SJR81 Summary

• Urges Alabama's congressional delegation and President Donald Trump to take action defending the domestic kitchen and bath cabinet manufacturing industry from unfair trade practices by foreign exporters, particularly China.

• Identifies Chinese "dumping" practices with estimated margins around 140 percent and subsidy rates around 20 percent as causing material injury to the U.S. cabinet industry.

• Notes Chinese imports have grown from approximately 300 manufacturers exporting cabinets and over 550 U.S. companies importing them, with Chinese market share estimated at around 15 percent and increasing annually.

• States the cabinet industry is not seeking protectionism or special treatment, but rather enforcement of applicable trade laws to create fair competition.

• Passed by Alabama Senate on March 15, 2018 and House of Representatives on March 21, 2018.