The "200 Billion" Hearing Is Heard, And The Three Major Textile And Apparel Association Of America Is Making A Sound.

It is reported that the office of the United States trade representative for the day before

The possible impact of the opening of the public appraisal channel (September 5th deadline), and from 20 to 24 August and August 27th (six days), held a hearing on China's 200 billion dollar commodity tariff.

Several major textile and garment industry organizations in the United States participated in the hearing again and submitted public comments.

In August 23rd, the Trump administration took effective measures to impose a 25% tariff on US $16 billion in Chinese goods.

At the same time, domestic hearings on the $200 billion tax increase scheme for Chinese commodities are also underway.

The first hearing of the US $200 billion tariff hearing on China is to see what attitude the US staff have.

On the first day of the hearing, 55 of the 61 business representatives were opposed to levy duties.

Chemistry and many other industries.

In addition, from 22 to 23 days, Wang Shouwen, Vice Minister of Commerce of China, was invited to the United States to hold consultations on economic and trade issues with the US Vice Minister of finance, marpas.

Hearing the grievances

According to CCTV reports, from the first day of the hearing, most representatives of American enterprises and trade associations used the term "non repairable" to describe their economic losses.

In addition, they have to lay off workers on a large scale to reduce the cost of enterprises.

If the tariff increases by 25%, it will bring huge burden to the small and micro enterprises in the United States.

Ed Brutva, director of international trade affairs of the US chemical Commission, said that according to data estimated in April this year, 24000 jobs will be lost due to trade friction, including chemical industry and its downstream industries. This is only the impact of the initial 50 billion dollar increase in taxes.

As of 20, the office of the trade policy representative of the United States has received 1545 testimonies. Most representatives of the industry oppose tariffs.

The United States has extended the deadline for public consultation from August 30th to September 5th.

On the first day's hearing, Bishop, President of a California manufacturing company, said in testimony that his company's products were all made in China. He has tried many times to make a pilot portable bag in the United States, but even if it can be realized, the cost will increase by 3 times.

He also pointed out that China is the main producer of nylon bags in the world. "They are really good at it. The products of Chinese companies are better than those of the US companies that we have worked with before, and the cost is much lower."

Many business representatives said that because of the realization of the global supply chain, the products and components of many American enterprises are made in China. It is impossible for them to pfer the supply chain to the US or third countries in the short term. The enterprises in these areas are too expensive, or do not have enough resources and trained labor and infrastructure, so it is difficult to digest the quality of products currently produced in China with the same quality and competitiveness.

Lamar: I think China and the United States should be able to sit down and discuss intellectual property and technology pfer rather than "tariff" to solve the problem.

Some of our enterprises have recently discovered that the yarn and textiles exported to China have to pay 25% more tax.

Then the final product they import will have to pay 25% more tax, so they will have to pay double tax.

Stephen Lamar, vice president of the American clothing and Footwear Association, held the scene at the hearing.

The products of the 4 companies are listed, and they are strongly requested to remove textiles, clothing and footwear from the list of taxes. The association represents nearly 4 million American employees and retail sales of $384 billion per year.

He said that China is a major source of imports from the United States and is unable to find an alternative. Taxes will impose enormous burden on consumers and businesses in the United States.

The alliance Secretariat has sorted out several influential textiles in the United States.

The relevant position of the organization is as follows: (Note: the following information is provided from the Joint Secretariat of China textile international productivity cooperation enterprise.

Author: Cui Xiaobo)

1, against tariff levy side: AAFA

AAFA, as a national trade organization, is a well-known brand and trader of more than 1000 clothing and footwear industry and tourism products, and a representative of 4 million American workers. The sales volume of its members in the United States reaches US $384 billion per year.

During the current round of hearings, AAFA renewed his voice after the positive statement taken at the hearing in May. By listing 4 cases, he strongly urged that it be related.

And footwear are removed from the tax list.

AAFA adheres to its core proposition:

2., we oppose the Levy of tariffs on related products such as textiles, tourist products, hats and accessories, which are currently listed in the list.

