Textile and clothing trade between Panama and the US is expected to get a boost with the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two nations likely to take effect during the later part of this year.
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Speaking at the Apparel Sourcing Show in Guatemala City, Ms. Gail Strickler, Assistant US Trade Representative for Textiles, said the US-Panama FTA should become effective in October, 2012.
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The Republic of Panama, situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, has been witnessing strong economic growth in recent years. The US$ 5.25 billion Panama Canal expansion plan, scheduled to be completed by 2014-end, is likely to further spur the growth of the country’s economy.
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During the last few years, textiles and apparel exports from the US to Panama have increased sharply. In 2008, the US exported textiles and garments worth US$ 37.5 million to the Central American nation. However, the value of exports increased to US$ 63.4 million last year.
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The major textile and clothing items that Panama imported from the US in 2011 were fabrics; home textiles, men’s and boys’ shorts, trousers and suits; women’s and girls’ shorts, slacks, pants and dresses; innerwear and infant wear.
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Last year, the US imported US$ 1.83 billion worth of textiles and garments from Panama.
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Currently, US textile and garment item exports to Panama attract an average 6.7 percent duty, while most of Panama’s exports enter the US duty-free because of the country’s membership in the Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act.
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