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It Will Take More Than Tariffs to Bring Back U.S. Textile Manufacturing, Industry Insiders Say

Seismic shake-ups have taken place across the global trade landscape over the past year, with geopolitics and…

US Textile Sector Hopeful in the Wake of Sourcing Shakeups

The United States textile sector has faced significant trials in recent years as geopolitics and economic…

NCTO Meeting in Washington Highlights Urgency of USMCA Negotiations

"We've seen U.S. textile and apparel exports to Mexico and Canada fall 5 percent," said NCTO president and…

Op-Ed: A Customs Enforcement Plan That Puts America First and Grows the U.S. Treasury

The U.S. textile industry and our 471,000 American workers view strong customs enforcement as critical to the…

Senate Lawmakers Introduce Bipartisan Bill to End ‘First Sale’ Customs Rule

New legislation aims to address the widespread use of a 37-year-old customs provision currently being…

EU Forges Comprehensive Strategic Partnership With Vietnam

Days after signing a landmark trade deal with India, the European Union has forged an expanded trade…

At USTR Hearing in Washington, Industry Groups Urge Extension of US-Mexico-Canada Agreement

Industry advocates and policy experts largely argued on behalf of the program's extension as it comes up for…

NCTO, AAFA Laud Washington for Trade Agreements With Guatemala, El Salvador

The trade groups said the Trump administration's decision to reinstate free trade under the provisions of…

Nicaragua Could Face 100% Tariffs After Probe Finds Labor Abuses That Harm US Commerce

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative said that the Central American nation's "unreasonable" labor and…

Trade Groups Urge Trump to Hold Firm on De Minimis Ban Amid Legal Challenges

The Coalition to End the De Minimis Loophole is urging the president to take executive action should his…

Defense Spending Bill Boosts US Producers of Military Shoes and Gear

The National Defense Authorization Act, which passed in committee on Tuesday, will include the BOOTS Act and…

NCTO Urges House Leaders to Preserve Provision Ending De Minimis in Updated Megabill

The trade group lauded Senate lawmakers for choosing to leave the section that proposes ousting de minimis by…

Why South Carolina’s Textile Manufacturers Want to Talk To Scott Bessent

The Treasury Secretary may be a native son, but his "disappointing" comments about domestic manufacturing…

USTR Says ‘Unfair’ Trade Practices Are Undermining U.S. Apparel and Textiles

Its grievances come at a time when the White House is dismantling programs meant to level the competitive…

Trump Closes De Minimis ‘Loophole’ to China-Made Goods

The president's executive order banning China-originating shipments from utilizing the trade exception took…