Apparel and Footwear Association Urges USTR to Add U.S. Platforms to 2026 Notorious Markets Report

The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) submitted comments to the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) on October 7, recommending that USTR include Facebook, Instagram, Alibaba.com, AliExpress, and DHgate in its 2026 Review of Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and Piracy (NML) report. While Alibaba and DHgate platforms have been included on the list before, Facebook and Instagram have "avoided accountability" so far, according to the letter. The post Apparel