A senior figure in the global footwear industry, William Wong, has said he has received a spate of calls from US-based brands following the tariff announcement of April 2.

Hong Kong-based Mr Wong, who is president of the Global Footwear Sustainability Summit and a consultant to the Hong Kong Footwear Association, has told the Wall Street Journal that callers want to know where they can turn to for footwear sourcing to avoid the heaviest blows the new tariff regime will deliver.

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