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AAFA Calls Out Alibaba for Counterfeiting—Again

Alibaba's counterfeit dilemma is in the spotlight again, thanks to another major industry organization.

USTR Creates Response Team to Handle Digital Trade

Barriers to digital trade may soon be less troublesome now that the Office of the United States Trade…

New USTR Report Highlights Counterfeiting Concerns

Three things were evident in the Office of the United States Trade Representative's (USTR) latest…

US Cracks Down on Illegal Subcontracting in Colombia

Labor conditions in Colombia have improved since the U.S. instituted the Colombian Action Plan Related to…

Why Will TPP Be Different?

Less than 15 percent of U.S. apparel imports in 2015 were duty free, despite there being 14 free trade…

USTR to Consider Travel Goods for Inclusion in GSP

Brands selling travel goods could see a duty break on those products if the necessary trade bodies approve…

USTR Warns Alibaba About Fakes

U.S. trade officials are keeping an eye on Alibaba.

New WTO Information Technology Agreement Expansion to Eliminate 200 Duties on Consumer Goods

At a ministerial meeting in Nairobi, Kenya this week, the United States and 50 more than 50 countries at the…

Haitian Economy Boosted by Garment Exports to the US

But Haiti still faces many challenges on its quest to expand investment and economic growth.

Alibaba Fights to Stay Off USTR Blacklist for Fakes

Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. is going to great lengths to ensure it stays off the…

Key Officials Depart USTR Now That TPP Deal Near Done

Trade ministers said Monday they had reached an agreement on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal…

AAFA Demands Re-Listing of Alibaba’s Taobao as “Notorious”

A U.S. apparel trade group has insisted that Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. isn't doing enough to combat the sale…

TPP Talks to Resume Next Week, US Outlines Objectives

The next round of Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) talks will start up next week in Atlanta when the U.S…

USTR Froman Criticizes China’s “Unsustainable” Economic Policies

When China's President Xi Jinping visits Washington, D.C. this week, conversations could air on the…

USTR Details Tariffs That Could Be Lowered Under TPP

In an effort to educated the American public about the pending Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade…