An association of US textile importers and retailers says it has
filed a lawsuit to stop the US Commerce Department from considering
import quotas on Chinese products sought by textile
manufacturers.
The US Association of Importers of Textiles and Apparel or the
USA-ITA said it would seek an injunction to stop the US government
from "wrongly considering imposing safeguards against products of
China."
USA-ITA said the Commerce Department and four other agencies
were accepting requests from anonymous petitioners based solely on
'anecdotal bits and pieces of information' in violation of
importers' due process rights.
China warned the United States last month that any import quotas
placed on Chinese textile products would seriously impact bilateral
trade ties, and that it reserved the right to take up the issue
with the World Trade Organization.
(CRI.com December 3, 2004)