31.   Textile and apparel exports account for two-thirds of the goods targeted by the U.S. for punitive tariffs.

32.   The Clinton administration is expected to warn Japan that it will impose punitive tariffs unless Japan moves to open its markets.

33.   The Clinton administration is set to impose punitive tariffs on Japanese luxury cars if there is no agreement by tomorrow.

34.   The EU, which is frequently threatened by U.S. sanctions, has strongly criticized the punitive American tariffs levied on Japanese cars.

35.   The U.S. can impose punitive tariffs on imports in excess of that quota.

36.   The U.S. side subsequently announced slapping punitive tariffs on Japanese luxury car exports.

37.   There was no punitive tariff placed on toys, for example, so that American retailers would not be harmed.

38.   This allows products already en route to the U.S. to be exempt from punitive tariffs.

39.   U.S. officials said the punitive tariffs, to be levied on top of existing tariffs, will be decided after comments from the public and U.S. businesses are heard.

40.   Under the new system, a certain volume of imports is taxed at a lower rate, after which a more punitive tariff is levied.