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Why tariff barriers remain a key challenge for apparel sourcing

2019-01-28 14:24:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com

The average import tariff rate for clothing products worldwide stood at 17.0% in 2018 - almost twice as high as the rate for all manufactured goods combined. And as Dr Sheng Lu, associate professor in the Department of Fashion and Apparel Studies at the University of Delaware, explains, the costs and complexities pose major challenges for apparel sourcing. 

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