Leveling the Playing Field: Tariff Enforcement and the Fight for Fair Competition

Join Home Furnishings Association CEO Peter Theran for a discussion with Keith Koenig, Chairman of CITY HOME and HFA Lobbyist Chris Andresen for a discussion of the Home Furnishings industry’s toughest trade challenge.

Legitimate home furnishings retailers and importers are paying full tariffs on imports, but some foreign importers are gaining an unfair advantage by understating declared values and using false product codes to avoid paying those same tariffs. Many of these bad actors sell directly to US consumers on major marketplaces at prices no honest retailer can match.

In this conversation Keith, Chris and Peter will break down what’s really happening at the border, how it impacts your business, and what retailers can do to help push for fair and consistent enforcement. This is a must-attend for any retailer competing against marketplace pricing and who cares about a level playing field.

In this discussion you’ll learn: 

• Understand how some exporters are exploiting tariff loopholes to gain an unfair competitive advantage over US retailers
• Learn how undervaluation and false product coding are costing honest importers and funding marketplace price disparities
• Explore what HFA’s government relations team is doing to push for stronger tariff enforcement and what retailers can do to support those efforts