On July 14th, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order officially revoking preferential economic treatment for Hong Kong in response to mainland China’s enforcement of a controversial security law on July 1. In a White House statement, President Trump stated that Hong Kong will be treated “the same as mainland China, no special privileges, no special […]

On July 20, 2020, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) issued a seventh set of product exclusions from Section 301 List 4A Chinese tariffs. The List 4A notice contains 11 HTS subheadings that are completely excluded and 53 partially excluded subheadings from List 4A tariffs, covering 242 separate exclusion requests. The exclusions will […]

As you are already aware, the office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) partially excluded 61 HTS subheadings from Section 301 List 4A tariffs on July 7, 2020. All cargo that has been entered for consumption or withdrawn from a warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 AM on September 1, 2019 and before September […]

USTR Announces Tariffs on Certain French Goods Effective January 2021 | Samuel Shapiro & Company, Inc. On July 10, 2020, the U.S. Trade Representative announced additional 25% duties on certain French goods in response to France’s Digital Services Tax (DST), which has been said to heavily interfere with the interests of U.S. internet and software […]

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) unofficially released a sixth list of HTS subheadings that are partially excluded from Section 301 List 1 tariffs. The notice contains 110 HTS subheadings partially excluded from 25% tariffs, which cover another 369 requests respectively. The latest round of exclusions will retroactively apply to all products meeting the […]

On July 7, 2020, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) issued a new set of product exclusions from Section 301 List 4A Chinese tariffs. The List 4A notice contains 61 partially excluded subheadings from List 4A tariffs, covering 86 separate exclusion requests. The exclusions will retroactively apply to all products meeting the specified […]

On July 6, 2020, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced that just twelve (12) exclusions from the sixth round of Section 301 tariff exclusions on List 1 goods will be granted extensions. As the exclusions for the sixth round of Section 301 goods (covering List 1) were set to expire on July 9, 2020, […]

As you are already aware, the office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) partially excluded 111 HTS subheadings from Section 301 List 2 tariffs on October 2, 2019. All cargo that has been entered for consumption or withdrawn from a warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 AM on August 23, 2018 and before October […]

Yesterday, the US announced that it would be suspending License Exceptions for certain exports of defense equipment and high-technology products to Hong Kong. These items include exports to Hong Kong, re-exports to Hong Kong and in-country transfers of items subject to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). The announcement comes as no surprise after President Trump […]

As you are already aware, the office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) partially excluded 89 HTS subheadings from Section 301 List 2 tariffs on September 20, 2019. All cargo that has been entered for consumption or withdrawn from a warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 AM on August 23, 2018 and before September […]

As you are already aware, the office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) issued 5 rounds of exclusions for Section 301 List 4A products between March 10, 2020 and June 12, 2020. All cargo that has been entered for consumption or withdrawn from a warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 AM on September 1, […]

USTR Announces Additional Product Exclusions for Section 301 List 3 Tariffs | Samuel Shapiro & Company, Inc. The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced that an additional item will be excluded from Section 301 List 3 Chinese tariffs. The List 3 notice contains 1 HTS subheadings completely excluded from 25% tariffs. The notice also includes […]

Per our Shap Flash posted on May 21st , the office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced plans to establish an exclusion process for products subject to Section 301 List 3 tariffs. In an updated notice published today, June 20th, the USTR released official plans to open an electronic portal for the submission of […]

As a reminder, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) is commencing the public hearing process today, Monday, June 17th, for the proposed Section 301 List 4 tariffs, which would impose an additional 25% in duties on over $300 billion worth of Chinese manufactured goods. The public hearing period will last from Monday, June […]

As July 6th approaches – marking the one year anniversary since the U.S. first imposed an additional 25% duties on Chinese products –  members of Congress are seeking automatic extensions on List 1 products already granted exclusions from the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR). Thus far, all importers who have an eligible […]

On the evening of Friday, June 7th, President Trump announced via Twitter the indefinite suspension of additional tariffs against Mexico that were scheduled for tiered implementation on Monday, June 10th. The additional tariffs were voided as a result of (what has been reported to be either a new (or old)) agreement between the U.S. and […]

USTR Issues Additional Product Exclusions from Section 301 List 4A Tariffs | Samuel Shapiro & Company, Inc. The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) issued a new set of product exclusions from Section 301 List 4A Chinese tariffs. The List 4A notice contains 2 HTS subheadings that are completely excluded and 32 partially excluded […]

On June 3, 2020, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) released the final implementation regulations of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), which is set to officially replace NAFTA effective July 1. Click here to view the uniform regulations, which cover the interpretation, application and administration of rules of origin, textiles, and customs and trade […]

On Friday, May 29th, President Trump announced that the US will begin the process of revoking Hong Kong’s preferential treatment as a separate customs and travel territory in response to the new security law passed by mainland China earlier this week. Although Trump has yet to provide additional details, he did reveal that the impending […]

On May 22, 2020, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) issued a new set of product exclusions from Section 301 List 3 Chinese tariffs. The List 3 notice contains 10 HTS subheadings that are completely excluded from 25% tariffs; they cover 33 exclusion requests, and 61 partially excluded subheadings, covering an additional 70 separate […]