Every garment shipped to the United States must carry specific label information mandated by federal law. The brand or importer named on that label carries the regulatory exposure, not the factory. This guide covers fiber content, country of origin, care labeling, CPSIA tracking labels, barcodes, and carton marking.

Factory capacity is booked seasonally, allocated in blocks, and filled months before production begins. Buyers who understand how that calendar works secure better capacity, better pricing, and fewer surprises.

The United States imposed a permanent 12.5% Section 301 duty on Vietnamese goods effective July 24, 2026, replacing the expired Section 122 surcharge with no gap between them. This guide covers what the duty costs by garment category, the textile mechanism that gave four competing sourcing countries reduced-rate access that Vietnam did not receive, and the preferential rates that continue to apply in every market outside the United States.

Vietnam has more free trade agreements covering apparel than any competing production country. This guide covers what each agreement requires, how rules of origin determine whether you qualify for preferential rates, and what that means for buyers shipping to multiple markets from a single production base.

Vietnam knit manufacturing across jersey, interlock, fleece, pique, ponte, and fully-fashioned construction at two million pieces per month.