Ring Spun Singles Micro Modal Yarn Removed from CAFTA Short Supply List

On Friday, July 18th, the Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements ("CITA") will publish a notice in the Federal Register of its determination to approve a request to to remove certain ring spun single yarns of micro modal fibers, as specified below from Annex 3.25 ("short supply list") of the CAFTA-DR (Item #50). In accordance with CITA’s procedures, the subject yarn will be removed from Annex 3.25 effective 180 days from the date of publication.

As of January 15, 2015, entries of apparel or fabrics containing the subject yarn will not be eligible for duty-free treatment under the CAFTA-DR commercial availability ("short supply") provision.