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Sri Lanka’s apparel recovery: Is Washington holding the thread? US T&A import volume declines 7% in January-May 2026 UK businesses need investment-led growth to tackle fiscal risks: BCC Jordan's apparel exports climb to $751 mn in January-April 2026 Textiles | Trump's August 1 tariff reset fills the Section 122 vacuum 13 Jul '265 min read Pic: Generated by ChatGPT Insights With Section 122 expiring on July 24 and Section 301 still pending, bilateral tariff letters are emerging as Washington's fastest tool for resetting country-specific US import tariffs. TexPro data show Vietnam's US apparel imports reached $****.* billion (+*.*%) and Cambodia's $*.* billion (+*.*%), confirming that negotiated tariff outcomes, not initial announcements, reshaped sourcing patterns. The Trump administration is approaching another critical tariff deadline. Section * * * , the temporary * * per cent tariff currently applied to most US imports, expires on July * * , while the Section * * * tariffs intended to replace it remain under review. That policy gap is reviving bilateral tariff letters as the quickest mechanism for assigning country-specific import rates. The model is familiar: the July * * * * letters that established the original “August * reset” rates for Bangladesh, Cambodia, Sri Lanka and Bosnia. The return of bilateral tariff letters In July * * * * , Trump issued tariff letters to * * countries, setting new reciprocal rates effective August * . Bangladesh received a * * per cent rate, down from the * * per cent proposed in April. Bosnia and Algeria were assigned * * per cent, while Cambodia’s rate fell from * * per cent to * * per cent. Vietnam secured a separate * * per cent agreement. Those announced rates served primarily as negotiating anchors rather than final tariff outcomes. Bangladesh completed seven rounds of negotiations before securing a * * per cent tariff by August * , while Sri Lanka reduced its rate from * * per cent to * * per cent by August * . The letters established the opening position; negotiations ultim
