ICYMI: Time to Make FTAs Work for Fashion

On July 7^th, Sourcing Journal ran an op-ed “Time to Make FTAs Work for Fashion” by USFIA President Julia K. Hughes. “Zero percent represents the duty rate that the U.S. fashion industry would like to see on day one of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement. Zero percent, unfortunately, also represents the number of fashion brands and retailers that currently use several Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) the U.S. has already negotiated, according to a recent U.S. Fashion Industry Benchmarking Study,” she writes. Click here to read more.