NCTO Says Clothing, Not Fiber, Should Be on Section 301 Retaliation List
The National Council of Textile Organizations complained that finished Chinese textile home furnishings and apparel don't face Section 301 tariffs yet, while immediate inputs for U.S. mills, such as yarn and fabrics, will be taxed at 25 percent. “Chinese imports…
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of finished goods into the U.S. market have the most significant impact on domestic textile and apparel production, investment and jobs. In order to address the crisis, we need to get to the very heart of the problem," NCTO CEO Kim Glas said. The group said that 93.5 percent of Chinese textile exports to the U.S. are consumer goods, not inputs.