The power of collective action can be REVOLUTIONARY...

Advocacy remains at the core of FDRA's mission. As new industry-related issues arise, the association identifies them and acts. However, a few fundamental issues remain at the forefront of our agenda.

Zero Duty Strategy
With nearly $1.9 billion paid in duties each year, this issue remains at the core of our mission. We continue to fund our lobbying activities in Washington to secure zero duties on footwear inmported into the U.S.

Social Compliance
Energizing a compliance enhancement initiative to secure more
uniform, streamlined and effective compliance by factories
with social responsibility and environmental standards is
paramount to our mission.

Affordable Footwear Initiative (AFI)
In a collaborative effort, FDRA is working to save
American footwear consumers billions of dollars by
enacting the Affordable Footwear Act. The bill seeks to
remove regressive import duties on a range of shoe types,
especially low priced, children’s and the highest duty items –
together accounting for $800 million or about 40% of total shoe
duties collected annually.