Cheese Importers to Ask for Refund of Airbus Retaliatory Tariffs
The Cheese Importers Association of America is asking that shops and importers lobby their congressional representatives and ask that the tariffs paid on European cheeses in retaliation for Airbus subsidies be refunded, and that they be lifted for the rest…
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of the year. The tariffs “will only serve to weaken the ability of restaurants, specialty food stores, food importers and distributors to make payroll and for American families to afford food and other essential items,” the organization said. While the organization is asking this be part of the COVID-19 stimulus package, it's not clear Congress has the authority to rescind the tariffs, which were levied under Section 301 by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.