Clothing Groups Worried by Changes to NAFTA Rules of Origin for Apparel
Several clothing and retail associations are concerned about revised rules of origin in NAFTA, the groups said in a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer. "We remain concerned that the newly negotiated rule of origin may contain new onerous…
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chapter notes, such as requirements that pocketing, elastics strips, or sewing thread now need to originate," said the groups, which include the American Apparel and Footwear Association and the Retail Council of Canada. "Such changes, even though they may seem insignificant, add tremendous sourcing costs and compliance burdens when multiplied across the entire supply chain." There also is some worry over changes to tariff preference levels, the groups said. Lighthizer's Canadian and Mexican counterparts also were addressed in the letter.