The U.S. Trade Representative has announced its most recent list of products to be granted an exclusion from the 25% tariffs assessed on goods imported from China. The exclusion includes products for several companies in the Luxury Vinyl Tile (LVT) industry that had submitted tariff exclusion requests demonstrating that LVT was not produced in adequate quantities in the U.S. or anywhere else outside of China, and would otherwise negatively impact U.S. companies and ultimately, American consumers.
One such request came from Cali, concerning Section 301 tariffs for select types of luxury vinyl plank flooring. Cali achieved the exemption through a collaboration with Congressman Scott Peters, U.S. Representative for California’s 52nd congressional district, where Cali is headquartered. The company approached the congressman in June to partner in their appeal to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer.