U.S. textile reshoring is less about rebuilding individual factories and more about restoring the scale, supply-chain depth and policy stability needed to make domestic production viable.
As U.S. fashion companies leverage “tariff engineering” to mitigate import duty increases, U.S. apparel imports in 2025 included more cotton apparel, fewer with man-made fiber (MMF), and more from free trade partners.
Fresh trade frameworks with Argentina, Ecuador, El Salvador, and Guatemala promise lower costs, expanded CAFTA-DR benefits and stronger U.S.–Central America textile partnerships.
