USHSLA relieved about EU tariff exemption
08/10/2019
“The US hide, skin and leather industry has worked closely with its partners and companies in the EU to build trust and confidence in our product exports, and thanks the administration for recognising the harm that would be caused to the US industry from imposing tariffs on EU leather imports,” said USHSLA president Stephen Sothmann.
“American businesses, workers and consumers would have ultimately shouldered the costs stemming from retaliatory actions applied to foreign imports produced using US-based materials.”
In early October, the US was given the go-ahead from the World Trade Organisation to impose tariffs on $7.5 billion of goods it imports from the EU, fuelled by a long-running battle over subsidies for Airbus and rival Boeing.
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