A group of US trade groups have argued to the US Court of International Trade that tariffs on Chinese goods result in higher prices for US consumers. Photo: Bloomberg
A group of US trade groups have argued to the US Court of International Trade that tariffs on Chinese goods result in higher prices for US consumers. Photo: Bloomberg
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China-US trade war: American retailers claim tariffs on Chinese goods hurt business during pandemic

  • Seven US trade groups filed a brief to the US Court of International Trade to address escalating US tariffs imposed on most Chinese goods
  • It comes after 30 business groups called on US Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen and USTR Katherine Tai to return to the negotiating table with China

Sarah Zheng
Sarah Zheng in Beijing

Updated: 10:50pm, 10 Aug, 2021

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A group of US trade groups have argued to the US Court of International Trade that tariffs on Chinese goods result in higher prices for US consumers. Photo: Bloomberg
A group of US trade groups have argued to the US Court of International Trade that tariffs on Chinese goods result in higher prices for US consumers. Photo: Bloomberg
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