UPDATE: The president signed the bill, renamed the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027, into law on Wednesday, September 2.A bill filed earlier this year to renew the African Growth and Opportunity Act became a vehicle for funding...

After months of research, strategy and planning, PPAI this week unveiled its new campaign to to elevate the branded merchandise industry with brand-builders and marketers around the world: Merch Moves Us.Following the launch, PPAI leaders held...

Support for renewing the African Growth and Opportunity Act was a key message during PPAI’s Legislative Education and Action Day in 2025 and 2026, and we have good news to report: Congress is on the verge of approving an extension through ...

UPDATE: On Tuesday, Canada announced counter-tariffs between 15% to 50% for ​hundreds of products from the U.S. starting September 8. (More details added below.)Three days proved not enough for the United States and Canada to overcome objections...

According to the Canadian Sales Volume Study, the branded merchandise market reached $2.03 billion CAD in distributor sales in 2025, which translates to approximately $1.46 billion USD.This study, a collaboration with Promotional Products Profe...

Echoing last month’s eleventh-hour announcement of new Section 301 tariffs, President Donald Trump announced a three-day pause on a planned 50% tariff on Canadian imports, giving U.S. and Canadian negotiators a narrow window to finish a last-minute ...

These updates were provided to PPAI’s Product Responsibility Action Group during its August meeting by Karolyn Helda, QIMA, and Rick Brenner, Product Safety Advisors:United States: FederalThe No Lead in Toys Act (SB 4932) was propo...

A crucial part of the annual Legislative Education and Action Day, better known as LEAD, is explaining who we are as the branded merchandise industry and conveying our economic impact. This year was no different, as LEAD attendees helped lawmak...

One of the more troubling issues with AI as a topic that it is predominately discussed in the future tense. How often do you hear about the ways AI might or might not transform an industry? Perhaps the branded merch industry for example. That sort o...

UPDATE: Just hours after the new Section 301 tariffs took effect, the same group that successfully challenged last year's tariffs filed suit against the Trump administration’s new duties.The Trump administration has imposed double-digit tariffs ...