[0] HEARING OF THE RURAL DEVELOPMENT, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, AND TRADE SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE SMALL BUSINESS COMMITTEE SUBJECT: TEXTILE IMPORT ENFORCEMENT: IS THE PLAYING FIELD LEVEL FOR AMERICAN SMALL BUSINESSES? CHAIRED BY: REPRESENTATIVE HEATH SHULER (D-NC) WITNESSES: DAN BALDWIN, ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE, U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY... (Part 3).
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HEARING OF THE RURAL DEVELOPMENT, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, AND TRADE SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE SMALL BUSINESS COMMITTEE SUBJECT: TEXTILE IMPORT ENFORCEMENT: IS THE PLAYING FIELD LEVEL FOR AMERICAN SMALL BUSINESSES? CHAIRED BY: REPRESENTATIVE HEATH SHULER (D-NC) WITNESSES: DAN BALDWIN, ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE, U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY DAN NATION, PRESIDENT, PARKDALE MILLS INC.; LOREN YAGER, DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS AND TRADE, GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE HARDING STOWE, FORMER PRESIDENT AND CEO, R.L. STOWE MILLS; RICHARD CRICHTON, MRC CONSULTING SERVICES, INC.; ERIK AUTOR, VICE PRESIDENT, INTERNATIONAL TRADE COUNSEL, NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION LOCATION: 2360 RAYBURN HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING, WASHINGTON, D.C. TIME: 10:00 A.M. EDT DATE: THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 2009(Part 3)
Post-entry enforcement includes conducting audits and taking civil or criminal action against those who ignore our trade laws.
Since we cannot physically inspect every shipment we rely on risk analysis and targeting to identify those shipments most likely to violate our trade statutes and regulations.
The domestic textile industry has achieved substantial productivity gains by investing billions in new plants and equipment and now ranks third globally in exporting textile products. The industry has expressed strong concerns, however, that it is not receiving the full...
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