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USMCA Is Here, But Is the Footwear Sector Ready to Adapt?
Certificates of origin that are required for importers to be granted duty-free status on goods remains an…
Footwear Import Costs Set to Rise as Volume Falls: FDRA
The new decade's first year has sent footwear imports into a tailspin, and things are expected to worsen…
US Footwear Imports Slide Continued in May, Led by China’s 38% Decline
As demand continued to wane from pandemic-depressed consumers and merchants, the slide in U.S. footwear…
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Why the 90-Year-Old Tariff Act Needs a 21st-Century Makeover
June marks the 90th anniversary of the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act. The apparel and footwear sectors need a new…
Footwear Rethinks Post-COVID Job Roles as Losses Surpass 100,000
More than 100,000 footwear employees have either been laid off or furloughed amid the coronavirus pandemic as…
Why FFANY Plans to Merge with FDRA
The planned tie-up is subject to board approval.
Felled by Coronavirus, US Footwear Imports Plunged Q1
FDRA believes full-year shipments will retreat sharply in 2020, while duties may rival last year's record of…
Tariff Deferral’s Impact on Apparel and Footwear: What You Need to Know
The 90-day duty deferral on certain imports for American businesses will have some specific benefits for…
FDRA to White House: Freeze Shoe Duties Now to Save the Footwear Sector
The Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America is calling for the White House to address the issue of…
Footwear Duties Up and Imports Down in January, as the Beat Goes On
For U.S. footwear imports in January, The Who might have sung, "Here's the new year, same as the old year."
Could the Deadly Coronavirus Dampen Business in China?
More than 500 people in China have been diagnosed with coronavirus, which has already led to 17 fatalities.
US Signing of Phase One Trade Deal Brings Little Tariff Relief for Retail
The trade deal retains 25 percent tariffs on tranche 3 goods, including thread, yarns, textiles handbags and…
Tariff Fires Partially Extinguished, American Shoe Brands Brace for 2020
Heading into the holidays, footwear insiders hoping for a bit of cheer are still feeling a blustery chill at…
Duties on China-Made Footwear Topped 65% in October
Shipments of footwear into the U.S. from China represented a 48.8 percent share in value, down from 49.39…
FDRA: Proposed Bill Gives CBP Footwear Fake-Fighting Tools with Teeth
Customs and Border Protection may soon have new tools to assist in their mission of preventing counterfeit…