Plus, it turned out that the shirt (preshrunk, ring-spun cotton) was comfortable and fit well.

Atlantic estimated that 32s represented approximately 50 percent of the market for combed or carded ring-spun cotton yarns.

Unicotex indicated that Atlantic would like to supply the market with ring-spun cotton yarn but that its prices are too high.

The knitting industry stated that ring-spun cotton yarns in sizes finer than 31s are not available from Atlantic, except in 32s.

Atlantic indicated that the presence of duties has certainly not eliminated imports of ring-spun cotton yarns in the coarser range.

(Certain Combed Ring-spun Cotton Yarns)

Paris Star indicated that there are no domestic yarns that are substitutable for the subject yarns, specifically the 32/1 combed ring-spun cotton yarns.

However, on the second day of the hearing, Atlantic amended its earlier position and requested that the existing tariff concession be allowed to continue, except on combed or carded ring-spun cotton 31s and 32s.

(Sunshine), of Toronto, Ontario, for the immediate removal, for an indeterminate period of time, of the customs duty on importations from all countries of certain combed ring-spun cotton yarns for use in the manufacture of woven fabrics.

In the view of Ms. DeSouza, fabrics made from combed, ring-spun cotton yarns sell for a considerable premium over fabrics made from carded, open-end spun cotton yarns and would, therefore, be used only in garments that would also sell at premium price points.

Sunshine submitted that the subject of this investigation is ring-spun cotton yarn for weaving and that Atlantic’s purported excuse for refusing to supply identical or substitutable yarns to Sunshine, i.e. because it is unable to obtain insurance, is a purely commercial matter that has no bearing on this investigation.

It submitted that Atlantic’s participation in the Tribunal’s January 2002 and February 2004 investigations does not demonstrate Atlantic’s intention to produce identical or substitutable yarns, as the investigations dealt with combed or carded ring-spun cotton and polyester/cotton yarns for use in the manufacture of knitted fabrics and garments.

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