Representatives of W.L. Gore, Columbia Sportswear, VFOutdoor, Cabela’s and Cloudveil lobbied the Administration and Congress tobroaden the definition of ski and snowboard pants because a significantpercentage of OIA members say the present definition would not exempt their skipants from quotas. Last month, the U.S. agreed to exempt technical ski pantsfrom quotas in a memorandum of understanding with China on quotas.

OIA is also trying to get the definition for non-quotapants expanded to include garments made for other outdoor activities, such asbiking, hiking, fishing and ... Log in to view full article.