GARLIC Act Would Address Tariff Engineering by Chinese Growers
Rep. Jimmy Panetta, who represents an agriculture-heavy district in California, introduced the GARLIC Act Sept. 20, which would clarify that roasted or toasted garlic is subject to the same tariff rates as dried garlic. GARLIC stands for Giving Agriculture Relief…
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from Loopholes in International Commerce, the Democrat said in a press release announcing the bill's introduction. Dried garlic has a 29.8 percent rate; roasted is less than half that. Panetta said exporters also add other vegetables to a package, but market the product as dried garlic, again, receiving a far lower duty rate. The bill, if passed, would say any mixture of vegetables that is at least 50 percent dried garlic by weight would be taxed at 29.8 percent. The bill has no co-sponsors as yet.