Export

Volume Of US Apparel Imports Rebound In First Quarter Of 2024

Textile Insights May 29, 2024

In the first quarter of 2024, volume of US apparel imports began to rebound, however value of garment imports continued to decline but varied in case of origin of imports. In the first three months of 2024, US clothing imports from Bangladesh fell 12 percent year-on-year. But while cotton

Cotton

US Blocks Imports From 26 More Chinese Companies Under UFLPA

Textile Insights May 18, 2024

The United States has blocked imports from 26 Chinese cotton traders or warehouse facilities as part of its effort to eliminate goods made with the forced labour of Uyghur minorities from the US supply chain. The companies are latest additions to Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) entity list which restricts import of goods tied […]

Cotton

19% Of US Garment Samples Have Banned Xinjiang Cotton: Study

Textile Insights May 13, 2024

A recent study has revealed that traces of banned Chinese cotton were found in 19 percent of garment and other merchandise samples selling at US stores in the past year. The study highlighted challenges of complying with the US law aimed at blocking imports of cotton linked to forced labour in China. The study was […]

Export

US Apparel Imports Drop 7.14% In First Three Months Of 2024

Textile Insights May 11, 2024

“In the first three months of ongoing year, overall US apparel imports dropped 7.14 per cent, falling to US $18.07 billion from $19.46 billion in the same period of 2023,” data from OTEXA informed. In contrast, US imports of garments from Bangladesh declined higher at 17 percent to $1.75 billion in the first quarter of […]

Industry

Domestic T&A Sector Set To Reverse Trend Amidst Gradual Demand Revival

May 10, 2024

It seems the worst is over for the domestic textile and apparel (T&A) sector, if one goes by the exports data of the first two months of the current calendar year of 2024. Even as the overall exports declined by 1 per cent to $34.4 billion and the apparel exports from the country dipped by […]

Export

US Trade Bodies Oppose Tariff Hike In Apparel Imports

Textile Insights April 29, 2024

Four US retail and fashion bodies are opposing a proposal to hike tariffs on apparel imported from various Asian countries, since the end consumers will have to bear the brunt of resultant hike in clothing prices. These four trade bodies include the American Apparel and Footwear Association, the National Retail Federation, the Retail Industry Leaders […]

Apparel, Fashion, Retail Economy

Bangladesh Seeks Duty Free Access For Garment Exports To US

Textile Insights April 22, 2024

Amongst various demands, the Bangladesh government has urged the US to provide quota free as well as duty free access to Bangladeshi apparels manufactured from US cotton. The demands were made at a US-Bangladesh TICFA Intercessional Meeting held at the office of the Bangladeshi Ministry of Commerce. While briefing journalists after the meeting, Senior Commerce […]

Policies

US Trade Representative Fully Backs American Textile Industry

Textile Insights April 15, 2024

The Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) is solidly behind the American textile sector and is taking concrete steps to protect and bolster the industry. This was said by USTR Ambassador Katherine Tai while speaking at the annual general meeting of the National Council of Textile Organizations’ (NCTO). Tai while addressing textile industry representatives […]

Export

Cambodia Leads Charge In US Apparel Imports In Jan-Feb Period

Textile Insights April 9, 2024

Cambodia led the charge with US garment imports from the SE Asian country increasing 15.34 percent year on year  to $545.20 million in the January to February period of 2024. Overall US apparel imports in the first two months of the ongoing year declined 7.78 percent from a year ago period to US $12.18 billion. […]

Policies

USA Unveils Enhanced Strategy To Combat Illicit Textile Trade

Textile Insights April 6, 2024

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) launched an enhanced strategy to combat illicit trade and level the playing field for the American textile industry, which accounts for over 500,000 US jobs. Two of DHS’s agencies, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), will further enhance their work together to safeguard […]