On July 6, the United States formally imposed a 25 percent tariff on $34 billion of Chinese products, followed by a 25 percent tariff on U.S. goods of the same size.This round of Chinese tariffs includes cotton, an important raw material for the textile industry.

On July 11, the United States announced that it would impose a 10% tariff on 200 billion goods from China. The tariff will cover more than 6,000 products with tax codes. The tariff list is 205 pages long, covering fiber, textile materials, hats, glass fiber fabrics and other textile products.

一、 棉花关税对行业的影响

2017年我国消耗的棉花755万吨，进口棉花115万吨，其中50.53万吨来自于美国，占比达44%。在配额内关税将由1%增加至26%，每吨的进口成本增加3500元以上。产业用纺织品企业中，衬布、篷帆企业有一定的用棉量，部分企业使用美棉，关税增加后会给企业产生影响，但可以通过进口棉纱来部分化解。行业内纯棉水刺非织造布企业直接使用棉花，美棉关税上升会给这些企业的成本带来较大影响；目前我国纯棉非织造布的产能在7万吨左右，棉花需求量相对于传统棉纺相比要小很多，可以转而使用其他地区的产品来替代美棉。因此美棉进口关税上涨，短期内对产业用纺织品的影响不会很明显。

Ii. Impact of the second round of tariff surcharge

According to the preliminary arrangement of the International Production Capacity Cooperation Alliance of Chinese Textile Enterprises, the products subject to the 10% tariff this time involve almost all the products in CHAPTER HS50-60.It includes all yarns, fabrics/fabrics of various raw materials (cotton, wool, silk, linen and chemical fibers), industrial textiles and a portion of textile machinery products, with an annual export value of about $4 billion to the US.

本轮2000亿关税，涉及到几乎所有的产业用纺织品，但是以下产品不在目录清单中：

In 2017, China exported $3.74 billion worth of industrial textiles to the United States, which is the largest export market of China's industrial textiles, accounting for 15.4% of China's total export. China is not very dependent on the American market.

Among the major products listed in the table above, China is the largest exporter of the United States, but the share of Chinese products in the import market of the United States is not very high. Developed countries such as Germany and Japan, emerging developing countries such as Vietnam and India, and neighboring countries such as Canada and Mexico all export a lot to the United States.For example, The share of Chinese nonwovens in the import market of the United States is 22.7%, while that of Germany, Japan, Canada and Mexico reaches 33%.

The 10% tariff will have a significant impact on the export of industrial textiles to the US.Nonwoven fabric, for example, the import tariff rate of the nonwoven fabric is 0, nonwoven products in China after imposing a 10% tariff, China products price advantage will decline, and Europe and the United States, the company also sped up the investment in the us market layout, to some extent, these all can affect the export of nonwovens industry in our country, is likely to change for a long time of nonwovens structure of global supply chains.Important nonwoven products such as medical dressings, nonwoven protective suits and diapers sanitary napkins are not included in this list, which alleviates the pressure on the domestic nonwoven industry to some extent.

Felt cloth, tent, cable (cable) belt, industrial coated fabric, synthetic leather, leather base cloth and other industries in China have technological and cost advantages. It is difficult for other developing countries to establish a complete industrial chain to challenge our market position.

Therefore, the 10% tariff imposed by the US on 200 billion Chinese goods will have a controllable impact on the export of China's industrial textile industry in the short term, but may change the global supply chain system in the long term. Therefore, the industry, especially the backbone enterprises, should pay attention to and consider countermeasures in advance. 

(Source: China Industrial Textile Industry Association)