Through advocacy, AAFA strives to open U.S. and foreign markets, while assisting AAFA members in understanding and navigating complex trade rules.
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Apr. 30, 2020
Today three associations representing the fashion, apparel, footwear, and travel goods industry sent a letter to Congress with recommendations for future stimulus measures to help American businesses as the country emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic.
May. 21, 2020
AAFA signed onto a letter with more than 130 other organizations calling for fixes to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).
May. 20, 2020
AAFA submitted comments to Customs and Border Protection and the Treasury Department requesting an extension and modification of the duty deferral program.
May. 07, 2020
AAFA sent a letter to President Trump urging the immediate suspension on tariffs on Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) products.
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Here’s where you’ll find pre-prepared letters and e-mails to send your legislators on the most pressing trade issues for our industry today. NEW! Support tariff relief in coordination with COVID-19 stimulus efforts.
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The AAFA team is dedicated to providing you with timely coronavirus (COVID-19) resources to help protect your teams, your consumers, and your supply chains.
These schools have fulfilled the criteria to qualify as AAFA Affiliate Schools.
AAFA's members-only country profiles address the key features that are unique to a country but necessary for foreign businesses to understand when looking to sell within that country's borders.
AAFA has forged Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) agreements with strategic partners around the world to collaborate on reducing trade barriers, sharing best practices, and promoting innovation on behalf of our members.
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May 26, 2020 01:00 PM
Daily member-only calls on the coronavirus and how it impacts your business
Members Only
TOPICS: Supply Chain, Trade
TYPE: Committee
LOCATION: Conference Call
May 29, 2020 01:00 PM
May 29, 2020 02:00 PM
Weekly AAFA Social Responsibility Committee call to discuss the latest CSR issues facing the industry
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Before the government implements changes to various compliance processes, agencies often solicit comments, offering industry opportunities to provide feedback on the impact of proposed rule or process changes. AAFA provides comments on behalf of the industry. We also encourage you to submit comments directly. Here is where we share the requests for comments by agency and by deadline.
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June 11, 2020 02:00 PM
Please join us for a special update from the UBS Chief Investment Office outlining different scenarios to consider and a discussion on what the post-C
TOPICS: Trade
TYPE: Webinar
LOCATION: Online
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