CAFTA
Nearshoring and Forced Labor Fears Eating China’s Lunch, USFIA Survey Finds
A record high 61 percent of survey takers no longer use China as their top supplier, up from the pre-Covid…
More of Next Level Apparel’s Garments Will Come From Haiti and DR
The blank apparel company expanded an existing nearshore relationship with CAFTA-DR apparel manufacturer…
Target, Columbia Sportswear Invest $500 Million in CAFTA Sourcing
The news comes as Intradeco, which manufactures in Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador, acquires thermal…
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Why the Nearshoring Boom Marks the End of Globalization
According to McKinsey & Co., 71 percent of chief procurement officers polled in November plan to increase…
From China to Nicaragua, US Apparel Imports Surge
U.S. apparel imports increased 27 percent in the month compared to February 2021 to 2.63 billion square meter…
Parkdale CEO Tells Congress Changing CAFTA Yarn Origin Rules Would be ‘Disaster’
Allowing third-party textile inputs in CAFTA "would open a backdoor" for China and other third-party…
American Appetite for Denim Drives Import Growth
U.S. jeans imports jumped 29.57 percent to a value of $3.32 billion year to date in November compared to a…
Western Hemisphere Surge in Jeans Sourcing Continued in October
Jeans imports from Western Hemisphere countries rose 40.35 percent to $693.21 million in October compared to…
New Coalition for Economic Partnerships in the Americas Promotes Regional Trade, Job Growth
CEPA aims to share its experience creating large-scale employment in growing industries and shift away from…
Denim’s Nearshoring Wave Kept Rising in September
For the year through September, blue jeans imports from Western Hemisphere countries to the U.S. rose 43.46…
AAFA’s Steve Lamar Gives the Trade Lowdown on China, Tariffs and CAFTA
"Simply put, the administration views these tariffs as leverage," Lamar said, while AAFA and many in the…
Deputy USTR Jayme White ‘Has Seen What Trade Can Deliver’
AAFA's Steve Lamar noted that White, newly confirmed as deputy USTR, will work closely with the apparel and…
CAFTA Countries Urge New Investments Amid Surge in Nearshoring Interest
A textile council also stressed the importance of maintaining the rules of the CAFTA agreement, including the…
Central America Sourcing on the Comeback Trail, Insiders Say
Business in El Salvador has been "crazily growing" since U.S. demand returned, said Mercados executive Diego…
China, Vietnam See Big Gains in 70% US Apparel Imports Surge
Imports from China jumped 61.7 percent to 549.48 million SME in April compared to a year earlier and were up…