The US apparel sector's recommendation comes in response to a comment sought by the USTR for the 2026 National Trade Estimate (NTE) Report on Foreign Trade Barriers. AAFA trade and transportation specialist Audrey Clark, who submitted the comment on behalf of the association, calls for a non-stacking model, that is similar to Japan and the EU. Clark also pushed for the removal of tariffs on manufacturing inputs and machinery and for tariffs on free-trade-agreement (FTA) qualifying products to be eliminat ...