By Kristi Ellis
Julia Hughes, president at the U.S. Fashion Industry Association, said: “While there is anxiety and nervousness [about renegotiation], the Western Hemisphere is very important to our sector.
“We’re trying to keep an open door to the new administration and to talk about what works and what doesn’t work with NAFTA,” she said. “In many ways for our sector, textile and apparel and many other consumer products, there aren’t many complaints and for the most part it [NAFTA] has been a successful strategy. It has been good for U.S. manufacturers and for Mexican and Canadian manufacturers that can share inputs and remain duty free across borders.”