CTA, Dell, Voxx Among Tech Interests Seeking Tariff Exclusions at USTR
CTA wants the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative to remove 54 tariff lines involving many chip-related items plus things like motion sensors from imports from China targeted for a second tranche of 25 percent duties, said Sage Chandler, vice…
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president-international trade, in comments Monday in docket USTR-2018-0018. Chandler’s testimony at the USTR’s Tuesday hearing said the tariffs would bring “disproportionate” harm to U.S. consumers and businesses without thwarting allegedly unfair Chinese trade practices, emailed a CTA spokesperson. "The tariffs will not only impact electroindustry manufacturers’ supply chains, but also may be passed on to their customers’ supply chains and the broader U.S. industrial and infrastructure base," commented the National Electrical Manufacturers Association. Lutron also had concerns. Dell said such measures “would further undermine U.S. competitiveness in information technology.” It said it's "deeply troubled by the cumulative and self-destructive impact" of such penalties "on critical information technology inputs.” Voxx International wants five tariff lines removed, it said, including antenna components.