FDRA Takes to Capitol Hill in Footwear Duty Reduction Effort
Members of the Footwear Distributors and Retailers Association (FDRA) continued to push Congress to seek a reduction in footwear import duties within the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations during recent meetings on Capitol Hill, FDRA said in a press release. The group…
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"asked for a reduction in duties on footwear from the current Smoot Hawley Act tariffs and for sensible rules of origin that will allow the footwear industry to take advantage of Vietnam as a potential manufacturing hub," it said. FDRA member company representatives from Nike, Rack Room Shoes, Foot Locker and others met with officials from the Senate Finance and House Ways and Means Committees Oct. 29-30, the association said.