Simply put, Peru has low cost, low risk, and high quality. Those are three key things that everyone is looking for. Peru is extremely low cost keeping it very competitive with other foreign markets. The obvious difference being that Peru provides significantly less risk. Your goods are not halfway across the world. They are minutes away from our offices, available to check on at any time. Finally, we\'ve put American and Peruvian sewing contractors and apparel manufacturers to the test, and the Peruvian sewing always wins.
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Fair trade is a rapidly growing movement dedicated to paying workers fair wages rather than minimum ones. Fair trade got its start in Europe and first appeared in the United States in the mid to late 1990s focused on paying fair wages to coffee growers in developing countries. By 2004 fair trade coffee accounted for 2% of total coffee sales in the US and was growing at an average annual rate of 75% (source: Specialty Coffee Association of America). Starbucks, McDonalds, Dunkin Donuts and Procter and Gamble now offer fair trade coffee – testament to fair trade coffee’s emerging mainstream consumer appeal.
Currently, fair trade apparel largely consists of small shops selling indigenous clothing but is beginning to expand beyond this niche market. In recent years several fair trade apparel companies have launched in the United Kingdom although fair trade apparel in the United States has lagged the European market. Unfortunately, because fair trade clothing is 1) still in its infancy and 2) more complicated to certify than agricultural products, there is currently no independent third party certification process for fair trade apparel. You can read TransFair USA’s statement concerning fair trade apparel certification at www.transfairusa.org, but the short version is that it will require years of work to develop an independent certification program for apparel. TOP is committed to finding the best fair trade factories and ensuring that our high quality clothes are produced by workers who are paid and treated fairly.
The United States and Peru concluded negotiations for the U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (TPA) in December 2005. Peru’s government approved the TPA in June 2006, and the United States completed its congressional approval of the agreement in December 2007. In June 2007, Peru and the United States concluded a further agreement that modified the TPA’s treatment of issue such as labor standards, investment, environmental protection, and intellectual property rights. The TPA is not yet in effect, though, and implementation may not occur until January 1, 2009.
Unlike the U.S.-Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA), the TPA’s textile and apparel provisions are not retroactive; they will become effective only as of the implementation date of the TPA. In the interim, the U.S. Congress passed and the President signed legislation in February 2008 to extend the benefits under the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA) until December 31, 2008.
Once implemented, the TPA will grant immediate duty-free treatment to all originating goods, including textiles and apparel. The ATPDEA has provided duty-free entry into the United States for many textile and apparel articles from Peru, but the TPA covers a wider range of products and provides for duty-free importation of U.S. goods, including yarns and fabrics, into Peru. Moreover, the TPA will remain in effect indefinitely unless one of the parties withdraws. The ATPDEA will expire on December 31, 2008, unless it is extended.
Most of the items coming from Peru are Customs tax free by the Andean Trade Act
To pay factories and producers a fair minimum price that provides workers with a stable source of income as well as improved social services.
The easiest way to support Fair Trade is to purchase fairly traded products. Your actions as a consumer support or discourage actions by businesses. By making the choice to buy fairly traded products you help provide health care, education and a better lifestyle for farmers, workers, and artisans around the world. Look for products produced by Counter Sourcing or other Fair Trade vendors and join millions of other socially conscious consumers across the United States in becoming a "fair trader."
Fair Trade involves the following general principles, to which Counter Sourcing adheres:
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