USA WTO TARIFF ROW
December 1st, 2002
BY PHILIP FINE
THE AMERICAN Textile Manufacturers Institute (ATMI) is voicing its opposition to the Bush administration's recent tariff-slashing proposal for the ongoing World Trade Organisation Doha Development Round, saying the trade plan will further open the market to China and wipe out US$13 billion worth of US business.
Earlier this month, (Dec. 3, 2002) the United States formally proposed a package of free trade measures for the talks in Geneva that calls for the elimination of tariffs on manufactured goods - including textiles and apparel - over the ...
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