U.S.T.R. Publishes Additional Exclusions to List 3 China 301 Tariffs Section 301, List 3, 9903.88.48
The U.S. Trade Representative has announced another batch of exclusions from the China 301 tariffs. The list of exclusions are covered by seventeen 10-digit HTSUS subheadings, which cover 33 exclusion requests, and 61 specially prepared product descriptions covered in response to 70 exclusion requests. These exclusions are retroactive to September 24, 2018 and will remain in place to August 7, 2020. Please review this list to see if your pr [...]
Read MoreU.S.T.R. Exclusions Extension to List 1 China 301 Tariffs Through December 2020
On March 2, 2020 the U.S. Trade Representative announced he would consider extending, for up to 12 months, the fourth set of exclusions that were granted in May 2019 and set to expire on May 14, 2020.
Today, the USTR announced the extension of certain exclusions, but not all, for six months only until December 31, 2020. The short list of exclusions is listed below. Note that all other products that were originally excluded on the [...]
U.S.T.R. Publishes Additional Exclusions to List 4A China 301 Tariffs to Include Medical Goods Section 301, List 4A, 9903.88.47
The U.S. Trade Representative just announced the latest batch of exclusions from the China 301 tariffs. The announcement today will be posted in the Federal Register on May 12, 2020 and includes three 10-digit HTSUS subheadings and five specially prepared product descriptions and covered by 27 separate exclusion requests. These exclusions will apply from September 1, 2019 and will remain in place to September 1, 2020.
Please revi [...]
U.S.T.R. Publishes Additional Exclusions to List 3 China 301 Tariffs Section 301, List 3, 9903.88.46
The U.S. Trade Representative just announced the latest batch of exclusions from the China 301 tariffs. The list published in the Federal Register May 8, 2020 covers two 10-digit HTSUS subheadings, which cover 15 exclusion requests, and 144 specifically prepared product descriptions covered by 170 separate exclusion requests. These exclusions will apply from September 24, 2019 and will remain in place to August 7, 2020.
Please revie [...]
U.S. Trade Representative Publishes Exclusion List to China 301 Tariffs Section 301, List 3, 9903.88.45
The U.S. Trade Representative just announced the latest batch of exclusions from the China 301 tariffs. The list published in the Federal Register today covers one 10-digit HTS subheading and 107 specific product descriptions from List 3. They are a result of 177 separate exclusion requests and retroactive to September 24, 2018 and will remain in place until August 7, 2020.
Please review this list to see if your products are affec [...]
COVID-19 – Payment Instructions for 90-Day Postponement of Payment for the Deposit of Certain Estimated Duties, Taxes, and Fees
On April 19, 2020 President Trump issued an executive order to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to extend deadline for duty payments for importers suffering significant financial hardship during the national emergency created by the COVID-19 pandemic. On April 20, 2020, CBP issued the CSMS# 42423171 which states: "The Secretary of the Treasury and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will be postponing for 90 calendar days the dead [...]
Read MoreU.S. Trade Representative – Exclusions on List 4A China 301 Tariffs & Extension on List 1 Products
The U.S. Trade Representative just published in the Federal Register the following:
Section 301, List 4A, 9903.88.44
A new list of exclusions from the Section 301 Chinese tariffs. These exclusions are retroactive to September 1, 2019 and extend to September 1, 2020.
Section 301, List 1, 9903.88.06
Federal Register Notice to extend for 12 months on certain products from China. Originally, this list was retroac [...]
U.S. Trade Representative Publishes Five Exclusion List to China 301 Tariffs
Over the past 10 days, the U.S. Trade Representative published in the Federal Register the following lists of exclusions from the Section 301 Chinese tariffs. These exclusions were granted not only in response to specific product exclusion requests but to include certain medically necessary products to help in the fight against COVID-19. The Federal Register notices are provided to you below.
Please review the attached lists provide [...]
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Read MoreList 4A Chinese Goods – First Exclusions Announced by USTR
Today, the U.S. Trade Representative published a notice in the Federal Register the first list of exclusions on Section 301 products from List 4A Chinese goods. Originally, the additional tariff on those goods was 15 percent as of September 1, 2019. However, that rate was lowered to 7.5 percent effective February 14, 2020. The exclusions listed in the Federal Register cover eight HTS subheadings and are retroactive to September 1, [...]
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