US Flag Makers Pushing for Tariffs on Imported Flags
The Flag Manufacturers Association of America is petitioning lawmakers to support an effort to tariff imported U.S. flags at 300 percent and crack down on illegally labeled flags. In a recent letter, the group asked politicians to add a 300…
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percent tariff to HTS subheading 6307.90.9825 and force Amazon to monitor sellers of U.S. flags that lack country of origin labeling. Federal Trade Commission investigations into three "major importers that sell on Amazon" are also needed, the group said. Those importers -- G128, VSVO and Anley -- allegedly "break the law by not labeling product with Country of Origin & material content," the group said.