India garment makers rethink reliance on US after tariff shock
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At Orient Craft’s factory in Ranchi, hundreds of women stitch dresses, shirts and children’s clothing for British retailers Next and Marks & Spencer. Not long ago, most of Orient Craft’s output would have gone to the US. But founder Sudhir Dhingra, 77, has cut shipments there since the US hiked tariffs, which rose to as much as 50 per cent last year, hitting orders from customers including American Eagle and Gap. Even with duties now lower and the possibility of a trade pact, Dhingra has decided it is too much of a risk to depend so heavily on one market. Workers stitch clothes using…
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- Nov 11, 5:58 AM UTCFirst reportIndia garment makers rethink US reliancebdnews24.com ↗
- Nov 11, 6:57 AM UTC+1 h· you’re reading thisIndia garment makers rethink reliance on US after tariff shockdawn.com ↗
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- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 11, 6:58 AM UTC · +1 h
- Nov 11, 7:10 AM UTC+1 hIndia garment makers rethink reliance on US after tariff shockinvesting.com ↗
[Claude] Report 2 is a same-topic follow-up with different figures on India's garment exports to the US, which do not conflict with Report 1's account of Orient Craft shifting away from US orders.
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56m agoIndia garment makers rethink reliance on US after tariff shock At Orient Craft’s factory in Ranchi, hundreds of women stitch dresses, shirts and children’s clothing for British retailers Next and Marks & Spencer. Not long ago, most of Orient Craft’s output would have gone to the US. But founder Sudhir Dhingra, 77, has cut shipments there since the US hiked tariffs, which rose to as much as 50 per cent last year, hitting orders from customers including American Eagle and Gap. Even with duties now lower and the possibility of a trade pact, Dhingra has decided it is too much of a risk to depend so heavily on one market. Workers stitch clothes using…
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