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Ways and Means Committee Shows Bipartisan Support for Three-Year Renewal of AGOA, Haiti HOPE-HELP

Both trade preference programs lapsed in late September without a renewal despite widespread and bipartisan…

Loss of Trade Benefits Sounds Death Knell for Haiti’s Garment Industry

The HOPE and HELP acts helped create tens of thousands of jobs by attracting prominent American brands to…

Union Leader’s Murder ‘Huge Test’ for Bangladesh as ‘World Watches’

Human Rights Watch calls for the EU and U.S. to factor in Shahidul Islam's death in ongoing trade discussions…

Tariff Preferences Paying Off in Caribbean Nations, Report Shows

In 2020, CBI beneficiary countries supplied $5.1 billion of U.S. imports, ranking 49th among U.S. import…

AAFA Welcomes Haiti Trade Preference Extensions Bills in Congress

Companion bills were introduced in the Senate and House to extend the trade programs designed to support…

Haitian President’s Assassination Could Destabilize Apparel Sourcing

Haiti's airport is closed, a curfew has shuttered businesses, and trucking and delivery are on pause…

Without Trade Renewal, Congress Will Thank PPE Producers With Taxing Tariffs

AAFA says Congress must renew a pair of trade programs that would spare already suffering American companies…

CBTPA Gets 10 More Years as Key Trade Preference Program

President Trump signed "Extension of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act" into law after passage by the…

Textile, Cotton Industries Press Congress for CBTPA Extension

The House Ways and Means Committee's Subcommittee on Trade is set to hold a hearing on Thursday on the trade…

Senate and House Pass Trade Package, President Obama Up Next

After voting to advance fast-track legislation Wednesday and moving it to the president to sign, the Senate…

Trade Preferences: The ABC’s of GSP, AGOA and HOPE

For the first time in years, Congress is poised to advance legislation updating and extending the unilateral…

US Government Has No Plans to Slow Bangladesh Clothing Exports

The US is moving to suspend trade privileges with Bangladesh, following concerns about labor rights and…