Lawmakers probe if US retailers bought Chinese auto parts that evaded tariffs

OReilly Automotive

06/09/2024 18:01

WASHINGTON, Sept 6 (Reuters) - A bipartisan group of
lawmakers asked the CEOs of six major  auto parts retailers if
they bought products from a Chinese company that may evaded U.S.
tariffs, according to letters seen by Reuters on Friday.
    Representative John Moolenaar, a Republican chairs a House
panel on China and the committee's top Democrat Raja
Krishnamoorthi along with other lawmakers asked AutoZone
 AZO.N , O’Reilly Auto Parts  ORLY.O , Genuine Parts  GPC.N ,
Advance Auto Parts  AAP.N , First Brands Group, and Factory
Motor Parts to address concerns they are purchasing parts from
China's Qingdao Sunsong and its U.S. based subsidiary.
    The lawmakers -- which also include Senators Sherrod Brown,
a Democrat and Republican Bill Cassidy -- raised concerns
Qingdao may be illegally transshipping Chinese products through
Thailand into the United States to evade U.S. customs duties. 


 (Reporting by David Shepardson)
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