VF Corp. Requests Addition of Composite Fleece Fabric to CAFTA Short Supply List
VF Corporation filed a request on Nov. 18 with the Commerce Department’s Office of Textiles and Apparel to add a fabric to the short supply list under the Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (here). The company says it cannot find in commercial quantities a composite fabric consisting of three layers, with a woven face and knit fleece backing, bonded with an air, wind and water-proof polyurethane (PU) membrane. The fabric is classifiable under HTS subheading 6001.22, it said.
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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.