US CLOTHING SECTOR RAISES WARNING OVER CHINA COTTON DUTIES IN LATEST TRADE ROW
April 1st, 2018
The United States Fashion Industry Association (USFIA) has raised significant concerns about the risk of 25% duties being imposed on imports into China of American-produced cotton, as the latest trade row between Washington and Beijing ramps up.
Stung by the announcement of the USA’s planned imposition of 25% duties on a wide-range of Chinese manufactured goods (among them clothing-making machinery, such as knitting machines and finishing equipment), over allegations of intellectual property theft, China has announced possible retaliatory duties.
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