3. strongly supports the government's efforts to seek a quick and meaningful solution to the trade disputes with China.

The above arguments are based on the following core reasons:

B. textiles, clothing, footwear and travel products account for only 6% of all imports. However, the United States has contributed 51% of the total tariff due to the us most favored nation tariffs on these products. Considering that China is the main source of imports from the United States, levying tariffs will bring considerable burden and cost to American consumers and manufacturers.

2, against tariff levy side: USFIA

USFIA (American fashion industry association) represents the collective interests of fashion brands and retailers in the United States, aiming to eliminate tariff and non-tariff barriers that impede free trade in the fashion industry and create jobs in the United States.

USFIA advocates products that exclude lists:

Luggage, bags and handbags in chapters 42 and 46;

The 94 chapter is mattresses, lamps and furniture.

Its member companies also expressed concern and objection to the classification of products in the 56 chapters, including some fabrics such as felt and nonwovens, special yarns, ropes, and 58 chapters (special textile products, including embroidery and labels).

On the afternoon of August 23rd, the USFIA representative will attend the hearing and elaborate the above views and specific reasons.

3, support the levy side: NCTO

NCTO (National Textile organization Federation) is an interest representative of some textile production enterprises and related enterprises in the United States. Its members cover the whole industrial chain of textile manufacturing.

Sara Beatty, senior vice president of NCTO, said at the August 20th hearing that the association will continue to strongly support the president's 301 clause.

She claims that the act of stealing intellectual property rights in the United States has greatly helped China's leading position in the global textile market, and the textile and garment manufacturers in the United States have been seriously injured by the infringement of intellectual property rights in China, resulting in a reduction in production, export and employment.

At the same time, the association was disappointed with the previous 200 billion commodity list excluding textile and apparel terminal products (61-63 chapters).

NCTO adheres to its core proposition:

1. to strengthen the sourcing of apparel from the partners of the us free trade agreement;

2. increase tariffs on clothing, home textiles and other end textile products and advanced technology textiles exported to China.

3. it is proposed to delete acrylic and viscose staple from the list.

4. it is recommended to remove all items related to textile machinery from the list.

The above arguments are based on the following core reasons:

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In view of the fact that almost all the materials made in China are manufactured in China, the fibers, yarns and fabrics are imported into the US market in the form of Chinese made downstream products.

The textile made in China has gained a great competitive advantage in the US market through the so-called intellectual property "theft". Therefore, it is suggested that levying tariffs on textile terminal products will make the United States play the biggest role in promoting China's "meaningful reform".

The pre tax cost of a pair of jeans imported from China is US $7.5, and the cost of importing jeans from the free trade partners of the Western Hemisphere is $8.29.

25% additional tariffs have increased the price of Chinese jeans by US $1.88, which has provided considerable impetus for us importers to import from China to the tax-free countries in the Western Hemisphere.

In addition to the recommendations for the textile chapter, NCTO also urges the removal of certain chemicals and dyes, which are an integral part of the textile production process and create additional value in the products, but to a large extent, can not be obtained from the US. Therefore, the increased cost of raw materials will damage the competitiveness of downstream domestic manufacturers.

5. NCTO also strongly recommended that textile machinery and equipment be removed from the list of tariff commodities.

Although textile equipment has been basically eliminated from the initial 50 billion list, a partial increase has been made in the new list.

NCTO continues to propose to cancel all items related to textile machinery, because the equipment of American textile enterprises is almost entirely dependent on imports.

Up to now, the office of the trade policy representative of the United States has received 2044 testimonies during the public appraisal period, most of which are against tariffs.

The AAFA and USFIA are opposed.

NCTO, as an interest representative of some textile production enterprises and related enterprises in the United States, insists on increasing tariffs on Chinese clothing, household textiles and other end textile products, as well as advanced technology textiles.

The US series of hearing activities on China's tariff policy will continue from six working days to 27 days in August 20th, but the testimony of AAFA, USFIA or NCTO has so far been beneficial to the textile machinery industry.