The U.S. government bans imports of cotton and tomatoes from Xinjiang, China

Published 2021년 1월 15일

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The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced a ban on cotton and tomato products from Xinjiang at all U.S. ports of entry. This includes cotton textiles, tomato seeds, and tomato paste, and could significantly impact the U.S. apparel industry and ketchup imports. Xinjiang is the world's fifth-largest tomato producer and the largest cotton producer, accounting for over 80% of China's domestic cotton production. The U.S. ban could affect major clothing brands that source Xinjiang cotton. China is also the world's largest producer of tomatoes, with Xinjiang being its largest production base. In 2019, Xinjiang's tomato sauce exports to the U.S. amounted to $416 million, marking a 14.58% increase from the previous year.

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The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced on the 13th that it will detain cotton and tomato products produced in Xinjiang at all ports of entry in the United States. This ban covers cotton textiles, tomato seeds, tomato paste and other cotton products and Tomato products, including related products processed or manufactured in third countries, will have a huge impact on the U.S. apparel industry and ketchup imports. Xinjiang is China’s largest cotton producing area. According to the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Statistics Bureau, Xinjiang cotton will be planted in 2020 It covers an area of 37,613,800 mu, with an annual output of about 5 million tons, accounting for more than 80% of domestic cotton production. 1/5 of the world’s cotton comes from Xinjiang. Many internationally renowned clothing brands are Xinjiang cotton, textiles, Buyers of fiber products. The Wall Street Journal recently analyzed that the U.S. ban on the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps ...

Source: Guojiguoshu