The Trump administration proposal for tariffs includes ingredients imported from China that are crucial for vitamin, mineral and supplement production and has prompted alarms from industry trade associations as well as the US Chamber of Commerce.
Proposed Tariffs Threaten Ingredient Supply Chain For US Supplement Firms
NPA sounds alarm on Trump administration tariffs on $200bn in Chinese goods scheduled for October. In letter US Trade Representative, NPA President and CEO Daniel Fabricant asks the agency to exempt 57 items from the Harmonized Tariff Schedule that would impact hundreds of dietary ingredients.