USFIA Joins Industry Letter and Files Comments on Nicaragua

Yesterday USFIA filed comments with the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative on the Administration’s proposed Section 301 actions against Nicaragua and joined an industry letter to USTR Jamieson Greer urging caution and consideration for any actions taken again the country. In the submission, USFIA acknowledges the Trump Administration’s efforts to target the regime of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega but notes that Ortega has made efforts to diminish the country’s apparel sector. The comments also note the importance of Nicaragua to Western Hemisphere textile and apparel supply chains to CAFTA and jobs in the U.S. USFIA writes, “USFIA would encourage USTR to avoid sweeping measures that could risk further destabilizing the region. USFIA would also urge USTR to provide U.S. apparel and retail brands ample time to adjust to any measures adopted pursuant to Section 301.”