Textile Development Memos

USA-ITA Textile Development Memos are news and analysis by USA-ITA staff and counsels, sent on an almost-daily basis. TDMs are available exclusively for USA-ITA Members and Associate Members.

House Passes DoD Spending Bill, Including Bangladesh Amendment; Labor Department Announces Grant to Improve Bangladesh Factory Safety; Four CA Representatives Ask USTR to Challenge EU Duties on Denim : Login or join to read more.
Senator Feinstein Introduces Legislation to Extend Nicaragua’s Apparel Preferences; Bangladesh Amendment Approved En Bloc : Login or join to read more.
House Democrats Offer Amendment to Require Bangladesh-Made Apparel Sold at Military Exchanges Comply with Accord; Secretary Vilsack Announces New Cotton Board Appointments : Login or join to read more.
Senate Finance Committee Unanimously Approves Froman for USTR : Login or join to read more.
CBP’s Trade Policy & Programs Division to Realign : Login or join to read more.
USA-ITA Filed Comments on TPP Negotiating Objectives with Japan; Recap of Senate Foreign Relations Hearing on Bangladesh : Login or join to read more.
International Labor & Employment Law Expert to Testify Before Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Worker Safety in Bangladesh; Senator Menendez Writes Op-Ed on Bangladesh; Panel Estimates Bangladesh Government Needs $1.28 Billion to Improve Factories : Login or join to read more.
New Jersey Senator Died Yesterday at 89; USA-ITA Joins Response Letter to ICCR; U.S. Chamber & U.S.-Bangladesh Working Group Publish Report : Login or join to read more.
Apparel, Footwear & Textiles CEE to Open Monday : Login or join to read more.
U.S. Imported $3,156 in Textile & Apparel Products from Myanmar/Burma in March; CITA Considers CAFTA Commercial Availability Request for Certain Stretch Fabric; Mexican Government Implements Streamlined Audit Procedures; Rep. Miller Presses Bangladesh on : Login or join to read more.
Summary of Senate Finance Hearing on Customs Reauthorization Measure : Login or join to read more.
CEE for AFT Opens June 3rd; Director Dora Murphy to Speak at USA-ITA Seminar on June 19th : Login or join to read more.
USA-ITA Submits Comments on CBP Note 5 Proposal; OTEXA to Host Webinar Tomorrow on NAFTA Compliance & Mexico’s NAFTA Origin Verification Procedures; U.S. & Bangladesh Discuss Trade & Labor Issues in Dhaka : Login or join to read more.
Bipartisan Support for Customs Reauthorization in Senate Finance Committee Hearing : Login or join to read more.
ICCR Urges Companies to Join Bangladesh Accord; Miriam Sapiro to Serve as Acting USTR; Under Secretary Sanchez & SAT to Host Workshop on May 29th in Mexico : Login or join to read more.

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