USA-ITA West Coast Seminar: The 2012 Outlook (and Beyond!) for Apparel Importers

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Join USA-ITA at our annual West Coast Seminar on Thursday, February 16th, in San Francisco, California. We will continue to update this page as we confirm details.

Our agenda for the day includes:

  • Trade Policy in 2012: An Overview, featuring Jon FeePartner at Alston & Bird LLP, Julia K. Hughes, President of USA-ITA, and David Spooner, USA-ITA Washington Counsel with Squire Sanders & Dempsey

  • Customs Keynote, featuring Richard DiNucci, Deputy Assistant Commissioner, U.S. Customs & Border Protection

  • A Conversation on Customs, featuring John Pellegrini, USA-ITA Customs Counsel with McGuireWoods LLP and Julie Engelbertson, Supervisory Import Specialist, Port of San Francisco

  • A Conversation with the Obama Administration, featuring Gail Strickler, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Textiles 

  • The Korea FTA: What Now? featuring Jon Fee, Partner at Alston & Bird LLP, and Won Sok Yun, Director General & Chief Trade Commissioner at the Korea Trade Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) Los Angeles

  • A Conversation with Cotton, featuring Elizabeth King, Vice President of Importer Relations at The Cotton Board, and Mark Messura, Senior Vice President of Global Supply Chain Marketing at Cotton Incorporated

  • Business Case for Sustainability: Differentiate by Implementing Sustainable Design, featuring Brian Whitters, DVP Sustainability at SGS

  • A Conversation on TPP: The Importer's Perspective, featuring Helga Ying, Senior Director of Government Affairs and Public Policy, Levi Strauss & Co.
  • Wrap Up: How Retailers & Brands Can Affect Policy, featuring Julia K. Hughes, President of USA-ITA; John Pellegrini, USA-ITA Customs Counsel; and David Spooner, USA-ITA Washington Counsel

This event is approved for 6 CCS credits via NCBFAA. To be eligible for the credits, please give us your NCBFAA number when you register for the event.

When
February 16th, 2012 from  9:00 AM to  4:30 PM
Location
Levi Strauss & Company
1155 Battery Street
San Francisco, CA 94111
Contact
Phone: 202-419-0444
Event Fee(s)
EARLY BIRD USA-ITA Member Fee $200.00
EARLY BIRD Non-Member Fee $275.00
EARLY BIRD 2 or More USA-ITA Members Fee (Per Person) $175.00
EARLY BIRD 2 or More Non-Member Fee (Per Person) $250.00

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2024 USFIA Fashion Industry Benchmarking Study

This is the eleventh USFIA Benchmarking Survey and again fashion industry sourcing executives face a litany of challenges. Concern over the economy and inflation, as well as eliminating forced labor, continue to be top concerns in the U.S. fashion industry. This year's respondenents also report an elevated level of concern about the impact of shipping and supply chain disruptions as well as geopolitical tensions.

New for this year is a sharp increase in sourcing executives who are concerned about the protectionist trade policy agenda in the United States, with 45% ranking it a top-5 business challenge, compared with just 15% last year.

Download the complete study here, and see the highlights below:

 2024 USFIA Benchmarking Report Figure 1-1B


This year's survey respondents were more optimistic than last year, bucking a 2-year trend.

 


India is the new rising star for Asian sourcing bases, surpassing Bangladesh for the first time and landing in the top spot for where companies want to expand sourcing.


This year, survey respondents underscore the importance of immediate renewal of AGOA before its expiration in September 2025 and extending the agreement for at least another ten years.

2024 USFIA Benchmarking Report Figure 3-9

2024 Mid-Year Sourcing Trends & Outlook Report

USFIA's 2024 Mid-Year Sourcing Trends & Outlook Report is out. Members can log-in to the website to download it here

The top 4 sourcing trends in the mid-year report are:

  1. China remains the top supplier even with diversification.
  2. Asian apparel suppliers continue to dominate sourcing.
  3. Average unit values for apparel continue to fall.
  4. Despite high duty rates, FTAs and preference programs remain underutilized.

The mid-year report includes a special section with global trade data prepared by Dr. Sheng Lu, professor in the Fashion and Apparel Studies Department at the University of Delaware. Dr. Lu's findings include the latest changes in China's market share of world textile and clothing exports.

Pattern #2: While China remained the world’s largest clothing exporter in 2023, rising geopolitical tensions and Western fashion companies’ ongoing de-risking efforts pose increasing challenges to its export outlook.

 China market share of global textile and apparel exports

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Top U.S. Apparel Suppliers YTD 2024 by Quantity

When it comes to apparel, Asian suppliers continue to dominate the U.S. market.

The top seven suppliers ship 76% of total apparel imports. We also see more consolidation of imports from the largest apparel suppliers.

China and Vietnam are the only countries with a double-digit market share, and they supply just under one-half (49.8%) of apparel imports.

Chart displaying Top U.S. Apparel Suppliers YTD 2024 by Quantity

 

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