House Group Says U.S. Textile Duties Incentivize Circumvention, Call for Enforcement Plan

House group says U.S. textile duties incentivize circumvention, call for enforcement plan

U.S. tariffs on imported textiles incentivize importers to circumvent U.S. duties, a group of 16 House lawmakers contends, calling on the Homeland Security Department to create a “comprehensive textile enforcement program” designed to crack down on such abuses. In a June 9 letter to Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, the lawmakers said the U.S. textile industry has “suffered greatly from customs fraud and abuse by foreign competitors …

NCTO Applauds House Textile Caucus-led Letter Urging DHS to Combat Textile Customs Fraud and Institute a Comprehensive Enforcement Plan

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO), spanning the entire spectrum of U.S. textiles from fiber to finished sewn products,