USFIA (United States Fashion Industry Association) issued a statement expressing its concerns about the detrimental impact broadly applied tariffs could have on the apparel, footwear, accessories and home textiles sectors.
The full statement follows:
“The threat to fashion brands and retailers—and the consumers who love them—heightens as the Trump Administration considers new tariffs on products from China, which could potentially include clothing, shoes, accessories and home textiles.
“The United States Fashion Industry Association (USFIA) has joined with business groups in many sectors, including fashion, footwear, retail and tech, in sending letters to President Donald Trump urging him to reconsider the expected broad-based remedy tariffs under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974.
“In case we weren’t clear the first time, while we support efforts to protect the intellectual property of brands and retailers, we will never support punitive tariffs based on the fiction that imports harm domestic jobs and growth. These new tariffs will not create more jobs in the United States, but instead, will harm the companies that already create thousands upon thousands of high-quality jobs in design, in marketing, in retail, in logistics, in compliance, right here in the United States.
“And these tariffs will absolutely harm American consumers, who will face higher prices on the clothes, shoes, home products and other essentials.
“To reiterate, tariffs are not the way to support American companies and jobs, and definitely not the way to participate in the global economy. We urge the Trump Administration to consider the implications of these tariffs, and at the very least, consult with American brands and retailers before taking this egregious step.”
