The yarn-forward rule for textiles and apparel under CAFTA-DR
- Trade agreements and market access
- Agreements and preferences in force
- not audited
The general rule of chapter 3 / annex 4.1 of CAFTA-DR for apparel is 'yarn-forward': the yarn must be produced, and every subsequent operation — weaving and assembly — must take place, in the United States and/or the CAFTA-DR region for the garment to qualify for preferential treatment. The rule rewards regional vertical integration (spinning, weaving and assembly inside the bloc). De minimis percentages and item-specific rules are not recorded here: they remain to be verified against the text of annex 4.1.
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