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China’s Home Fashion Products Association argues against tariffs on textiles

The Trump administration proposed tariffs on goods from China may include home textiles, according to an alert from the Home Fashion Product Association’s (HFPA) legal counsel.

The U.S. Industrial Fabrics Institute (USIFI) and Narrow Fabrics Institute (NFI) joined the NCTO in a 24-page statement supporting the action. The Home Fashion Products Association (HFPA) has issued a letter rebutting the argument for placing tariffs on Chinese textiles imports.

The shift of home textiles manufacturing to Asia was highly troublesome, and several companies did not survive the transition, the HFPA noted in its argument against the proposal. Charging a tariff on Chinese imports would deal a hard blow to the roughly 500 U.S.-based home textiles companies in the business.

NCTO asserted that China’s domination of global textile markets has been aided by intellectual property theft at the recent USTR hearing. In response, the HFPA told that some U.S. home textiles importers still operate substantial domestic “fill and finishing” operations employing thousands of employees that would be financially hobbled by tariffs.

The White House announced it will impose a 25 per cent tariff on $50 billion worth of Chinese technology goods. The list of covered imports is scheduled to be published June 15. The original list of goods slated for tariffs earlier this spring did not include textiles.

 
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