Agreeing with President Donald Trump’s recent comments that US tariff policy is not focused on driving the domestic footwear and apparel industry, five apparel industry associations recently wrote to the President, arguing that it is simply not feasible to scale up domestic footwear and apparel manufacturing right now due to significant supply chain, labor and cost constraints.
“Tariff policy cannot overcome these obstacles, especially when it is imposing new costs on existing manufacturers in our industry,” they said in a letter addressed to Trump.
The letter follows comments made by the President, and widely reported.
"I'm not looking to make T-shirts, to be honest. I'm not looking to make socks. We can do that very well in other locations. We are looking to do chips and computers and lots of other things, and tanks and ships," Trump said.
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