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Related Keywords: begin collecting anti-dumping duties, China, imports of fine denier polyester staple fibre, India, Korea and Taiwan, less than fair value, Preliminary anti-dumping determinations, producers and exporters, PSF, selling merchandise, The US Customs and Border Protection, US department of commerce

The preliminary anti-dumping determinations by the US department of commerce that producers and exporters from the 4 countries China, India, Korea and Taiwan are selling merchandise at less than fair value. The US Customs and Border Protection to begin collecting anti-dumping (AD) duties on imports of fine denier polyester staple fibre (PSF) from these four countries.

Related Keywords: Boys cotton knit shirts, clocked number one position, data released by Office of Textile and Apparel, first time in the history, Indian garment exports, slowdown in China, terms of market share, Tirupur Exporters Association, to US in category Men, US department of commerce, US market gives a level-playing field

India's garment exports to US in the category Men/Boys cotton knit shirts has clocked number one position in terms of market share, it is for the first time in the history due to the slowdown in China. According to the data released by Office of Textile and Apparel, US department of commerce, India exported 8.5 million dozens of men/boys cotton shirts to US. India's share in total men/boys knitwear shirts import in US stood at 8.7 percent in June.

Related Keywords: Augira Polymers, based on petitions filed, China, DAK Americas LLC, DOC, ends anti-dumping investigation on Vietnam, imported from Việtnam, India, Nan Ya Plastics Corporation, officially initiated investigation, polyester fibre, the Republic of Korea and Taiwan, US department of commerce

The US Department of Commerce (DOC) earlier, on June 20, based on petitions filed by DAK Americas LLC, Nan Ya Plastics Corporation and Augira Polymers had officially initiated the investigation on polyester fibre imported from Việtnam, China, India, the Republic of Korea and Taiwan.

DOC announced the termination of the anti-dumping investigation on polyester fibre imported from Việtnam.

Related Keywords: against polyester staple fibre, fine denier polyester staple fibre, imported from five Asian nations, injuring the domestic industry, launched the anti-dumping and countervailing duty probe, response to a petition filed, three US based PSF producers, US department of commerce

The US department of commerce in response to a petition filed by three US based PSF producers earlier this month has launched the anti-dumping and countervailing duty probe against the polyester staple fibre (PSF).

The petition alleged that producers from these Asian countries are dumping fine denier PSF in the US market at sizeable margins. China's dumping margin is alleged to be 88.07-103.06 percent, while that of India is 21.31-29.70 percent.

Related Keywords: beef up US apparel exports to China, bricks-and-mortar stores, Chinese shoppers, Chinese websit, formed strategic partnership, launched Moonbasa USA branch, Made in USA, Moonbasa, OTEXA, promote US apparel brand, twenty US clothing brands on website, US department of commerce, want Amercian clothing labels

Moonbasa, a Chinese website that came online in 2007, launched its Moonbasa USA branch last year to promote U.S. apparel brands to Chinese shoppers who are hungry for American clothing labels. The website has formed a strategic partnership with the U.S. Department of Commerce—through the Office of Textiles and Apparel—to get the word out about U.S. brands and beef up U.S. apparel exports to China.

Related Keywords: advantage of AGOA, Botswana companies, Botswana exports to US increased, Botswana textile and apparel, Carapparel, lack of raw material, relatively low cost of labour, seven largest textile exporter, US department of commerce, US rules of origin, USAID

Botswana companies have failed to take full advantage of AGOA because of lack of raw materials and complications arising from US rules of origin despite of that according to the statistics from US Department of Commerce, Botswana exports to US under the African Growth Opportunity Act (AGOA) increased by 53 percent from $5.5 million (P52 million) to $8.5 million (P80 million) in the first 11 months (Jan-Nov) of the year, mainly on the back of increase in textile and apparel.

Related Keywords: apparel, Canada, export, fabric, garment, Mexico, textile mill product, US department of commerce, US textile, yarn

In recent years, the US textile and clothing exports have been growing at a steady pace. A big leap in US textile exports was seen from January to April 2014, during this period they exported textile and apparel worth US$7.857B, growth rate of 2.64 percent year-on-year. Mexico and Canada were to two countries who consumed bulk of textile and apparel exports made by the US.