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WASHINGTON -- The European Union began charging a 15 percent tariff Sunday on imports of 10 kinds of U.S.-made apparel after Congress failed to rescind the Byrd Amendment, which was ruled illegal by the World Trade Organization.
Most classes of man-made fiber or cotton pants and shorts are affected by the tariffs, as are goods from other industries such as sweet corn and writing pads. The Byrd Amendment allows for the collection of tariffs on foreign goods when they are sold in the U.S. for less than they are in their home country.
The funds collected from those duties are redistributed to domestic companies that lost business...