Reports: Administration Plans to Stop Collecting Duties
Multiple news outlets, including the Wall Street Journal , are reporting that the Trump Administration is planning to stop collecting duties on imports for upwards of three months. FDRA called for this action back on March 10th and many other organizations and Members of Congress followed suite with similar requests this past week. Details have yet to be released, but such a delay would follow a trend other countries have implemented in recent days including Canada and the Netherlands.

FDRA President & CEO Matt Priest put out the following statement in regards to the published reports:

"This is something I asked the Trump Administration to do over two weeks ago, on March 10th. If these reports are true, this is welcome news for our companies and workers during this historic crisis. Our industry's leadership is working tirelessly, day and night, to create liquidity for their companies to try and ensure that when this is all said and done, they emerge ready to get back to work selling shoes and employing thousands of Americans. We call on the Trump Administration to release details as soon as possible and confirm its willingness to provide this much-needed relief to American companies and consumers."

Stay tuned to FDRA for additional details as they are released.
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