International Trade

• SMART Position on Trade Bans
• Update on Proposed East African Country Ban on Importation of Used Clothing
• Uganda
• Revisions to definition of reusable and waste textiles
• El Salvador
• U.S. Customs Service Interpretation of HTS Code 6309.00
• AGOA (African Growth and Opportunity Act)
• News
  • 8/2025 – US second-hand clothing exports help combat waste, boost Guatemala’s economy.
  • 6/2025 – From Waste to Worth: How SMART is Powering the Global Circular Textile Economy.
  • 5/2025 – USTR Urged to Act on Secondhand Clothing Export Bans
  • 5/2025 – Africa's secondhand clothing market balances economic promise and pressures
  • 4/2025 – USTR action urged on secondhand clothing export restrictions
  • 4/2025 – USTR Called on to address secondhand clothing restrictions
  • 4/2025 – USTR Action urged on secondhand clothing export restrictions
  • 4/2025 – SMART Urges USTR to Protect US Second Hand Clothing Industry
  • 4/2025 – SMART Pushes Back: U.S. Textile Recyclers Call on USTR to Tackle Global Trade Barriers
  • 4/2025 – Trade Barriers on Second-Hand Clothing Disrupt a Globally Significant Reverse Supply Chain
  • 3/18/2025 – USTR Action Urged on Secondhand Clothing Export Restrictions