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NCTO bats for textiles to be included in the fresh list of import tariffs

The National Council of Textile Organisations (NCTO) has praised the Trump administration’s tariff announcement and suggested that any future list made for tariff purpose for China, under Section 301 should include finished textile and apparel products.

This is completely in contrast to the earlier situation, when the American Apparel and Footwear Association was pleased that no textile and apparel products were subject to punitive tariffs proposed by the USTR in the initial list published under Section 301.

The June 15 USTR list also removes the majority of the textile machinery initially on the retaliation product-list back in April 2018. Even the United States Fashion Industry Association (USFIA) opposed adding apparel and other fashion products to the retaliation list against China, arguing that imposing tariffs on imports of fashion products would do nothing to solve the concerns about China’s IP policies and practices outlined in USTR’s Section 301 report.

However, the NCTO is firm on including textile and apparel products in the future list. If properly targeted, Section 301 tariffs would not only address the underlying illegal activity on the part of China, but also help re-shore American jobs and boost U.S. exports to the NAFTA and CAFTA regions.

 

 
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