How CAFTA Supports Sourcing Strategies - Forum Apparel Sourcing Show 2012

Gail StricklerAssistant U.S. Trade Representative for Textiles

The CAFTA-DR Advantage

• Regional Integration– Integración Regional

• Proximity to Market– Proximidad al Mercado

• Speed to Market– Velocidad al Mercado

CAFTA-DR in the Headlines….• “U.S. Exports Climb on Sourcing Shift”

(Women’s Wear Daily 2/6/12)– “Las Exportaciones de los EE.UU Suben del Cambio de la Compra de Componentes”

• “CAFTA Countries Back on US Apparel Market” (Emerging Textiles 11/18/10)

– “Paíeses de CAFTA de Vuelta en el Mercado de Ropa”

• “Issues Intertwine Across Textile Production Pipeline”(WWD 11/21/10)

– “Interconexeción de Produciones en Conductos de Materias textiles y ropa”

• “CAFTA, U.S. Exports on Upswing as China Declines” (WWD 4/24/12)

– “Exportaciones de CAFTA y los EE.UU Suben Como China Disminuye”

CAFTA-DR Competitive in US Market…

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce OTEXA

CAFTA-DR Competitive in US Market…

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce OTEXA

CAFTA-DR Gaining Value..

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce OTEXA

CAFTA-DR: Alternative to China

• With CAFTA sourcing, avoid the–Rising Costs–Political Risk–CSR Problems–Immense Distance

• Con Sourcing de CAFTA-DR, evite–Precios Crecientes–Riesgo Polìtico–Problemas del CSR–Distancia Inmensa

Strong Enforcement: A Commitment to Regional Integration

• Interagency Trade Enforcement Center (ITEC)

– Centro Organismo Comun de Aplicacion Comerical

• Strict Customs Provisions

– Provisiones Terminantes de las Aduanas Actualizaciones

CAFTA-DR Updates

• CAFTA-DR Fixes– W/G woven sleep bottoms

– Monofilament sewing thread

– Classification of knit waistband ribs

– Clarification of short supply list for sewing thread, pocketing fabrics, and visible lining fabrics

– Treatment of knit-to-shape

– Treatment of elastomeric yarn in fabrics on the short supply list

• Expiration of Cumulation for DR

• Arreglos de CAFTA-DR– Pantalones tejidos para dormir por

mujeres y chicas

– Hilo de coser del monofilamento

– Clasificación de las costillas de las prestinas del knit

– Clarificaciòn de la lista de “Short Supply” para el hilo de coser, las telas que embolsan, y las telas visibles de guarnición

– Tratamiento de la hacer punto-a-forma

– Tratamiento del hilado elastomerrico en telas en la lista de “Short Supply”

• Expiration of Cumulation for DR – Expiración de la “Cumulation” para el

Republico Dominicano

Challenges Ahead

• Full-Package Production

– Producción del Lleno-Paquete

• Availability of fabrics– Disponibilidad de telas

• Delivery speed– Velocidad de la entrega

United States Trade RepresentativeExecutive Office of the President

Gail W. StricklerAssistant U.S. Trade Representative for Textiles

& Apparel

(202) 395 – [email protected]

http://www.ustr.gov/trade-topics/textiles-apparelhttp://otexa.ita.doc.gov/

http://www.cbp.gov/