In a soon to be published Federal Register Notice, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced a proposed additional ad valorem duty of up to 25 percent on products from China with an annual trade value of an estimated $300 billion. The proposed product list (“List 4”) is located in the Annex to the notice
USTR: No Exclusion Process on $200 Billion List 3 Products Unless Tariff Raised to 25%
On October 18, 2018, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) and ten other Democratic senators sent a letter to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) asking why an exclusion process was not in place for the 10 percent tariff on List 3’s $200 billion
CBP Posts Notice on Section 301 Product Exclusions Announced on December 28, 2018
Earlier this week, U.S. Customs and Border Protection posted a notice on Section 301 Product Exclusions announced on December 28, 2018.
The notice provided the following guidance regarding exclusions granted by USTR:
- On December 28, 2018, the U.S. Trade Representative published Federal Register Notice 83
First Section 301 List 1 Product Exclusions Published in Federal Register
On December 28, 2018, USTR published in the Federal Register the first Section 301 List 1 Product Exclusions. The exclusions apply as of the July 6, 2018 effective date of “List 1,” and will extend for one year after the publication of this notice. U.S. Customs and Border Protection will issue instructions on entry
USTR Grants First Section 301 List 1 of Product Exclusions
On December 21, 2018 USTR submitted for publication a Federal Register Notice with the first list of products excluded from Section 301 Tariffs on certain products from China. The Products were originally published on the USTR’s “List 1” which included $34 Billion worth of imports from China. The USTR granted 984 individual exclusion requests involving
Latest Section 301 Product Exclusion Request Status – No Exclusions Granted to Date (Nov. 8, 2018)
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) previously announced a process to obtain product exclusions from the additional tariffs in effect on certain products imported from China under the U.S. response to China’s unfair trade practices related to the forced transfer of U.S. technology and intellectual property. The 301 lists of products subject to
USTR Publishes Notice Formalizing 10% Tariffs on Section 301 List 3 on Sept. 24. CM’s Unofficial List of the Affected HTS Codes Provided Here
On September 17, 2018, the White House directed the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to implement 10 percent tariffs on nearly all the tariff lines in the original Section 301 List 3 valued at approximately $200 billion. Significantly, the notice does NOT indicate that there will be an exclusion process similar to Section 301 List
China Section 301 List 2 Exclusion Request Procedures Published in Federal Register
On September 18, 2018, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) published a notice in the Federal Register explaining the procedures and criteria related to requests for product exclusions from the additional tariffs placed on goods from China on August 23, 2018.
Deadlines
The USTR must receive requests to exclude a particular product by December 18,
USTR Publishes ‘China 301 Product Exclusion Form’; Docket Open for Submissions
On July 11, 2018, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) opened the docket for China 301 Product Exclusion Requests on regulations.gov. The Docket ID is USTR-2018-0025.
The docket includes USTR’s ‘China 301 Product Exclusion Form’.
In its July 11 Federal Register Notice describing the procedures to use for product exclusion requests, USTR
China Section 301 Exclusion Request Procedures Published in Federal Register
On July 11, 2018, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) published a notice in the Federal Register explaining the procedures and criteria related to requests for product exclusions from the additional tariffs placed on goods from China on July 6.
USTR must receive requests to exclude a particular product by October 9, 2018. Per the