The Textile Industry Of The United States Asked Me To Monitor The Import Of Textiles In 2009.

Less than 5 months from December 31, 2008, the United States will cancel its quota restrictions on textiles for 3 years.

In 2005, American textile manufacturers made public opinion against China's textile industry for dumping at low prices, accusing the influx of Chinese textiles to threaten the survival of the US textile industry.

Therefore, after consultations between China and the United States, the 21 categories of textile products are restricted.

With the coming of January 1st next year, the textile and garment manufacturers in the United States have begun forming a lobbying group, hoping to monitor the import of textiles in 2009.

US textile industry seeks protective measures

According to the August 6, 2008 Wall Street journal, American textile and clothing producers hope that the government will make new protective measures.

This will become a touchstone for testing the next US president's attitude towards foreign trade policy.

It is reported that, taking into account the possibility that China will reverse the US quota extension through the World Trade Organization (WTO), US industry managers are pushing through a special action plan to monitor the import of Chinese textiles.

According to the plan, if the United States finds that China is dumping textile at low prices, it can take measures to restrict imports.

But for now, the Bush administration is not interested in considering this issue, which is left to the next owner of the White House to solve.

Obama, a Democratic presidential candidate, is a free-trade sceptic. He has shown his willingness to start an old special bill to protect those industries that are under competition from China.

Obama's spokesman said: "if Congress encourages, Obama will enforce this law."

Mccain, a Republican presidential candidate, is a free trade supporter, and he is not expected to support any new trade barriers.

A spokesman for Mccain declined to comment.

A group of two party members expressed support for the US industry for new protection.

Members of the group include John Spratt, Democratic senator of South Carolina, and Howard Coble, Republican congressman of North Carolina, John Splaat.

US trade groups attack new monitoring measures

Many American importers and retailers oppose the US government's efforts to monitor whether China sells clothing to the United States at an unfair price, and intends to monitor the import of garments in China.

The measures to monitor China's imports of garments were written in the draft report of the House Appropriations Committee at the end of June this year, together with the commercial, judicial and scientific Appropriation Bill.

The monitoring will increase the uncertainty of future trade.

The AAFA, NRF, RILA and the American Association of textiles and clothing importers (USA-ITA) recently sent a letter to the US Congress that the plan had a negative impact on Trade and that more advice should be consulted.

If we consult or consider the views of the relevant people, the House Appropriations Committee will understand that the monitoring measures are controversial and that Congress should not support or promote them.

At the same time, it is pointed out that the largest garment production capacity in the United States can not compete with Asian countries at all. Therefore, garment manufacturers in the United States can not be harmed by cheap imported clothing from Asia.

"We believe that all these protectionist measures are totally unnecessary," said Eric Erik, an international trade lawyer at National Retail Federation.

There will be no surge of imports in 2009.

In the first half of this year, the United States imported textiles and clothing from China to US $13 billion 834 million, down 2.43% from the same period last year, according to the US textile trade office.

As of August 11th, the average clearance rate for us products was only 34%, and no customs clearance for all products reached 60%.

It can be seen that the quota will not be used up until the expiry of the US quota of import textile products in December 31st, which indicates that there will not be a surge in exports of Chinese garments to the US in 2009.