TTIP: Import Tariff Imbalance Has Become The Main Difference.

The fifth round of negotiations on the P Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (referred to as TTIP) was held in Arlington, Virginia, USA.

The United States and Europe held a joint conference, announced the contents of the round negotiations on the outside world, and confirmed that the negotiations were involved in the field of textile and clothing.

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< p > June 2013, at the G-8 summit in Northern Ireland, the United States and the European Union jointly announced that the TTIP negotiations will be formally launched and that all negotiations will be completed within two years.

Over the past year, the two sides have already held five rounds of negotiations, and how to reach agreement on textile and clothing industry has just come to the surface.

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< p > > a href= "http://www.91se91.com/news/index_c.asp" > TTIP < /a > at the beginning of its establishment, the goal of negotiation was determined, and the three major problems were solved: first, market access; two, regulatory issues and non-tariff barriers; three, rules, principles and new cooperation models to solve the challenges and opportunities of Global trade.

The discussion on textiles and clothing is also under this framework, mainly concerning customs and regulatory issues, and the rules of origin have not yet been touched upon.

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"P," the EU's chief negotiator, Ignacio Garcia Bercero, said: "we hope to achieve greater consistency both in terms of tariffs and regulatory issues such as labels." Bell Sello

The US side has explained to us the specific items about the textile chapter in the agreement, but this is different from that of the European Union. Although we will not agree to do so, we are still very willing to listen and feedback the views of the United States to the relevant people.

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< p > for this reason, analysts at just-style believe that the two sides have not reached much agreement. The European side is implying that TTIP hopes to set up a new chapter of negotiations for another portal in the field of textile and clothing.

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< p > Bell Sello verified the analyst's point of view. He said that the two sides explained their trade rules in the field of textiles only to the other side. Besides, the negotiations did not achieve new progress.

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< p > industry pointed out that < a href= "http://www.91se91.com/news/index_c.asp" > clothing brand < /a >, retailers and importers are emphasizing the strong ties between New York and European fashion capital, but the problem now is that the tariff imbalance between the United States and Europe on textile and clothing products is not balanced.

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< p > EU Trade Commissioner Carla Teguh Curt said that because of the high tariffs in the United States, the import of EU textile and clothing products was limited.

The EU's average tariff on textile and apparel products is 12%, while the average tariff in the United States is 15% or even higher.

France's clothing and textile products export to the United States to be charged 30% and 40% tariffs respectively, we must know that these enterprises are small and medium-sized enterprises, small scale, high tax revenue has undoubtedly caused huge burden on export enterprises.

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< p > but it is obvious that Mulaney, the chief negotiator of the United States, disagreed with Dan Mullaney.

He pointed out: "regardless of the market capacity or cost structure, the textile and clothing markets in the US and the EU are very similar. In 2013, the United States had a trade deficit of 3 billion US dollars in terms of textile and apparel products and the European Union."

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< p > most of the US < a href= "http://www.91se91.com/news/index_c.asp" > textile enterprises < /a > said TTIP is a unique opportunity for them, and of course it is also a challenge.

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< p > it is precisely because of the rising demand of textile enterprises that many Textile Organizations in the United States have expressed their desire to promote negotiations as soon as possible.

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Prior to this round of negotiations, P, the largest national industry association in the United States, the United States clothing and Footwear Association (AAFA) and the American Fashion Designers Association (CFDA) wrote a letter to the US trade representative ambassador, urging TTIP to abolish textile tariffs.

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"P" indicates that tariff relief will help promote the development of "made in the United States" fashion products and enterprises.

At present, the prices of clothing products made in the United States remain high, mainly because of the taxes and fees caused by fabrics imported from Europe.

The two organizations said that the clothing companies in New York are paying about $30 million a year because of the high tariffs imposed by the United States on European textiles. The number of clothing companies distributed elsewhere is expected to rise to $100 million.

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"The removal of these taxes and fees will significantly reduce the cost of clothing manufacturers in the United States," P AAFA said.

As a result, companies can hire more sewing workers and designers, or use capital to improve technology and capital, resulting in more affordable clothing in the United States and more attractive in the global market.

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< p > AAFA also called for negotiations to focus on strengthening cooperation between the EU and the United States in three areas, including labels, product safety and chemicals management.

In terms of labels, it includes the designation of symbols for mutual recognition of laundry washing methods and the name of a unified new textile fiber. In terms of product safety and consumer protection, the two sides need to clarify the requirements of fire safety for textiles, list of textile items that are uniformly restricted, and the technical standards for the production of protective clothing and other professional products.

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At the same time, the National Committee of the Textile Organization of the United States (NCTO) issued an official statement calling for the maintenance of the rules of origin yarn and the regulations of the US government procurement, P.

NCTO staff also met with the European Federation of textile and apparel (EURATEX), hoping to jointly promote TTIP and improve the global position of the US and EU textile industry.

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The United States is the largest economy in the world today. The European Union is the largest regional group in the world. The trade and investment relationship between the United States and Europe is also the largest and most complex economic relationship in the world.

TTIP is a free trade agreement between the United States and 28 European Union Member States. If a comprehensive agreement is finally reached, it will be the largest free trade area in the world.

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