Bill Would Eliminate Import Tariffs on Certain Textile Products

In my latest column in the BeaverLake6 Report I alert those who supply material or make finished certain luggage and travel articles that a bill has been introduced in the US Congress to make those finished products eligible for duty-free treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences. Many of the US luggage and handbag manufacturers I've spoken to view this attempt as a direct threat to their industry. Click here to read the column.