The rule is not yet final. Written comments are due to USTR by July *. That leaves brands, mills, and sourcing offices with days not weeks to shape the design. TexPro quarterly data suggest the market has already begun pricing in the outcome.
The nine-quarter realignment
Between Q* **** and Q* ****, Vietnam**;s share of US cotton imports among the top ** buyer countries rose from **.* per cent to **.* per cent; a **.* per cent point gain, according to TexPro. Vietnam**;s quarterly buying nearly doubled from $*** million to $*** million.
China moved in the opposite direction. Its share collapsed from **.* per cent to *.* per cent over the same nine-quarter window. Q* **** imports stood at $** million, down from $*** million two years earlier a decline of about ** per cent.
