The U.S. and Chinese governments signed an initial (Phase One) trade agreement in Washington, D.C. on January 15, 2020. This overall framework includes a number of individual agreements governing various aspects of trade between the two countries, including technology transfer, intellectual property and financial services. Included within the overall agreement is a commitment to reduce…
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Reminder: U.S. Section 301 Tariffs Effective December 15, 2019 for Chinese Products on List 4B
U.S. importers are reminded that Section 301 tariffs for Chinese products on List 4B are scheduled to go into effect Sunday December 15, 2019. List 4B contains many consumer electronic products and represents the bulk of the remaining U.S. imports from China not already subject to a Section 301 tariff. A 15% Section 301 tariff…
USTR Announces 32 Exclusions for China Section 301 List 3 Products
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced an additional (5th) set of 32 product exclusions from U.S. Section 301 List 3. The 32 exclusions are product specific based on the applicable description provided. The exclusions are effective September 24, 2018 through August 6, 2020. Post entry refunds may be submitted to recover…
Additional Chinese Section 301 U.S. Duty Exclusions Announced for List 1, 2 and 3 Products
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…
U.S. Announces 5% Increase to Chinese Section 301 Tariffs
On August 23rd, 2019, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) confirmed the U.S. Administration’s intent to increase Section 301 tariffs (duties) on Chinese origin products by 5%. Administration statements indicated the increase would apply to both Chinese products presently under existing Section 301 tariffs and those announced for future implementation. Such an action would increase existing…
Update: List 4 (A + B) Section 301 Tariffs on Chinese Products
The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has published an advance Federal Register notice regarding upcoming Section 301 tariffs on List 4 products. The notice can be found here and confirms products on List A and List B. The notice also confirms that the effective dates for the application of List 4 tariffs (duties) on September 1,…
