USFIA has sought an exemption against the US government’s retaliatory tariffs on clothing, home textiles and footwear. These items are currently taxed more than $15 billion per year. These tariffs are likely to hurt American brands, retailers and wholesalers as higher prices and lower sales will threaten jobs.

USFIA also supported the Made in USA campaign and manufacturing in the U.S. However, there is not enough capacity to make apparel in the United States today.

In USFIA’s 2019 Benchmarking Survey, which will be released in July, not a single respondent said that they had found the capacity for production to return to the U.S. Some respondents also expressed concerns that the China tariffs will increase costs for their Made in USA products and exports.

USFIA also noted that these tariffs on imports of clothing, home textiles and footwear will instead of punishing China for its intellectual property and technology transfer practices harm American fashion brands and retailers as well as consumers of their products.