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CBP Policy Shift on Post-Entry Preference Claims to be Topic of Aug. 27 Webinar
Importers are growing increasingly concerned about an unexpected change in policy by U.S. Customs and Border P…
Footwear Imports Grow 13% in March
Footwear import growth picked up in March, according to the most recent trade data released by the Office of…
US Apparel Imports Surge in March
U.S. apparel import growth outpaced that of total goods and services in March, according to the most…
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Chinese Exports, Imports Sharply Contract
China unexpectedly reported a significant contraction in both its exports and imports in March, stoking…
U.S. Footwear Imports Off To A Slow Start In 2014
Footwear import growth seems to be slowing, according to recent data from the Office of Textiles and…
Apparel Drives Import Growth in January
U.S. apparel imports grew much faster than imports of all goods and services in January, according to the…
U.S. Sets New Limits On Duty-Free Apparel Imports From Haiti
The U.S. Department of Commerce has set a new twelve-month limit on the number of apparel imports from…
Obama Lifts Burma Ban
The United States repealed its ban on imports from Burma, via an executive order issued by President…
China Trade Data Slides Badly
Chinese trade data for June was much weaker than forecast, amid speculation that the government is trying to…
Denim Dispute Jeopardizes US-EU Agreement
A free-trade agreement between the U.S. and the European Union will soon be underway, but a denim dispute…
Discounters and Online Sellers Catch A Break; Supreme Court Rules In Their Favor
In a 6 to 3 decision with a potentially far-reaching impact, the Supreme Court ruled that textbooks and other…
Strikes Cost Bangladesh $3 Billion in 15 Days
Bangladesh is in the midst of a hartal (strike) epidemic. Since December 2012, the country has been on strike…
After Factory Fires, U.S. May End Duty-Free Imports from Bangladesh
In the aftermath of November’s tragic factory fire, which killed 112 workers, Bangladesh may be dropped from…
Bribery Outrage Forces Transport Strike
Pakistan’s already-troubled textile industry can now add a transport worker strike to its list of woes…