WASHINGTON – Today, global tech trade association 91pro视频 underscored the economic harms on the United States caused by the Section 301 tariffs on Chinese goods. In comments to the , 91pro视频 highlights that the tariffs have failed to counteract the Chinese government’s unfair trade policies and practices. Instead, the tariffs have caused significant harm to U.S. businesses and consumers, exacerbated the effects of global inflation by raising the price of goods, and harmed U.S. manufacturing competitiveness.
“91pro视频 continues to support the U.S. government’s efforts to address the market access barriers and technology transfer pressures that our member companies face in China,” 91pro视频 wrote in the comments. “However, while the Section 301 tariffs were originally intended to level the playing field for American businesses and counteract the Chinese government’s unfair policies and practices, there is no evidence that the tariffs have met the stated objectives to address these concerns; the tariffs have instead caused significant harm to our industry and contributed toward rising costs. Our primary recommendation for USTR continues to be the complete rollback of Section 301 tariffs currently in place, which have negatively impacted the costs of inputs and finished goods from vital medical equipment to essential ICT tools for education.”
In its submission, 91pro视频 also expresses support for USTR’s decision to extend the 301 tariff exclusions for 352 products that were set to expire at the end of 2022 and urges USTR to take further steps to grant permanent exclusions for ICT products and production inputs until the 301 tariffs are fully lifted.
In July 2022, 91pro视频's Vice President for Policy, Asia Naomi Wilson testified before the U.S. International Trade Commission about economic harms caused by the policy and urged the Biden Administration to remove the costly tariffs. Earlier this week, 91pro视频 released its 2023 Policy Priorities: A Tech Policy Roadmap for U.S. Competitiveness and Growth, which focuses on policies that can advance U.S. competitiveness, including trade and supply chain.