Textiles on New Tariff List

摘要

Yes, there could be more tariffs on the way. The Trump administration is proposing $11 billion in tariffs on a selection of imports from European countries in retaliation for EU subsidies to Airbus. The Home Fashion Products Association's (HFPA) legal counsel, Robert Leo, alerted members that proposed product categories include fibers, yarns and some finished home textiles. The tariffs would apply to targeted products from all 28 EU countries. The US Trade Representative is currently accepting comments on the list. "An arbitrator is set to resolve the amount this summer. In addition, the EU also threatened counter-retaliation in the form of tariffs on US exports if the US tariffs become effective," wrote Leo, who is a partner at Meeks, Sheppard, Leo & Pillsbury. The list includes: 1. Cotton yarn 2. Certain cotton fabric 3. High tenacity aramid yarn 4. High tenacity polyester yarn 5. Polyester staple fiber 6. Metalized textile yarn 7. Certain carpets, hand-knotted or hand-inserted of fine animal hair 8. Carpets and other textile floor coverings of wool or fine animal hair 9. Certain hand-loomed or hand-hooked carpets and textile floor coverings 10. Blankets and traveling rugs 11. Bed linen, not knitted or crocheted, printed, of cotton.