Solutions outlined to address planned East African ban on second-hand textile imports

Imports already falling because of higher duties and taxes

22 June 2016

~ 4 min

(WW) – In order to avert the planned ban on importing second-hand clothing by the East African Community (EAC), trading partners will have to develop win-win strategies that take into account the needs of countries in this region. Jalia Nabukalu Packwood, business development officer at the Sustainability Lab at ...

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