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US: New plea to reduce tariffs on shoes

12/02/2015

The Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA) has launched a new plea for the government to reduce tariffs on imported footwear after claiming the record $2.7 billion paid last year is “killing jobs”. The association said: “With 99% of all shoes sold in the US imported, these tariffs do nothing more than drive up costs for American...

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