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US Apparel Exports Could Sink 5% if Fees on China-Linked Ships are Imposed, Fashion Group Warns

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US Apparel Exports Could Sink 5% if Fees on China-Linked Ships are Imposed, Fashion Group Warns

U.S. apparel exports could decline 5 percent if Section 301 measures to levy fees on Chinese-linked ships were put in place, the United States Fashion Industry Association (USFIA) told the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) on Friday.

Along with fellow organizations like the American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA) and the National Retail Federation (NRF), the USFIA supported the USTR’s recent proposal to pause the fees for two months.

Those surcharges would force Chinese-built and -operated vessels to pay extra to call at U.S. ports. They were briefly in effect last October and November before being postponed for one year amid a cooling down of tariff tensions between the U.S. and China.

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The pause would run through Jan. 9, with comments due Friday, while Beijing has yet to extend its own suspension of fees on U.S.-linked vessels.
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In comments filed with the office, the lobbying groups warned of consequences beyond Jan. 9, 2027, which would be the new deadline if the USTR adopts the extension. The associations maintained that the fees would raise costs through the supply chain and make planning harder and argued they would do little in the near term to rebuild U.S. shipbuilding.

Alongside with the potential U.S. export and import decline, the USFIA pointed to a possible 4 percent loss in employment and output for the U.S. fashion and apparel industry. The association cited the stats from an economic study prepared by Trade Partnership Worldwide in March 2025.



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