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AAFA calls for no additional tariffs on footwear imported from Brazil
07 Jul '26
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A top official of the American Apparel & Footwear Association recently testified at the USTR' Section 301 hearing on Brazil, urging against additional tariffs on footwear imported from there.
Additional tariffs on Brazilian footwear would increase costs for American businesses and families without advancing the broader objectives of an American First trade policy,” he said.
Beth Hughes, the American Apparel & Footwear Association’s vice president of trade and customs policy, recently testified at the US Trade Representative’s (USTR') Section 301 hearing on Brazil, urging against additional tariffs on footwear imported from there.
“…We respectfully urge that footwear does not become an unintended casualty of this investigation. Additional tariffs on Brazilian footwear would increase costs for American businesses and families without advancing the broader objectives of an American First trade policy,” he said.
A top official of the American Apparel & Footwear Association recently testified at the USTR' Section 301 hearing on Brazil, urging against additional tariffs on footwear imported from there.
Additional tariffs on Brazilian footwear would increase costs for American businesses and families without advancing the broader objectives of an American First trade policy,” he said.
“We respectfully ask that Chapter 64 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States be excluded from any additional tariff action resulting from this investigation,” added Hughes.
In 2025 alone, US companies paid nearly $61 million in tariffs on footwear imported from Brazil.
Despite the significant US value embedded in these products—
