Over the past three weeks, more than 100 requests have been filed with federal trade authorities asking for relief from tariffs on hand sanitizer, disinfectants and thermometers and other products made in China to help fight the spread of the coronavirus.
Washington It's become a challenge to find hand sanitizer, disinfectants and thermometers on store shelves -- and some companies are complaining that President Donald Trump's tariffs are making it even harder.
Over the past three weeks, more than 100 requests have been filed with federal trade authorities asking for relief from tariffs on those supplies and other products made in China to help fight the spread of the coronavirus outbreak.Medical supplies company Glo-Med said the additional duty hits the individual hand sanitizer and dispensing unit that it sells to hospitals, according to a comment it submitted to the US Trade Representative's Office.
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