Wednesday, August 3, 2016

Certain Polyester Yarn Added to DR-CAFTA Short Supply List

The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) has published a notice in today’s Federal Register of its determination to approve a request to modify Annex 3.25 of the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) to add certain 2-ply polyester yarn (reference number: 202.2016.06.01.Yarn.ST&RforPolartec), as specified below, in unlimited quantities. The subject yarn will be added to Annex 3.25, effective August 3, 2016. A copy of the Federal Register notice has been posted on OTEXA's home page for review. Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact OTEXA at your convenience: otexa.caftaca@trade.gov or 202-482-3400.

Specifications: Certain 2-Ply Polyester Yarn

151.Certain 2-Ply Polyester Yarn
HTS: 5402.33.60
Fiber Content: 100% Polyester (60-66% Cationic, 34-40% Disperse)
Number of Plies: 2
Yarn Size: 122 Metric (73.8 denier/82 decitex) to 103 Metric (87 denier/97
decitex)
Filaments: 144 total
Yarn Properties:
False Twist Textured – Mechanical process by which POY material(s) are heated, drawn, twisted/untwisted, and heat set in order to add bulk and comfort characteristics.
3.12 to 3.45 Break force/Tenacity (CN) (ISO 2062)
30.68 to 33.92% Elongation (ISO 2062)
7.5 to 8.5% Crimp contraction (ASTM D4031)
8.0 to 8.8% Shrinkage (ASTM D2259)
154 to 170 Interlace per meter (manual count in 10 cm section - extrapolated to 1 m)
2.5 to 2.7% Oil pick up (ASTM D2257)
NOTE: The yarn size designations describe a range of yarn specifications for yarn before knitting, dyeing and finishing of the fabric. They are intended as specifications to be followed by the mill in sourcing yarn used to produce fabric. Dyeing, finishing, and knitting can alter the characteristic of the yarn as it appears in the finished fabric. This specification therefore includes yarns appearing in the finished fabric as finer or coarser than the designated yarn sizes provided that the variation occurs after processing of the greige yarn and production of the fabric. The specifications for the yarn apply to the yarn itself prior to cutting, sewing and finishing of a finished garment. Such processing may alter the measurements.

Added: 08/03/2016
Reference No.: 202.2016.06.01.Yarn.ST&RforPolartec

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