{"id":1420,"date":"2018-11-16T10:39:00","date_gmt":"2018-11-16T10:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/i4f.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=1420"},"modified":"2021-06-24T13:38:55","modified_gmt":"2021-06-24T13:38:55","slug":"i4f-shares-its-views-on-why-the-us-tariffs-on-chinese-imports-are-triggering-permanent-change-in-the-flooring-industry","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/i4f.com\/zh-hans\/article\/i4f-shares-its-views-on-why-the-us-tariffs-on-chinese-imports-are-triggering-permanent-change-in-the-flooring-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"I4F shares its views on why the US tariffs on Chinese imports are triggering permanent change in the flooring industry"},"content":{"rendered":"        <section class=\"block hero-news article\" id=\"block_60d460c7f457f\">\n              <div class=\"hero-content\">\n                <div class=\"overlay\"><\/div>\n                <div class=\"container\">\n                  <div class=\"row\">\n                    <div class=\"col-xl-6 offset-xl-3\">\n                      <div class=\"hero-body\">\n                        <p class=\"date\">2018\u5e74 11\u6708 16\u65e5<\/p>\n                        <h1 class=\"h4\">I4F shares its views on why the US tariffs on Chinese imports are triggering permanent change in the flooring industry<\/h1>\n                      <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n\n\n\n        <section class=\"block text \" id=\"block_60d460c7f4580\">\n          <div class=\"container\">\n  <div class=\"row\">\n    <div class=\"col-md-6 offset-md-3 order-md-1\">\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong><em>Mohawk\u2019s continues to impose expensive license fees for unused patents; actively lobbied against Chinese manufacturers in tariff discussions<\/em><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><em>I4F promotes change for the greater good of the industry; offers strongest technologies on the market<\/em><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>WILLEMSTAD, CURA\u00c7AO \u2013 I4F, a group of companies providing patents and technologies to the flooring industry, today shared its views on why the US import tariffs on flooring products coming from China are triggering flooring manufacturers to make changes that will permanently impact their business for years to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The company said the time was ripe for manufacturers to renounce the payment of overpriced license fees for weak and unused patents to Mohawk \u2013 and its subsidiaries Unilin\/Flooring Technologies \u2013 who, instead of supporting licensees, actively lobbied against them in favour of the tariff increases. The ten percent import tariff currently active on goods from China into the US is set to rise to twenty-five percent as from January 1, 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I4F is a strong partner of the industry, offering meaningful flooring patents and technologies as well as access to some of the best technologies in the industry, including 3L TripleLock and Click4U. It provides full transparency on the composition of its license fees so that licensees can obtain the best return on investment while avoiding unnecessary payments for unused patents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>John Rietveldt, I4F\u2019s CEO, says, \u201cMohawk\u2019s prejudiced decision to go up against its own licensees in this issue has been the catalyst for the market to flex its muscles and demonstrate its ability to choose. In stark contrast, I4F has made freedom of choice its ethos since the very beginning. We continue on our strategic path to drive forward and accelerate accessibility to exciting flooring innovations that generate growth for our licensees. For those still hesitating, the moment for permanent change is now. Join I4F as a licensee and take a stand!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"block file-list\">\n    <p><a href=\"https:\/\/i4f.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/06\/181116-I4F-News-Release-US-Tariffs-on-China-ENG.pdf\" class=\"more\" target=\"blank\">ENGLISH VERSION<\/a><\/p>\n    <p><a href=\"https:\/\/i4f.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/06\/181116-I4F-News-Release-US-Tariffs-on-China-CHI.pdf\" class=\"more\" target=\"blank\">CHINESE VERSION<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n\n\n\n        <section class=\"block news feed latest\" id=\"block_60d460c7f4581\">\n          <div class=\"container\">\n            <h6 class=\"title text-center\">\u6700\u65b0\u52a8\u6001<\/h6>\n            <div class=\"row pb-5\">\n              <div class=\"col-md-4\">\n                <p class=\"date\">2026\u5e74 3\u6708 31\u65e5<\/p>\n                <p>i4F and Unilin Technologies\u00a0enter into non\u2011assert agreement on water\u2011repellent coating patents for laminate and wood flooring<\/p>\n                <p><a href=\"https:\/\/i4f.com\/zh-hans\/article\/i4f-and-unilin-technologies-enter-into-non%e2%80%91assert-agreement-on-water%e2%80%91repellent-coating-patents-for-laminate-and-wood-flooring\/\" class=\"more\">\u9605\u8bfb\u6587\u7ae0<\/a><\/p>\n              <\/div>\n              <div class=\"col-md-4\">\n                <p class=\"date\">2026\u5e74 3\u6708 25\u65e5<\/p>\n                <p>Parkett Magazin &#8211; i4F: John Rietveldt in an interview of the month<\/p>\n                <p><a href=\"https:\/\/i4f.com\/zh-hans\/article\/parkett-magazin-i4f-john-rietveldt-in-an-interview-of-the-month\/\" class=\"more\">\u9605\u8bfb\u6587\u7ae0<\/a><\/p>\n              <\/div>\n              <div class=\"col-md-4\">\n                <p class=\"date\">2026\u5e74 1\u6708 27\u65e5<\/p>\n                <p>Lioncore selects i4F as exclusive licensor for its new patented L-SPC lightweight rigid core product build-up and composition<\/p>\n                <p><a href=\"https:\/\/i4f.com\/zh-hans\/article\/lioncore-selects-i4f-as-exclusive-licensor-for-its-new-patented-l-spc-lightweight-rigid-core-product-build-up-and-composition\/\" class=\"more\">\u9605\u8bfb\u6587\u7ae0<\/a><\/p>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":14,"template":"","categories":[],"class_list":["post-1420","article","type-article","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.8.1 - 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