MISCELLANEOUS TARIFF BILL news and archive

AAFA calls for retroactive renewal of essential trade programs

Congressional inaction undermines the critical stimulus measures passed today. The American Apparel & Footwear Association expressed disappointment and regret at inaction by Congress, leading to a lapse in two critical trade preference programs — the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) and the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB) — imposing a tax...

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AAFA deems new tariffs catastrophic for the U.S. economy

WASHINGTON, D.C. – May 13, 2019 – The American Apparel & Footwear Association is severely disappointed by the Trump administration’s decision to propose further tariffs on approximately $300 billion worth of U.S. imports, including clothing, shoes, and other textiles from China today. “This is a self-inflicted wound that will be catastrophic for...

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Apparel and Footwear Group deeply concerned with Administration’s decision to move forward with tariffs on $200 billion

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – September 17, 2018 – Rick Helfenbein, president and CEO of the American Apparel & Footwear Association, questioned President Trump’s decision to move forward with a 10% tariff on approximately $200 billion worth of U.S. imports from China, including many consumer goods, such as backpacks, handbags, purses, wallets, baseball...

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Apparel and Footwear Group deeply concerned with Administration’s decision to move forward with tariffs on $200 billion

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – September 17, 2018 – Rick Helfenbein, president and CEO of the American Apparel & Footwear Association, questioned President Trump’s decision to move forward with a 10% tariff on approximately $200 billion worth of U.S. imports from China, including many consumer goods, such as backpacks, handbags, purses, wallets, baseball...

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AAFA welcomes new tariff reduction law.

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – September 13, 2018 – The American Apparel & Footwear Association commended President Trump after he signed the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB) Act of 2018 into law today. The move will temporarily reduce or eliminate duties on U.S. imports of important inputs for domestic manufacturing and specific finished products that are...

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AAFA Applauds House passage of Miscellaneous Tariff Bill; urges President to sign bill supporting American workers

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – September 4, 2018 – Following the passage of the U.S. Senate’s version of the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB) Act of 2018 in the House of Representatives, American Apparel & Footwear Association President and CEO Rick Helfenbein congratulated the bill’s sponsors and encouraged President Donald Trump to sign the bill into law...

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