On October 15, 2024, the Office of the United States Representative (“USTR”) announced a new process for interested parties to request temporary exclusion from Section 301 duties on certain Chinese-origin goods. The new exclusion process is limited, but key for stakeholders with a nexus to domestic manufacturing in the United States. Exclusions may apply for
USTR Announces Final Decisions on Section 301 Tariffs
By John Brew & Andrew J. Schlegel on
Posted in Section 301 Tariffs
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) today published a Federal Register notice announcing its final modifications to its Four-Year Statutory Review of U.S. Section 301 tariffs on a range of Chinese-origin goods. While the USTR declined to modify its proposed increase of additional duties on electric vehicles (to 100 percent in 2024)…
USTR Issues Request for Comment on Proposed Section 301 Changes, Extends Exclusions
By John Brew & Andrew J. Schlegel on
Posted in Section 301 Exclusion Process
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) today published a request for comments on the proposed modifications and machinery exclusion process in its Four-Year Review of Section 301 tariffs (the “Review”), published last week. The Review did not recommend removing any subheadings from Section 301 tariffs, but rather proposed the following increases:
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Biden Administration Proposes New Section 301 Tariffs
By John Brew, Weronika Bukowski & Andrew J. Schlegel on
Posted in Section 301 Tariffs
This week, President Biden has directed the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) to take further action against Chinese unfair trading practices following the release of the statutory four-year review of Section 301 tariffs against the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”). Per Biden’s direction, Ambassador Katherine Tai announced that she will be proposing modifications to existing…
USTR Extends Section 301 Tariff Exclusions, Set to Open Up Public Docket for Comment
As the four-year review of Section 301 duties continues, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) stated last week that the Biden administration will be extending tariff exclusions through May 31, 2024. These exclusions, listed in the USTR’s index, were set to expire on December 31, 2023, but the administration chose to extend…
Section 301 Tariffs: USTR Four-Year Review
By John Brew & Frances P. Hadfield on
Posted in Uncategorized
On May 5, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) published a Notice requesting comments from domestic industry members benefitting from the Section 301 tariffs as to whether the USTR should continue to impose Section 301 tariffs for lists 1, 2, 3, and 4A. USTR is required to review the necessity of Section 301 actions four…