US group fights back after Malaysian plea for tariff exemption

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The American Medical Manufacturers Association says there was no need for special treatment when domestic US manufacturers could meet the needs of the industry.  Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/07/15/us-group-fights-back-after-malaysian-plea-for-tariff-exemption  Laporan Lanjut: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2025/07/15/pengeluar-as-bidas-gesaan-malaysia-mahu-pengecualian-tarif-sarung-tangan  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://Ábit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #AMMA #US #Tariff #RubberGloves

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00:01A U.S. medical supply lobby group, the American Medical Manufacturers Association, has urged

00:07the U.S. government to reject Malaysia's request for special tariff exemptions on rubber gloves.

00:14AMMA urged the Trump administration to maintain a proposed 25% tariff on imports, including

00:20those from Malaysia, despite lobbying from the Malaysian Rubber Glove Manufacturers Association.

00:25In a statement, AMMA Executive Director Eric Axel said there is no justification for carve-outs

00:32when domestic manufacturers can meet the needs of healthcare workers.

00:36Axel called Malaysia's lobbying a blatant attempt to gain preferential treatment at the cost

00:41of U.S. jobs, innovation, and supply chain resilience.

00:45AMMA also criticized Malaysia for refusing to offer open market access in return and pointed

00:51to protected contracts for the indigenous population as a long-standing sore point in trade talks.

00:57In a response to a letter by the Malaysian Association warning of higher costs and disrupted healthcare

01:02access in the U.S., Axel accused them of fear-mongering and said U.S. companies are ready to meet demand

01:08without exceptions.

01:10U.S. glove company executives, including Donnie Chan of Maxter Healthcare and Allison Bagwell

01:15of Nephron Nitrile, supported AMMA's stance, emphasizing investment in the U.S. and equal trade rules.

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