CAFTA-DR Annex 3.25: faux leather bonded to pile fabric added
Youngone El Salvador short-supply win: Annex 3.25 listing, fabric specs, and what CAFTA-DR preference users can do with non-originating bonded faux leather.
CITA adds certain faux leather fabric bonded to a pile fabric to CAFTA-DR Annex 3.25 in unrestricted quantities. The commercial-availability determination is applicable October 2, 2026 (91 FR 62719; FR Doc. 2026-20244). CITA found the fabric is not available in commercial quantities in a timely manner in the CAFTA-DR countries.
Annex 3.25 short-supply listing means qualifying apparel and made-ups can use this non-originating fabric without losing CAFTA-DR preferential treatment under the commercial availability rules.
Request timeline
Youngone (El Salvador) S.A. de C.V. filed the Commercial Availability Request on August 28, 2026. CITA notified interested parties September 1, 2026. Response with Offer to Supply was due September 14; Rebuttal due September 18. No Response with Offer to Supply was submitted. Under section 203(o)(4)(C) of the CAFTA-DR Implementation Act and CITA's procedures, CITA therefore added the fabric to Annex 3.25.
HTS: 6001.10; 6001.92.00
Knit fabric, faux leather bonded to pile (Moltopren heat/flame lamination)
Face: 100% polyester knit · Back: sherpa pile 60–64% polyester, 36–40% acrylic
Weight 442–488 g/m² · Width 137–143 cm · Finished sherpa hair ~4–7 mm
Contact: Kayla Johnson, OTEXA
Specs that define the listing
The notice's specs lock the Annex 3.25 product: knit faux leather bonded to pile; face yarn 75 denier sea-island filament polyester; back binding polyester 150 denier combined with acrylic tops fiber weighing 8 to 18 grams; face thread count 32 wales/cm and 32 courses/cm; back 7 wales/cm and 8 courses/cm; face roll-dyed (black, brown, green) and overprinted; back fiber-dyed in the same colors. Use the FR specs, not a marketing description, when matching BOM fabric to the listing.
Revised Annex 3.25 list: otexaprod.trade.gov short-supply CAFTA page. Approved request record: File CA2026008 under Approved Requests.
For apparel and footwear supply chains that rely on CAFTA-DR preference, Annex 3.25 short-supply is a yarn-forward exception path: this non-originating bonded faux-leather fabric can be used without blowing preference, if the finished good otherwise meets CAFTA-DR rules. Preference savings and MPF outcomes still sit upstream of any drawback claim. Confirm classification under 6001.10 / 6001.92.00 and keep the CA2026008 file citation in the preference package.
- CITA adds certain faux leather bonded to pile fabric to CAFTA-DR Annex 3.25 in unrestricted quantities (91 FR 62719; FR Doc. 2026-20244; applicable Oct 2, 2026).
- Youngone (El Salvador) request Aug 28, 2026; CITA notice Sep 1; Offer to Supply due Sep 14; Rebuttal due Sep 18; none filed → File CA2026008 approved.
- HTS 6001.10 and 6001.92.00. Weight 442–488 g/m²; width 137–143 cm; Moltopren flame/heat lamination; sherpa hair ~4–7 mm.
- Revised list and approved-request record are on the OTEXA CAFTA commercial-availability site.
- Short-supply listing supports CAFTA-DR preferential claims that would otherwise fail yarn-forward origin on this fabric input.
- Determination Under the Textile and Apparel Commercial Availability Provision of the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) (91 FR 62719; FR Doc. 2026-20244) · Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
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