How We Can Help You

The COTTON USA Sourcing Program can help your company capitalize on the opportunities available under the various preferential trade agreements to grow your company. We are dedicated to providing relevant and timely information to facilitate business in the Western Hemisphere cotton textile and apparel supply chain. Our objective is to increase trade between U.S. cotton textile mills and cotton apparel manufacturers in the Western Hemisphere. We regularly work with leading experts to supply important business information for use in making prudent business decisions. This information includes:

DR-CAFTA: A detailed explanation of the Central America - Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA ) is provided including information on Rules of Origin and other special provisions.

China Safeguards: An explanation of the November 2005 agreement between the United States and China with regards to textile and apparel information in effect until 2008. It includes links to the U.S. Customs websites with details of categories and import limits.

CBTPA and ATPDEA: A detailed explanation of the Caribbean Basin Trade and Partnership Act (CBTPA) and the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA) is provided including information on the TRQ's, eligible countries, US Customs requirements, and eligibility examples.

Peru TPA: A detailed explanation of the U.S. - Peru Trade Promotion Agreement is provided including Rules of Origin, Short Supply and other agreement details.

Colombia TPA: A detailed explanation of the U.S. - Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement is provided including Rules of Origin, Short Supply and other agreement details.

Textile Trade Information: U.S. import data of cotton categories from the Western Hemisphere in both quantity and value.

U.S. Cotton Fiber Economics: The most recent estimates of U.S. and World Cotton Fiber production, consumption, and prices is included. Information is also provided on how the United States, the world's largest cotton exporting country, grows, gins, classes, packages, and markets cotton fiber.