CITA Seeks Comments on DR-CAFTA "Commercial Availability" Request for Certain Faux Suede
The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements has issued a notice requesting written comments by 11:59 p.m. EST on March 11, 2011 regarding a "commercial availability" request it received under the DR-CAFTA on behalf of the Levy Group, Inc.
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- alleging that certain faux suede bonded to faux fur pile fabric classifiable under HTS subheading 6001.10.20001 cannot be supplied by the domestic industries or Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, or Honduras industries in commercial quantities in a timely manner; and
- requesting that CITA consider allowing these fabrics to be sourced from outside the DR-CAFTA region without destroying eligibility for DR-CAFTA treatment for certain apparel.
Offers to Supply Fabrics & Rebuttal Submissions
Those parties wishing to submit a response with an offer to supply the subject fabrics or provide a rebuttal submission to a response should follow the revised procedures detailed in CITA's modified final procedures for DR-CAFTA commercial availability requests. (See ITT's Online Archives or 09/16/08 news, 08091635, for BP summary.)
Commercial Availability Determination due by April 8
The commercial availability investigation is projected to be completed by April 8, 2011.
1See Levy’s petition for additional details of the fabric.
-responses are due by 11:59 p.m. EST on 03/11/11; rebuttal submissions are due by 11:59 p.m. EST on 03/17/11