“In 2017, Maine’s commercial harvest of lobster had an ex-vessel value of $450 million and the harvester sector employs roughly 10,000 fishermen and crew. Our supply chain member businesses contribute $1 billion to Maine’s economy annually and supports 5,500...
“I am part owner of a fertilizer company in Maine. We import several specialty fertilizers from China that we are not able to obtain from any suppliers producing these materials in the USA. The proposed tariffs will either end several product lines that we offer...
“A 25% tariff on polyester alone would increase our cost of making products that use that fiber by 10%. We cannot apply a 10% increase on prices, when our competitors prices are already below ours. Our gross margins have been greatly affected by increasing wage...
“There is no question that the imposition of 25% tariffs on the three HTSUS subheadings noted above will cause the loss of good paying American manufacturing and engineering jobs at our factory in Maine. Any prolonged imposition of these tariffs could have...
