Likely Impact of Providing Quota-Free and Duty-Free Entry To Textiles and Apparel From Sub-Saharan Africa

Résumé

Following receipt on January 14, 1997 of a request from the Committee on Ways and Means of the U.S. House of Representatives for an investigation under section 332(g) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1332 (g)), the Commission instituted Investigation No. 332-379, Likely Impact of Providing Quota-Free and Duty-Free Entry to Textiles and Apparel from Sub-Saharan Africa. As requested by the Committee, the Commission will provide the following in its report-- (1) A review of any relevant literature on this issue prepared by governmental and non-governmental organizations; (2) An assessment of the competitiveness of the textile and apparel industries in Sub-Saharan African countries, to the extent possible; (3) A qualitative and quantitative assessment of the economic impact on U.S. producers, workers, and consumers of quota-free entry for imports of textiles and apparel from Sub-Saharan Africa. This assessment will address the potential shifting of global textile and apparel production facilities to Sub-Saharan Africa that might occur as a result of the changes contained in proposed legislation [H.R. 4198, African Growth and Opportunity: The End of Dependency Act of 1996, introduce