AAFA Spells Out More Priorities for Final Customs Bill
A final Customs Reauthorization bill should include process reform for the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill, said the American Apparel and Footwear Association in a recent letter to trade leaders on Capitol Hill (here). The Senate tacked MTB process reform onto its…
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Customs Reauthorization legislation (see 1504230001), but it's unclear whether the House will support that language. Many lawmakers, largely Republicans, are concerned specific MTB tariff suspensions qualify as earmarks. MTB is one of many policy areas set for consideration in an upcoming legislative conference for customs (see 1507070066). AAFA President Juanita Duggan further pressed leaders of the House Ways and Means and Senate Finance committees to ensure customs conference includes corrections for tariff errors made in the preference package that passed in late June (see 1507210020). Duggan also called on lawmakers to remove a requirement that re-imported goods identify original manufacturers and to clarify that comingling rules for imports include goods “subject to minor alterations abroad.”