{"id":44572,"date":"2009-09-11T20:59:07","date_gmt":"2009-09-12T03:59:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/?p=44572"},"modified":"2009-09-11T20:59:07","modified_gmt":"2009-09-12T03:59:07","slug":"obama-slaps-duties-on-tire-imports-from-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2009\/09\/obama-slaps-duties-on-tire-imports-from-china\/","title":{"rendered":"Obama Slaps Duties on Tire Imports from China"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Obama Administration has imposed steeper duties on imports of tires from China in response to a complaint from labor groups in the U.S., Reuters reports<\/strong><\/a>:<\/p>\n \nThe United Steelworkers union, which represents workers at many U.S. tire production plants, filed a petition earlier this year asking for the protection.<\/p>\n It said a tripling of tire imports from China to about 46 million in 2008 from about 15 million in 2004 had cost more than 5,000 U.S. tire worker jobs.<\/p>\n An additional 35 percent duty will be placed for a year on Chinese-made passenger vehicle and light truck tires, the White House said in a statement.<\/p>\n The new duty will take effect on September 26 and comes in addition to an existing 4 percent duty. It would fall to 30 percent in the second year and 25 percent in the third year, the White House said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n