EU to consult China on textile imports

European Union (EU) Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson said the EU would formally consult China on its T-shirts and flax yarn imports, two of the nine categories of textile imports currently under investigation by the European Commission. Mandelson said the EU could limit imports from China within 15 days from the start of formal consultations if there is no satisfactory solution. In the first quarter, imports of Chinese T-shirts were up 187% and flax yarn by 56%, according to the Commission.