CITA Adding Certain Polyester Fabric to CAFTA-DR Commercial Availability List

The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements added in unrestricted quantities "certain woven modal-polyester print fabric" to the "short supply list" in Annex 3.25 of Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) for items not commercially available in a timely manner, it said in a notice (here). BWA and Dillard's requested the addition in March for the fabric, which is classifiable under HTS subheadings 5516.14 and 5516.24. Under short supply provisions of CAFTA-DR, fibers, yarns and fabrics that are not available in commercial quantities in a timely manner from suppliers in any member country 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 provided with tariff preferences under CAFTA-DR.