Weaver Russikon closes: Swiss textile industry at the end

Once the textile sector was the most important Swiss industry. Today, textile companies are only present in niches.

The government explained that the main objective of lowering tariffs is to reduce the cost of textile products in the domestic market. The post Trade Revolution: Argentina lowers textile import tariffs for the first time in 18 years appeared first on El Intranssigente.

Governor Jaldo received the directors of the Tucumán Industrial Union to address the problems of the textile, sugar and citrus sectors.

The reduction of tariffs for the textile sector began from Monday with the publication in the Official Gazette of Decree 236/2025 that defines the new percentages. The norm states that the tariffs for clothing and footwear will go from 35% to 20%; those for fabrics from 26% to 18%; and the different types of yarn from 18% to 12% to 16%, returning to the tariffs before 2007. This decision of the National Government, taken on 31 January 2025, rect…

The National Government has moved forward with a sharp reduction in tariffs for the import of textiles, footwear, yarn and fabrics, with the declared aim of boosting competition and lowering consumer prices. The measure was formalized by Decree 236/2025, and represents a substantial change in the trade policy that it governed over the past 18 years. Specifically, the new provisions stipulate that the aliquota for importing low clothing and footw…

The Government reported that it will lower tariffs on imports of clothing, footwear and fabrics in order to “encourage competition in the sector” to encourage the reduction of “high local prices” and continue to lower inflation. The measure was informed this Monday by decree 236/2025 published in the Official Gazette. It states that this reduction in taxes comes after 18 years of having been fixed by Mercosur. Thus, the tariffs on clothing and f…