Fashion
New EU tariff hike gives US premium jeans the blues
OPINION_ As of 1 May 2013, the EU introduced an additional 26 percent import duty on girl’s and women’s jeans made in the US, taking the total tariff from 12 percent to 38 percent. The brunt of this increase will be felt by US denim brands operating in the super premium jeans segment, for whom “Made in the US” is the essence of their cachet,...
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