The Manufacturing Report podcast: The woman who helped close America’s most abused trade loophole

Sep 28, 2025

A little-known trade loophole cost American jobs and put families at risk – until a coalition fought back. Kim Glas, president & CEO of the National Council of Textile Organizations discusses how a coalition of labor, manufacturers, retailers and families worked together to close the de minimis loophole. Kim explains how Chinese e-commerce giants exploited this U.S law to flood the U.S. with untaxed and uninspected goods, including products made with forced labor, unsafe merchandise, and fentanyl shipments into the country.

 

Listen: https://the-manufacturing-report.simplecast.com/episodes/the-woman-who-helped-close-americas-most-abused-trade-loophole