Nick Sargent, President of SIA (Snowsports Industries America), will testify Monday Aug. 27 to express concern over the proposed tariffs on $200 billion consumer goods from China.
These tariffs will financially stress the Snow Sports Industry, namely manufacturers, retailers, consumers and the communities that rely upon it.
On July 10th, the Trump Administration released a new round of proposed tariffs on an addtional $200 billion worth of US imports from China. The list of proposed products to face a potential 25% tariff includes sports bags, knit hats, safety helmets and ski gloves. SIA vigorously opposes this action as these tariffs will place undue financial stress on our manufacturers and the network of snow sports retailers and specialty shops across the country. We’re asking the US Trade Representative to remove these products from the list.
Before a decision is made on the final list of products, the US Trade Representative has opened the process to public comments until September 5th. We now have a chance to weigh in and remove the products from the USTR list. Here are some ways you can help:
The specific products of concern are:
- Ski gloves (Subheadings 4203.21.55, 4203.21.60)
- Knit hats (Subheadings 6505.00.50, 6505.00.60)
- Sports bags (Subheadings 4202.92.31, 4202.92.39, 4202.92.45)
- Safety helmets (Subheadings 6506.10.30, 6506.10.60)
