WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A bipartisan group of lawmakers requested the CEOs of six main auto elements retailers in the event that they purchased merchandise from a Chinese language firm that will evaded U.S. tariffs, in accordance with letters seen by Reuters on Friday.
Consultant John Moolenaar, a Republican chairs a Home panel on China and the committee’s high Democrat Raja Krishnamoorthi together with different lawmakers requested AutoZone (NYSE:), O’Reilly Auto Components, Real Components, Advance Auto Components (NYSE:), First Manufacturers Group, and Manufacturing unit Motor Components to deal with considerations they’re buying elements from China’s Qingdao Sunsong and its U.S. primarily based subsidiary.
The lawmakers — which additionally embody Senators Sherrod Brown, a Democrat and Republican Invoice Cassidy — raised considerations Qingdao could also be illegally transshipping Chinese language merchandise via Thailand into america to evade U.S. customs duties.