Domestic Company Asks to Remove Yarn From DR-CAFTA Short Supply List
A U.S. yarn manufacturer on June 11 asked the Commerce Department’s Office of Textiles and Apparel (OTEXA) to remove a type of yarn from the short supply list under the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA). Buhler Quality Yarns Corp. requested the removal of certain ring spun single yarns of English yarn number 30 and higher of 0.9 denier or finer micro modal fibers. It says the company that originally requested that the yarn be put on the short supply list also supports the yarn’s removal.
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Under short supply provisions of DR-CAFTA, fibers, yarns, and fabrics that are not available in commercial quantities from suppliers in the U.S. may be placed on the short supply list in Annex 3.25. A textile or apparel good imported into the U.S. containing fibers, yarns, or fabrics that are included on the list in Annex 3.25 is treated as if it is an originating good, regardless of the actual origin of those inputs. Buhler says it now produces the yarn in question at a factory in Georgia.
Buhler is requesting OTEXA remove item # 50 from Annex 3.25 to DR-CAFTA, as follows: certain ring spun single yarns of English yarn number 30 and higher of 0.9 denier or finer micro modal fibers, classified in subheading 5510.11.0000 of the harmonized tariff schedule of the United States. Responses from companies that oppose removing the yarn from the short supply list are due June 26, and rebuttals are due June 2.
Email ITTNews@warren-news.com for a copy of OTEXA’s emailed notification.