Thai firms rush to export to US before tariff deadline
Thailand's finance minister, Pichai Chunhavajira, met with US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Thursday in Washington. They have been continuing their discussions but have yet to reach an agreement.
At one pet food company in Thailand, 30 percent of its sales come from exports to the US. Staff are scrambling to pack the products as orders pour in from the US.
Clients are asking the firm to deliver the pet food by the tariff deadline. The volume of shipments is surging to nearly twice that of a normal year.
The company's operating director, Chatchai Lertviwatkul, says it is difficult to find new costumers that could cover its export sales to the US.
He says the company is cutting costs in a bid to mitigate the situation, such as automating production.
Chatchai is hopeful the talks will make progress and result in a lower levy.
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