NEMA: China tariffs will disadvantage American manufacturers
NEMA：中國關稅將不利美國制造商

May 16, 2018—Today the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) testified on behalf of NEMA Member companies and the 360,000 American workers employed in the electrical and medical imaging manufacturing workforce who would be materially affected by the Office of U.S. Trade Representative’s (USTR) proposed 25 percent tariff on more than 100 electrical and medical imaging products and inputs.

2018年5月16日——今天，美國國家電氣制造商協會( NEMA )代表NEMA成員公司和受雇于電氣和醫療成像制造工人的360，000名美國工人作證，這些工人將受到美國貿易代表辦公室( USTR )提出的對100多種電氣和醫療成像產品和投入征收25 %關稅的實質性影響。

“According to U.S. government trade data, we have estimated the 2017 value of Chinese shipments to U.S.-based electrical and medical imaging manufacturers was approximately $9 billion, or slightly less than 1/5 of the entire $50 billion in imports targeted by the proposal,” said NEMA Vice President Government Affairs Kyle Pitsor. “If the 25 percent tariffs are implemented as proposed, they would represent a tax increase on U.S. manufacturers and their industrial, commercial, and residential customers valued at about $2.25 billion.”

“根據美國政府的貿易數據，我們估計2017年中國對美國電氣和醫療成像制造商的出口額約為90億美元，略低于該提案所針對的500億美元進口總額的1/5，”NEMA政府事務副總裁Kyle Pitsor說道。“如果按照建議實施25％的關稅，它們將對美國制造商及其工業、商業和住宅客戶增加稅收約22.5億美元。”

Many U.S. electrical manufacturers either produce their own products in China or source finished goods and components from contractual partners in China as a means to support their U.S. operations. The USTR’s proposal would place a 25 percent tariff on more than 100 product types within or adjacent to NEMA scope—as well as many other items that are inputted to U.S.-based manufacturing. Affected products include everything from electric motors, transformers, and switchgear to LED chips, residential thermostats, and medical imaging equipment such as CT, MRI, and X-ray units.

許多美國電氣制造商要么在中國生產自己的產品，要么從中國的合作伙伴處購買成品和部件，以此作為支持其美國業務的手段。 USTR的提案將對NEMA范圍內或相關的100多種產品類型以及輸入到美國制造業的許多其他產品征收25％的關稅。受影響的產品包括電機、變壓器、開關設備、LED芯片、住宅恒溫器以及CT、MRI和X射線設備等醫療成像設備。

“If implemented, the tariffs will increase the tax burden on U.S. manufacturing operations that are already at a competitive disadvantage due to the tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. The imprecision of broad-based tariffs will result in collateral damage up and down the global supply chains that is better avoided,” Pitsor added.

“如果實施這些關稅，將增加美國制造業的稅收負擔。由于對鋼鐵和鋁的進口征收關稅，美國制造業已經處于競爭劣勢。基礎廣泛的關稅不準確將導致全球供應鏈上下的附帶損害，最好避免這種損害。”Pitsor補充說。

“U.S. electrical and medical imaging manufacturers support an approach that results in fair and open global markets through the application of clear, binding, and enforceable trade rules and compliance with international norms of intellectual property protection,” Pitsor said. “We urge the Administration to consider and pursue alternative measures to bring about the necessary changes in Beijing that result in free and fair trade in our global marketplace.”

“美國電氣和醫療成像制造商支持通過應用明確、有約束力和可強制執行的貿易規則以及遵守知識產權保護的國際規范來實現公平和開放的全球市場的方法，”Pitsor表示。“我們促請政府當局考慮及推行其他措施，使北京作出必要的改變，從而在全球市場實現自由和公平的貿易。”