CITA Seeking Comments on Morocco Requests to Add Fabrics and Apparel to FTA Short Supply List

The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) is seeking comments on requests by the government of Morocco to revise U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement rules of origin for certain knit apparel, and certain pants, skirts and jackets, the committee said. The U.S. government received petitions from Morocco on Oct. 10 to add 19 knit fabrics in Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States chapter 61, as well as certain jackets, skirts and pants in HTSUS chapter 62 to the FTA’s short supply list. CITA will accept comments through Jan. 5 on whether the U.S. domestic industry can supply the fabrics in commercial quantities in a timely manner.