The Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA) hailed the largest support the footwear industry has received to date from Congress on its position regarding the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). In the past week, three strong and clear letters were sent from groups of U.S....
FDRA visited Capitol Hill and the Obama Administration October 29th and 30th to urge the House and Senate and other policy makers to support a logical trade policy for footwear in the ongoing Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations....
For years, FDRA has provided customs classification clarification to assist its members. To enhance and expand its ability to serve the industry, FDRA worked with ecVision®, a leader in supply chain collaboration solutions for retailers and brands, to create ecVision Classify®. Classify is...
The United States imposes a hidden, regressive tax on footwear. AFA will remove this burdensome tax on about one third of all footwear. More specifically, if passed, the bill would eliminate approximately $800 million in duties on lower-priced children’s footwear and some hiking...
Barricades have been erected around the monuments in Washington and in some federal areas around the FDRA's office, which is strategically situated between the White House and the Capitol. The government shut down has caused agencies to stop many of their services as the...
Commenting on USTR Michael Froman’s visit today to a New Balance factory, the Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA) President Matt Priest released the following statement. "Less than 1% of shoes sold in the U.S. are made here and even shoes made in factories...
Last week, FDRA President Matt Priest addressed members of European Parliament about the U.S. footwear industry and the need for tariff reductions. The speech was part of a roundtable discussion surrounding the recently commenced discussions on a free trade agreement between the E.U. and...
“We are very encouraged that a bipartisan group has introduced the MTB. I don't think Chairman Camp and Ranking Member Levin would have introduced it if the felt it wouldn’t have a good shot at passing,” said FDRA President Matt Priest. “This is...
Combined attendance at these events reached nearly 100. Both events included interactive discussions and a high level of participation, with the RFF workshop using new and innovative ways to teach attendees how to manage factory performance by better understanding the business relationships between different...
Tariffs for footwear imported to the U.S., not just from Vietnam, are complicated and arcane, crafted in the 1930s and taking into account the type of material and construction method, said Matt Priest, president of the Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America. Sen. Ron Wyden,...