AAFA, the US trade association representing apparel, footwear and other sewn products companies and their suppliers, has spoken out against the country’s 75-year-old shoe tax which it considers outdated.

US representatives Joseph Crowley, Kevin Brady and Nancy Boyda, along with 35 original co-sponsors, have introduced the Affordable Footwear Act of 2007 to roll back the outdated tax. This tax relief legislation eliminates the import tariffs –  collectively known as the shoe tax – on all lower to moderately priced footwear as well as all children’s shoes; totalling around 60% of all shoes sold in the US.

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