Certain Yarns Removed from DR-CAFTA Short Supply List as of Feb 20
As of February 20, 2012, certain compacted, plied, ring spun cotton yarns are removed from the DR-CAFTA short supply list in accordance with the Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements' (CITA) August 2011 determination that an acceptable substitute is now available in the DR-CAFTA countries in commercial quantities in a timely manner. As a result, textile and apparel articles containing the yarns will not be considered DR-CAFTA-originating if the yarns are obtained from non-DR-CAFTA sources effective for goods entered on or after February 20, 2012. CITA sources previously noted that this is the first time a product has been removed from this list.
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The subject yarns include compacted, plied, ring spun cotton yarns, with yarn counts in the range from 42 to 102 metric, classified in subheadings 5205.42.0020, 5205.43.0020, 5205.44.0020, 5205.46.0020, and 5205.47.0020 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule.
(See ITT's Online Archives 11082308 for summary of CITA's August 2011 determination that such yarns should be removed from the DR-CAFTA short supply list, DR-CAFTA Annex 3.25.)