Textile & Apparel Trade Policy

Exclusive: Timeline of Trade Policy in the Trump Administration

U.S. Textile and Apparel Trade Policy

U.S. Textile and Apparel Industry Provided Assessment of the Impacts of USMCA (NAFTA2.0)

Apparel-specific rules of origin in NAFTA2.0 (US-Mexico-Canada Free Trade Agreement, USMCA)

U.S. Textile and Apparel Industry Responds to Trump’s Tariff Announcement against China

The Section 301 Investigation against China Divides the U.S. Textile Industry and U.S. Fashion Brands and Retailers

Trade Issues Facing the U.S. Apparel and Retail Industry

Gail Strickler, Former Assistant US Trade Representative for Textiles, on Trump’s Trade Policy

Are U.S. Textile and Apparel Imports Using Free Trade Agreements?

Positions on Key Trade Issues: US Fashion Industry Association (USFIA) V.S. National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO)

Outlook for Trade Policy in the Trump Administration and Impact on the Textile and Apparel Industry: A Summary of Views from Experts

FASH455 Exclusive Interview with Julia K. Hughes, President of the United States Fashion Industry Association

The Percent of U.S. Apparel Imports Entering under Free Trade Agreements Fell to a Record Low Level in 2015

Textile and Apparel Sector in the 2016 U.S. Trade Policy Agenda

Textile and Apparel Trade: Key Terms

Tariff Remains a Critical Trade Barrier Worldwide for the Textile and Apparel Sector

North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

What Will Happen to the U.S. Textile and Apparel Industry if NAFTA Is Gone?

CRS Releases Report on NAFTA Renegotiation and US Textile Manufacturing

NAFTA Members’ Applied MFN Tariff Rates for Textile and Apparel in 2017

US Tables Proposal Aimed at Limiting the Yarn-Forward Exceptions in NAFTA Renegotiation

NAFTA Renegotiating Objectives Related to the Textile and Apparel Industry

US Textile and Apparel Industry and NAFTA: Key Statistics (updated July 2017)

USTR Hearings on the Renegotiation of NAFTA: Textile and Apparel Industry

US Textile and Apparel Industry Associations Comment on NAFTA Renegotiation

The Importance of CAFTA-DR and NAFTA to the U.S. Textile Industry

Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)

CPTPP Tariff Phaseout Schedule for Textiles and Apparel

Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)

CRS Releases Updated Study on the U.S. Textile Industry and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)

Potential Impact of TPP on the Textile and Apparel Sector: A Summary of Recent Studies

Textile and Apparel (T&A)-Specific Rules of Origin in TPP—Apparel Products

U.S. Department of Commerce Releases Factsheet on TPP and the U.S. Textile and Apparel Industry

When Will TPP Take Effect? Let’s look at the History

Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (T-TIP)

Potential Impact of the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (T-TIP) on Related Textile and Apparel Trade Flows

Why NCTO and Euratex Disagree on the Textile and Apparel Rules of Origin in T-TIP?

EU Textile and Apparel Industry Sees Commercial Opportunities in Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (T-TIP)

African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)

USITC Report: AGOA and the Third-country Fabric Provisions Critical for U.S. Apparel Sourcing from sub-Saharan Africa

African Growth and Opportunity Act and Textile & Apparel

Does AGOA’s “third country fabric” provision discourage the development of Africa’s local textile industry?

Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA)

Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Program: An Overview

Other Free Trade Agreements/Trade Preference Programs