Sports and Fitness Trade Group Organizing Petition Drive to Defeat List 4 Tariffs

The Trump administration remains “on track to hit the industry” with 25 percent Section 301 tariffs on $300 billion in Chinese goods not previously dutied because trade talks with China “have deteriorated” in the past two weeks, emailed the Sports & Fitness Industry Association to members May 22. “Both sides have retreated to their corners and dug in, with no clear pathway for resolution in the immediate future,” it said. The next possible breakthrough in the talks could come at the G-20 summit June 28-29 in Osaka, Japan, where presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping are scheduled to meet, SFIA said. SFIA is organizing a petition drive for members to urge the removal of apparel, footwear, smartwatches and fitness trackers from List 4.