US industry files petitions to limit textile and clothing imports from China
12 Jul '05
5 min read
Karl Spilhaus, President of the National Textile Association, said, "We're filing these petitions because of the extreme disruption in the American textile industry caused by an unprecedented of flood of imports from China."
"The special textile China safeguards contained in China's accession agreement to the WTO give the U.S. government the right to invoke safeguards if the US market is threatened with disruption that will impede the orderly development of trade. The US textile industry is simply asking the US government to act within the rights granted to it by China's accession agreement to the WTO," observed Spilhaus.
American Manufacturing Trade Action Coalition (AMTAC) Executive Director Auggie Tantillo said, "While the filings of only five petitions were announced today, more petitions will be filed later this year.
"The US textile industry will keep filing petitions until the United States and China reach a comprehensive agreement to moderate the growth of Chinese textile and apparel imports to a reasonable level through the end of 2008," Tantillo continued.
"The US textile industry appreciates the Bush Administration's approval of seven safeguards in 2005. Damage, however, is occurring in other categories too. That's why the US textile industry has six petitions due for decision later this summer. It is also why we were forced to file these additional petitions," remarked Cass Johnson, President of the National Council ofTextile Organizations.
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