This week the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) could ban the import of products made with cotton from the Chinese region of Xinjiang, in response to the abuse of minorities living there.
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) would have to issue an order implementing the ban. The issue could affect tens of billions of dollars of US textile and clothing imports that include cotton, yarn or fabric from the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
A ban would cut deeply into apparel supply chains, and there is the potential that any US action could lead China to retaliate – possibly targeting US cotton producers.
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