CITA Adds Certain Fleece Fabric to non-Commercially Available List in Unrestricted Quantities
The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements determined that certain cotton/polyester three-thread circular knit fleece fabric is not available in commercial quantities in Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement countries, and is adding the fabric to the CAFTA-DR to the list at Annex 3.25 of the agreement in unrestricted quantities. This fabric may now be sourced from outside CAFTA-DR countries for use in CAFTA-DR qualifying textile and apparel products. Intradeco Apparel asked for the commercial availability determination, and no interested parties responded to the request. Specifications for the fabric are as follows:
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- HTS: 6001.21
- Fiber content: cotton and polyester of no less than 75% cotton
- Yarn description:
- Face yarn - 100% ring spun combed cotton yarn
- Tie yarn - 100% multifilament polyester yarn
- Fleece yarn - cotton and staple polyester yarn of no less than 65% cotton
- Machine gauge: 21
- Weight: 232-271 grams/meter squared (6.85 - 8.0 ounces per square yard)
- Finish: napped on one side