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AAFA decries US President tax move on Chinese imports

The American Apparel and Footwear Association expressed its deep frustration following the announcement by President Donald J. Trump’s decision to impose a punitive 10 per cent tariff on a list of $300 billion worth of U.S. imports from China beginning September 1, 2019.

This decision will increase the tariff bill on all clothes, shoes, and home textiles, like blankets and sheets – products that already account for the vast majority of the duties collected by the US government. The list of products, which was under a public comment period in June, includes all imports of apparel and footwear products. In 2018, 42 per cent of apparels and 69 per cent of footwear sold in the US was imported from China.

The punitive tariff would be added on top of the tariffs already imposed on these products – in 2017, 5 per cent of the duties collected by the US government came from the apparel, footwear, textiles, and travel goods industry, despite accounting for only 6 per cent of all imports. Most textiles, all travel goods, and many accessories are currently being hit with a 25 per cent additional tariff as part of previous steps taken by the administration in the trade conflict with China.

 
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