12 January 2026
12 January 2026
Sri Lanka's fashion manufacturers were given tariff-free access to the UK on 1 January 2026 which is expected to significantly increase garment exports from the country in future.
2026 has barely got started but it's already clear the fashion supply chain is in for another rocky ride with US tariffs likely to stay and geopolitical uncertainty at an all time high.
US apparel imports in October 2025 fell 21.1% as buyers reduced orders having stocked up ahead to avoid the fallout of Trump's tariffs.
Container imports at major US ports are projected to reach 2.11m Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEU) in January, marking the first month-over-month increase since July, according to the Global Port Tracker report by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.
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