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Such platforms can shift orders between countries as tariffs, production costs, capacity and delivery requirements change. Single-country suppliers have less flexibility. The PDS-Busana partnership therefore offers a clear example of how apparel sourcing is being reorganised around geographic scale and flexibility.<\/p>\n
The combined platform covers six countries: Indonesia, India, Bangladesh, Nicaragua, Honduras and Italy. PDS handles more than $*<\/span>.*<\/span> billion in Gross Merchandise Value, representing the total value of goods it moves for brands and retailers. Busana adds annual revenue of more than $*<\/span>*<\/span>*<\/span> million, *<\/span>*<\/span> million pieces of annual capacity and about *<\/span>*<\/span>,*<\/span>*<\/span>*<\/span> employees. The six markets provide different combinations of production costs, capabilities, market access and tariff treatment.<\/p>\n On July *<\/span>*<\/span>, the US Trade Representative brought a new set of Section *<\/span>*<\/span>*<\/span> \u201cforced-labour\u201d tariffs into force. These are additional US import duties linked to the relevant forced-labour framework. India, Bangladesh, Indonesia and Honduras face *<\/span>*<\/span> per cent, while China, Vietnam, Thailand and Nicaragua face *<\/span>*<\/span>.*<\/span> per cent. Qualifying textile and apparel goods from all six CAFTA-DR countries, including Nicaragua and Honduras, can enter the US duty-free if they satisfy the \u201cyarn-forward\u201d rule, which requires the relevant yarn and fabric to originate in the US or CAFTA-DR region. This gives the PDS-Busana platform several sourcing options. Asian operations provide scale and cost efficiency, Central American operations provide qualifying duty-free US access, and Italy provides a European production base for customers requiring proximity to the EU market.<\/p>\n