OTEXA

The Office of Textiles and Apparel (OTEXA) undertakes industry analysis, contributes to U.S. trade policy development, participates in trade negotiations and trade promotion, and addresses trade barriers. OTEXA works with other Department of Commerce units and U.S. agencies in developing a public policy environment that advances U.S. competitiveness at home and abroad. A key to the successful efforts of OTEXA and other industry offices is our strong working relationship with trade associations and individual companies within our sectors.

OTEXA is led by the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Textiles, Consumer Goods, and Materials, who also serves as the Chair, of the Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA), an interagency group responsible for matters affecting textile trade policy, supervising the implementation of certain textile and apparel provisions of Free Trade Agreements and preference programs; and coordinating efforts to combat illegal textile and apparel transshipment.