The National Council of Textile Organisations warned that a textile mechanism clause in the Trump Administration's new tariffs will harm US textile manufacturers. The mechanism offers relief from Section 301 duties for textile and apparel imports from Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, and Malaysia based on those economies' imports of US cotton and textiles through tariff-rate quotas. NCTO president and CEO Kim Glas said the tariff benefits for Asia will come at the expense of US textile manufacturers and the Western Hemisphere, which is the destination for 70% of total annual US textile and apparel exports. The council noted that Asia's US market share has expanded from 77% to 79% since 2019 while the Western Hemisphere's share narrowed from 16% to 12%, and that removing duties on Asian apparel imports will accelerate these trends. The NCTO urged the administration to focus on enforcing the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act instead.