Association of German Traders in Fibres, Feathers, Hair and Products thereof

Sonninstrasse 28 (4th floor)
D-20097 Hamburg City Sued

Phone: +49 40 23 60 16 19
Fax: +49 40 23 60 16 10/11

E-Mail: ffh@wga-hh.de

 

Objects of the association

The task of the association is to safeguard and promote the particular interests of its members who are traditionally involved with the import of untreated feathers and downs for the feather-bed industry, the import of bristles for the manufacture of brooms and brushes, the import of horse hair and various weaving materials for a wide range of industrial purposes, as well as the import of finished products. The membership includes some manufacturers of brooms, brushes and semi-finished goods, and of raw materials and synthetic fibres.

 

Focus of activities

Foreground issues are:
  • Tariff preferences, tariff law, origin of goods
  • Import regulations, foreign trade law
  • Quality of supplies particularly from China and east Europe
  • Questions concerning veterinary law, residual pesticides in raw materials and finished goods
  • Anti-dumping procedures for finished goods
  • Other particular questions and information on new legislation

 

Membership

16 companies

 

Chairman

Brigitta Juckhoff, Kurt W. Berg & Co. GmbH, Hamburg/Germany

 

Secretary General

Lutz Düshop, lawyer

 

Personal Assistant

Heike Orgaß-Hartmann

 

Additional information

The association maintains a special working group to deal with issues arising from import of downs and feathers, whose members are importers specialised in trade with China and Eastern Europe.