Tariff help available for JLIA members
The Japan Leather and Leathergoods Industries Association (JLIA) has alerted its members to the possibility of help in working out how best to manage trade with the US.
In the wake of a series of tariff announcements from the government in Washington DC, Japan’s ministry of economy, trade and industry and JETRO, its external trade promotions body, said they were setting up a specialist helpdesk to support Japanese companies.
JLIA said companies, including small and medium-sized enterprises, would be able to ask the helpdesk for information and advice if they find themselves affected by tariff measures. It said Japanese businesses that have set up operations in Mexico, China or Canada were among those most likely to feel the impact.
At the start of February, the US imposed tariffs of 25% on imports from Mexico and Canada, although it quickly announced a delay of 30 days on their implementation.
But it went ahead with the start of new tariffs of 10% on all imports from China on February 4. These new tariffs are in addition to existing tariffs on goods imported to the US from China.
