“I represent a small business called Shwood Eyewear we manufacture sunglasses and optical frames in the US as well as many parts in China. We have very tight margins and make less than industry standard due to our manufacturing costs and quality checks in the...
“Bike share companies across the country rely on China for sturdy, high-quality bike share bikes and parts. Bike share in this country never would have been possible without it. The reality is that we do not have the manufacturing capability domestically to...
“Honestly, we can not take the hit for the increase in price and living in a ‘lower’ income area, my customers can not and will not pay for the increase in price per yard that I will have to add. 8 Years in business now and we are not huge, just a...
“We would like to address the committee to petition that, by imposing increased duties on the items discussed below, it will severely strain Blount’s ability to continue producing in the U.S. using American labor. As part of our testimony, we will detail why it...
“Should the proposed 301 tariffs be implemented, the additional duty would be directly passed onto the consumer as there is no time to plan and execute alternate solutions. There would be no future investments in the next five plus years as Yakima would be...
