WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. commerce group representing firms promoting baggage, backpacks and different journey merchandise has written President Joe Biden asking that laws on delivery and different charges be strictly enforced to assist deliver down the price of delivery.

The Journey Items Affiliation, whose firms do some $1 billion in U.S. gross sales yearly, requested for “rapid motion – aggressive enforcement, management to deliver the total gamut (of) stakeholders to the desk, present rapid reduction, and extra.”

They mentioned delivery prices at the moment are eight to 10 instances increased than what they paid final fall and that they “at the moment are witnessing charges that exceed the worth of product being shipped throughout the container.”

The group mentioned that contracts are generally ignored in order that items are left behind and that additionally they hit delays in entering into U.S. ports, and are being charged for the delays.

Whereas the group didn’t blame the issues on the COVID-19 pandemic, the disaster has precipitated unprecedented bottlenecks within the provide chain which economists and companies count on to persist via the primary half of 2022.

The affiliation demanded motion from the Federal Maritime Fee (FMC (NYSE:)), noting investigations which have already taken place.

“Aggressive enforcement of present guidelines and laws is important,” the group mentioned.

“The FMC has performed quite a few inquiries on extreme and unjust charges and on unreasonable insurance policies and practices. These inquiries should now flip into enforcement actions to deliver the scourge of extreme charges and unreasonable provider practices to an finish,” it mentioned.