U.S. Chamber to Trump: Give Small Businesses ‘Immediate’ Tariff Exclusions To Prevent Recession

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has sent President Donald Trump’s administration a letter that calls on the White House to grant automatic exclusions for tariffs to small-business importers, as well as others that meet specific conditions.

“The Chamber requests the administration take immediate action to save America’s small businesses and stave off a recession,” the letter read.

The Nationwide Business Advocacy Association, billed as the largest lobbying group in the U.S., also is asking for a process that will allow companies to apply for a tariff exclusion if the businesses can show that the import levies will lead to job losses for American workers.

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