Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA)

The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA), an interagency group chaired by the Department of Commerce, is responsible for matters affecting textile trade policy; supervising the implementation of certain textile and apparel provisions in Free Trade Agreements and preference programs; and coordinating efforts to combat illegal textile and apparel transshipment.  

CITA was established by the President in Executive Order 11651 on March 3, 1972 and is and is comprised of the  Departments of Commerce, State, Labor, and Treasury and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative’s Office. CITA is chaired by the Commerce Department’s Deputy Assistant Secretary for Textiles and Apparel. The Commerce Department’s Office of Textiles and Apparel (OTEXA) provides the staff support for the Committee, monitors all agreements and provides economic analysis and statistical data upon which the Committee relies in taking action.