplied by the domestic industry in commercial quantities in a timely manner under the U.S.-Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA).1
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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 product2, CITA has determined to add these fleece fabrics to the list in Annex 3.25 of the DR-CAFTA Agreement.
(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.)
CITA's designation allows this fabric to be sourced from outside the DR-CAFTA member countries (currently the U.S., Dominican Republic, 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"
2 On March 23, 2007, Liztex Guatemala submitted a response objecting to the request; however, on March 30, 2007, it withdrew its objection. Therefore, no interested entity submitted a response advising CITA of its objection to the request or its ability to supply the subject product.
(See CITA notice for additional details, including a technical description of the cotton/polyester circular knit fleece fabrics at issue, etc. See ITT's Online Archives or 03/22/07 news, 07032220, for BP summary of CITA notice announcing the petition requesting that subject cotton/polyester circular knit fleece fabrics be added to the list in Annex 3.25.)
CITA Contact - Richard Stetson (202) 482-2582
CITA Determination (FR Pub 04/24/07) available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/E7-7787.pdf
ITA's updated version of DR-CAFTA Annex 3.25 (more current than list in 2007 HTS (Revision 1) Chapter 98, Subchapter XXII, U.S. Note 20), available athttp://web.ita.doc.gov/tacgi/CaftaReqTrack.nsf/Annex3.25)