CITA Adds Certain Fleece Fabric to non-Commercially Available List in Unrestricted Quantities

January 31, 2013 by Brian Feito|Commerce Dept.

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:

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