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In 2025 the sector cut its growth target because of the tariffs imposed by the United States; yarn and fabric performed well because garments are made in neighbouring countries such as El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua (Prensa Libre). The sector itself points to port and road infrastructure as the urgent condition for competing. There is also international labor scrutiny of conditions in maquilas, documented by CNN in October 2025. Update: the Agreement on Reciprocal Trade signed with the United States on 30 January 2026 exempts from the additional Executive Order 14257 duty the textiles and apparel in its Schedule 2 that qualify as originating under CAFTA-DR, and caps the additional rate for all other goods of Guatemala at 10 percent.