A group of US lawmakers has reintroduced
textile-specific bill that aims to close customs enforcement loopholes and
crack down on illegal trafficking of yarn and duty evasion.
The Textile Enforcement and Security Act (TESA) is
backed by 17 members of Congress and has garnered support from the US
textile industry.
“Our industry and its workers have seen job losses
due to customs fraud grow dramatically over the last decade as unscrupulous
importers and producers have progressively discovered the loopholes in our
enforcement rules and regulations,” said Cass Johnson, president of the
National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO). Read more here.
