Week in review: Now or never to invest, upskill US fashion supply chain
Michael McDonald, president of the Sewn Products Equipment & Suppliers of the Americas (SPESA), made a bold statement about the…
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US failure to renew AGOA, Haiti HOPE/HELP will ‘add to trade chaos’
The AAFA is calling on US Congress to immediately renew the AGOA and HOPE/HELP programmes, which are scheduled to expire…
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US urged to address counterfeits on major Chinese platforms
During its investigation, ITIF says it procured 51 items from “suspicious listings on Temu, AliExpress, and Shein”. Of these purchases,…
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Week in review: Fashion sector toing and froing over Trump tariffs continues
But, if anything, it’s left the US apparel and footwear sector annoyed, as it signals another 90 days in a…
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US apparel, retail groups unite on textile responsibility in California
The collaboration between the American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA), the California Retailers Association and the National Retail Federation (NRF)…
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US urged to include domestic platforms in apparel counterfeit lists
In the letter, the AAFA expressed its readiness to collaborate with the USTR on revising the annual Notorious Markets List…
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Is US doomed to repeat Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act mistakes 95 years on?
Nearly a century ago, the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act ushered in one of the most infamous chapters in US economic history.…
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Trade groups back push for US-made military footwear and textiles
HASC has incorporated language from the Better Outfitting Our Troops (BOOTS) Act into the 2026 NDAA, which now moves to…
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Türkiye exporters call for EU Customs Union overhaul for competitive edge
The current framework is more restrictive than facilitative for mutual trade relations, Gültepe said during a conference titled "The Transformation…
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Trump, tariffs, trade court: How new developments impact apparel firms
Last week, the Court of International Trade ruled that an emergency law invoked by Trump did not give the president…
