The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced three new sets of China Section 301 duty exclusions covering products found within Lists 1, 2 and 3. The Federal Register notices for each set of exclusions are below. These new exclusions are as follows: List 1 exclusions cover 310 specific product descriptions with effective…
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First Set of China Section 301 Tariff Exemptions Announced for List 3 Products
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) recently announced the first (1st) set of product exclusions from List 3 Section 301 25% tariffs or duties on Chinese products. These exclusions relate to items that were included in the third list of products enacted on September 24, 2018. Products in List 3 include over 5700 full or…
FIRST SET OF CHINA SECTION 301 TARIFF EXEMPTIONS ANNOUNCED FOR LIST 2 PRODUCTS
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) recently announced the first (1st) set of product exclusions from List 2 Section 301 25% tariffs or duties on Chinese products. These exclusions relate to items that were included in the first list (‘List 2’) of products enacted on August 23, 2018. Products in List 2 include many technology imports…
U.S. Trade Representative Confirms Increase in Chinese Section 301 Tariffs
Further to President Trump’s announcement earlier this week, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) will formally publish a notice of increased Section 301 tariffs. The increased tariffs will be effective Friday, May 10, 2019. They will increase from 10% to 25% and will impact $200 billion of Chinese imports. Section 301 tariffs are assessed in addition…
