A petition was filed in late June by a group called Coalition for Fair Rack Imports urging the US Commerce Department to impose a 130% tariff on all metal racks being imported from China.   The US-based group is made up of warehouse pallet rack manufacturers engaged in a perceived dumping campaign by the Chinese government. The petition is so wide sweeping that it includes all display racks that are sold to the retail industry down to household laundry racks.

Econoco has responded by banding together with all the well-known rack importers around the country to engage with Washington DC-based law firm specializing in this field with the hope of excluding our products from the proposed tariff.  A decision by the government panel investigating this matter will be made by mid-August.

If the petition is granted, the result would be devasting on store fixture importers and resellers as well as retailers across the country who would pay almost 2-1/2 times what they pay now for display racks.   For more information visit https://www.usitc.gov/press_room/usad.htm

https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/petition-summary-steel-racks-from-china-68905/

https://www.strtrade.com/news-news-steel-racks-China-AD-CV-petition-062018.html