13 Aug FDRA Statement on USTR’s August 13th tariff announcement
FDRA President & CEO Matt Priest issued the following statement after USTR’s announcement that additional tariffs on certain shoes will be delayed:
“The announcement today that the Trump Administration will be delaying the additional 10% tariff on some footwear until December 1st is an acknowledgement that tariffs are indeed paid by Americans. It is no coincidence that the Administration is allowing certain shoes to come in without raising taxes in hopes that prices do not rise at retail during the holidays. Our industry’s loud unified voice left a clear impression that shoe tariffs are already extremely high, upwards of 67.5%, and any further tariffs would directly raise costs on consumers and cost footwear jobs. While we are pleased with the decision to delay new tariffs on certain shoes, we are not satisfied. We will continue to fight for any exclusions on new tariffs and we will fight to delay new tariffs on shoes until the entire tariff threat is lifted off the backs of American families.”
FDRA is the industry’s business and trade association, with 90% of all U.S. footwear retailers and brands as members. Learn more at FDRA.org