U.S. lawmakers revisit two bills, if passed, will Hong Kong and in China to export to the U.S. textile and apparel impact.

Senator Feinstein (Dianne Feinstein) (Democrat, California) on July 28 again, "Asia - Pacific Trade Preference Act" (S.1443), to the 13 least developed countries from imports of textiles and clothing to provide free tariff treatment, these countries are not beneficiaries of U.S. trade preference programs, including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Kiribati, Laos, Maldives, Nepal, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Tuvalu and Vanuatu . S.1443 bill, if passed, will be January 1, 2012 to the above-mentioned countries from clothing and other products tariff-free treatment, the treatment with the "African Growth and Opportunity Act," under the beneficiary received similar treatment.

If the bill is passed into law, the implementation of trade preference scheme will reduce Bangladesh, Cambodia and Laos textile and apparel manufacturers' costs, improving product competitiveness and damage the interests of Chinese manufacturers, but the bill within the third country fabric expected to go to the terms of the Chinese fabric shipped to surge in the number of these three countries.

And Bangladesh, Cambodia and other U.S. apparel supply sources such as Vietnam, Indonesia, Nicaragua and the Philippines than in China's apparel exports to the U.S. in the number and value fell, but still is America's largest apparel supplier, quantity and value respectively. U.S. imports accounted for 35.7% and 33.7% duty-free treatment will stimulate the United States and Cambodia, Bangladesh needs a range of products, including cotton and man-made fiber trousers, underwear, pajamas, shirts and ladies blouses.

U.S. textile industry has been opposed to Bangladesh or Cambodia, the preferential tariff treatment.U.S. National Textile Association (National Council of Textile Organizations) warned that preferential tariff treatment will result in sub-Saharan Africa and least developed and developing countries in the Western Hemisphere such as the loss of a lot of jobs, and cause serious damage to the U.S. textile industry, the National Textile Association believes that China is Bangladesh and Cambodia, the main supplier of yarns and fabrics, so is the bill's biggest beneficiaries.

On the other hand, Rep. Ji Seer (Larry Kissell) (North Carolina Democrats) and 16 members on August 1 again, "Textile Enforcement and Security Act" (HR2754), to the Department of Homeland Security and Department of Justice grant resources, powers and instructions to perform the responsibility of the U.S. textile and apparel the National Textile Association President Johnson (Cass Johnson) said on August 2, Congressional summer recess and will be Senator Hagen (Kay Hagan ) (North Carolina Democrat), with a view similar bill in the Senate.

National Textile Association, said the bill would expand the powers of Customs and Border Protection, importers of combat fraud, including underestimating the value of goods, illegally claiming preferential tariff treatment, illegal transshipment of counterfeit goods company and setting up the specter of U.S. manufacturers .

The original bill proposed last year, and apparel trade industry in the United States caused a controversy, referred to as excess number of articles more cumbersome, and its legitimacy is being questioned.

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