IMPORT & EXPORT
Hudson Jeans Shifting Production from U.S. to Mexico
By Deborah Belgum | April 17, 2014
The Los Angeles premium-jeans maker was recently acquired for $98 million by Joe’s Jeans, another LA-based denim-pant maker.
2013 RETROSPECTIVE Import/Export: China Still at the Center of U.S. Apparel and Textile Imports
Consumers loosened their purse strings this year and spent nearly 3.5 percent more on apparel and textile imports than last year.
2013 Newsmaker: European Union Denim Tariff
At a time when the Obama administration has been trying to boost U.S. exports overseas, Europe this spring put a crimp in the president’s initiative.
Texworld Teams With Tradegood
Texworld USA, the biannual fabric show in New York, has struck a partnership with Tradegood, the online B2B sourcing site founded by Intertek.
Law Firm Gets UK to Strike Down Steep Tariff on Hudson Jeans
Law firm Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg has won a ruling in the United Kingdom that exempts Los Angeles–based Hudson Clothing from paying a steep 38 percent tariff on its women’s premium denim jeans made in the United States.
Interim Executive Director Takes Over at the Port of Los Angeles
Gary Lee Moore has stepped in as the interim executive director of the Port of Los Angeles, replacing Executive Director Geraldine Knatz, who earlier announced she would be retiring at the end of the year.
USA-ITA Changes Its Name After 24 Years
When the U.S. Association of Importers of Textiles & Apparel was launched in 1989, the United States had only one free-trade agreement and apparel was made mostly in this country.
New Free-Trade Agreements in Negotiations Could Change Apparel and Textile Sourcing
Currently, the United States is negotiating two free-trade agreements that could boost U.S. textile exports to other countries but reconfigure sourcing patterns for apparel manufacturers around the world.
World Trade Numbers Take a Hit
The World Trade Organization has downgraded its forecast for trade growth in 2013 and 2014, due primarily to the ongoing recession in Europe.
Local Ports See Mixed Cargo-Container Volumes in August
It was a tale of two ports when the tally for cargo-container volumes came in last month.
Imports Heat Up for Holidays
According to a recent National Retail Federation report, merchandise imports at the country’s major ports will be up 5.1 percent in September and 9 percent in October compared with last year.
Strategies for Saving on Customs Duties
Customs considers pockets below the waist or any type of tightening at the bottom to be “non-blouse” features. Adding pockets to a blouse can allow an importer to take advantage of the lower duty rate. Adding elastic, a drawstring, rib knitting or other tightening element to the bottom of a blouse will similarly lower the duty rate on a blouse.
Retail Imports Heat Up for the Holidays
The Holiday season means more business for the nation’s port in the next few months.
Port Traffic Expected To Improve This Fall
While the nation’s ports haven’t seen much cargo traffic lately, that should change around October, when retailers push to get last-minute merchandise in for the Holiday season.
Apparel Imports Grow as Consumers Shop Again
The Back-to-School season was just one of the reasons U.S. retailers brought in more apparel and textile goods compared with last year.
Obama Lifts Burmese Import Bans
The Obama administration made it official. Goods made in Burma, now called Myanmar, may be imported into the United States, except for rubies and jade, whose mining is controlled by the central government.
