Changes to the Rules Under the Wool Products Labeling Act of 1939?

You now have a few more days to send in your comments! New Deadline – 12/3/13   

 The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on September 20, 2013 seeking comments on its proposed amendments to the rules and regulations under the Wool Products Labeling Act of 1939.  Comments were originally due on November 25, 2013.

Interestingly, an extended deadline of December 3, 2013 to submit comments has occurred due to a request from the Embassy of Australia to the FTC.

On November 20, 2013, the Embassy of Australia contacted the Commission on behalf of the Federation of Australian Wool Organisations (“FAWO”) to seek an eight (8) day extension since it was participating in a meeting of the International Wool Textile Organisation (“IWTO”) in Guangzhou, China, on November 25-26, 2013, to discuss the FTC's proposed amendments.

FAWO contended that the FTC’s record would benefit from comments collected at the meeting given the role of the IWTO in representing wool industry stakeholders at an international level.

The FTC likewise believes that the FAWO’s input would likely assist the Commission in evaluating the proposed amendments to the Wool Rules.

Since the requested short extension of the comment period would not substantially delay the rulemaking process and the FTC believed that extending the comment period to facilitate a more complete record outweighed any harm that might result from an eight (8) day delay, it agreed to the extend the comment period until December 3, 2013.

For more information, you can contact Robert M. Frisby, Attorney, (202) 326-2098, Division of Enforcement, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20580.

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Do You Make Men’s or Boy’s Suits of Imported Worsted Wool?

Submit Your Application by 5 pm on Oct. 15, 2013

 to Obtain a Tariff Rate Quota!

 

 

A “Tariff Rate Quota” (TRQ) is a temporary reduction on import duties, and in this particular case, it would mean a duty savings of 25%, or $25 on every $100, imported through Dec. 31, 2014.

Title V of the Trade and Development Act of 2000, which created this TRQ, requires that they be allocated to persons who

1) Cut and sew men’s and boy’s worsted wool suits, suit-type jackets and trousers in the United States, and/or

2) Weave worsted wool fabrics with an average fiber diameter of either 18.5 microns or less, OR that which is greater than 18.5 microns, for making men’s and boy’s suits.

Right now, applications to obtain this reduction are being accepted from “persons,” i.e., firms, corporations, or other legal entities, who either fall under either of the two above categories.

In order to be eligible for this TRQ, an application must be submitted on the form provided at http://otexa.ita.doc.gov/wooltrq/wool_app.htm

and be submitted by 5 pm on October 15, 2013 to the

Office of Textiles and Apparel, Room 30003

U.S. Dept. of Commerce

1401 Constitution Ave. NW

Washington, DC  20230

If you have any problems with the link above, you may also call (202) 482-3400.

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Looking to Buy Products Made in the USA?

The Office of Textiles and Apparel at the US International Trade Administration has a handy portal to help sellers find vendors who manufacture products made in the USA.

Specific to the textiles and apparel industries, the portal allows you to search for vendors of children’s wear (including infants), men’s and boy’s, or women’s and girl’s apparel, in addition to accessories and footwear, technical textiles as well as soft furnishings.

You can further search by fabrics, whether of wool, cotton, upholstery, silk and other fabrics.

Whether searching for a cut and sew contractor, input supplier, manufacturer or other type of business, the information you will get back includes an entity’s contact information, whether or not they export, production capacity and production locations.

You can also learn if they have design capabilities, have any special washes or treatments available, certifications offered and many other details.

To go to the Made in USA search portal, click here.

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