May 24, 2018· Comment from Jonathan Gold, National Retail Federation· USTR-2018-0005-3063
Attached please find a letter signed by 52 trade associations representing U.S. manufacturers, farmers and agribusinesses, retailers, technology companies, importers, exporters, and other supply chain stakeholders are writing to provide post-hearing comments in response to the hearings on Docket Number USTR-2018-0005. We request USTR provide greater transparency and immediately make public the details of the process that will be used to consider the inclusion of any additional products on the proposed 301 tariff list. We strongly believe there needs to be additional public input for any products that USTR is considering adding to the proposed list.
May 14, 2018· Comment from Jonathan Gold, National Retail Federation· USTR-2018-0005-2635
Attached are comments submitted by 103 trade associations representing U.S. manufacturers, farmers and agribusinesses, retailers, technology companies, importers, exporters, and other supply chain stakeholders. We agree that Chinas ongoing intellectual property rights violations, forced technology transfers and state interventions harm U.S. companies, workers, consumers and our competitiveness. However, we are deeply concerned with the Administrations decision to use Section 301 of the 1974 Trade Act to develop a list of proposed tariffs on $50 billion of Chinese imports to address Chinas unfair trade practices and its trade and investment relationship with the United States. The proposed tariff list, and escalating tariff threats made by the Administration, will not effectively advance our shared goal of changing these harmful Chinese practices in a durable, verifiable, and enforceable manner.
May 14, 2018· Comment from Jonathan Gold, National Retail Federation· USTR-2018-0005-2700
On behalf of the National Retail Federation, we are submitting these comments on behalf of our members in response to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representatives (USTR) request for public comment concerning proposed tariffs of 25 percent to be applied to selected products in response to Section 301: Chinas Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation.
NRF strongly opposes any efforts to include or add consumer products to the list of products subject to additional tariffs. We do not recommend that any products be added to the proposed list, or that the proposed tariff rate be increased in any way, or that the level of trade affected be expanded.
NRFs comments in this submission focus on USTRs request for information about the economic impact the proposed tariffs on U.S. interests the economy and jobs and on consumers. While we appreciate that the Administrations intent (as described in the Federal Register notice) was to minimize that consumer impact, unfortunately many of the consumer goods chosen will have a significant negative impact on consumers.
Apr 27, 2018· Comment from Jonathan Gold, National Retail Federation· USTR-2018-0005-0328
We would like to request that David French, Senior Vice President, Government Relations appear on behalf of the National Retail Federation at the May 15th public hearing to present the views of the retail industry on the proposed tariffs.
David French
Senior Vice President, Government Relations
National Retail Federation
1101 New York Ave., NW
12th Floor
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: (202) 626-8112
Email: frenchd@nrf.com