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How Tariffs Affect U.S. Apparel Import Prices and Retail Prices? Evidence...
According to the “America First Trade Policy” released in January 2025, the Trump administration aims to leverage tariffs to achieve various policy objectives, from reducing the U.S. trade deficit to...
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Apparel Import Tariff Rates around the World (updated March 2025)
Apparel products are often subject to high tariffs for various reasons. In developed countries such as the United States, apparel has long been considered an “import-sensitive” sector, with relatively...
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Textile and Apparel Industry Stakeholders Comment on Trump’s “Reciprocal...
Background: Pursuant to the America First Trade Policy Presidential Memorandum and the Presidential Memorandum on Reciprocal Trade and Tariffs, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)...
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Begin at 36 minutes; Students are expected to form their own independent assessments of the topic. Additional readings: ‘Financial microaggressions’: why ‘pink tariffs’ hurt women more than men...
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State of U.S. Textile and Apparel Manufacturing, Employment and Trade...
Textile and apparel manufacturing in the U.S. has significantly decreased over the past decades due to factors such as automation, import competition, and the changing U.S. comparative advantages for...
View ArticleFASH455 Current Event Discussion: Ongoing Tariff War and Apparel Sourcing and...
Video 1: Is U.S. Clothing Manufacturing at Risk? Tariffs and Competition Threaten Jobs (RT≠ Endorsement) Video 2: Northern Virginia T-shirt brand faces challenges (RT≠ Endorsement) Video 3: Tariffs...
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USDA Released 2025 China Cotton Report
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently released its latest annual China cotton report. Below are the key findings most relevant to U.S. apparel sourcing from the country. First, China’s...
View ArticleFASH455 Exclusive Interview with Matthias Knappe, Head of Fibres, Textiles...
About the interview Textile and apparel trade matters. Even today in the 21st century, apparel could still account for 80—90% of a developing country’s total merchandise export and play a critical...
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Average Tariff Rates for U.S. Apparel Imports under Trump’s “Reciprocal...
The latest data from the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) indicates that Trump’s “Reciprocal Tariff” has led to higher import duties on U.S. apparel imports, although the impact on sourcing...
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Impacts of Trump’s Escalating Tariffs on Apparel Sourcing: U.S. Fashion...
(Note: The figure above shows how frequently the term “tariff” was mentioned alongside other key issues in the earnings calls. A higher frequency indicates a more significant impact and a closer...
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