EC assures buyers over quota fears
29 August 2012
Buyers concerned about Chinese goods failing to arrive in the UK because of a quota backlog should not worry, according to the European Commission.
Its assurance follows the delay of millions of imported garments under a limit between the EU and China – the so-called “bra wars”.
An EC spokesman told SM it is illegal for the EU to impose quotas on products other than clothing. This, he said, is stipulated by the World Trade Organisation.
Meanwhile, around 87 million extra pieces of clothing are now...