On June 3, the USTR unofficially released yet another list of HTS subheadings that are either partially or completely excluded from Section 301 List 1 tariffs – making it the fifth round of exclusions issued thus far. The official notice contains one (1) HTS subheading completely excluded from 25% tariffs, and eighty-eight (88) partially excluded HTS subheadings, […]

As you are already aware, the office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) issued 3 rounds of exclusions for Section 301 List 3 products between April 23, 2020 and May 21, 2020. At this time, these rounds of exclusions are currently set to expire on August 7, 2020. All cargo that has been entered for […]

On May 28, 2020, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced that just sixteen (16) exclusions from the fifth round of Section 301 tariff exclusions on List 1 goods will be granted extensions. As the exclusions for the fifth round of Section 301 goods (covering List 1) were set to expire on June 4, 2020, this […]

On May 12, 2020, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced that just thirteen (13) exclusions from the fourth round of Section 301 tariff exclusions on List 1 goods will be granted extensions. As the exclusions for the fourth round of Section 301 goods (covering List 1) were set to expire on May 14, 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 3 HTS subheadings that are completely excluded and 5 partially excluded subheadings from List 4A tariffs, covering 27 separate exclusion requests. The exclusions will retroactively apply to all […]

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 17 HTS subheadings that are completely excluded from 25% tariffs; they cover 33 exclusion requests, and 61 partially excluded subheadings, covering an additional 70 separate requests. […]

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 1 HTS subheading completely excluded from 25% tariffs, which covers 20 exclusion requests, and 107 partially excluded subheadings, covering an additional 157 separate requests. The latest round of […]

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced that just 8 (eight) exclusions from the third round of Section 301 tariff exclusions on List 1 goods will be granted extensions. As the exclusions for the third round of List 1 goods were set to expire on April 18, 2020, this means that the 8 […]

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) issued a new set of medical product exclusions from Section 301 List 4A Chinese tariffs. The List 4A notice contains 5 HTS subheadings completely excluded from List 4a tariffs and 7 partially excluded subheadings, which cover 36 separate exclusion requests. The exclusions will retroactively apply to all […]

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 1 HTS subheading completely excluded from 25% tariffs, which covers 1 exclusion request, and 176 partially excluded subheadings, covering an additional 202 separate requests. The latest round of […]

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) released additional product exclusions from Section 301 Chinese tariffs. The latest USTR notice features two announcements, each containing the specially prepared HTS subheadings excluded from either List 3 or List 4A tariffs. The List 4A notice contains 19 HTS subheadings partially excluded from List 4A tariffs, which […]

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) released a set of product exclusions from Section 301 List 4A Chinese tariffs. The List 4 notice contains 8 HTS subheadings completely excluded from List 4A tariffs, which cover 59 separate requests. The list of 8 HTS subheadings that have been completely excluded from the List 4A tariffs are […]

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced an additional set of product exclusions from Section 301 List 3 Chinese tariffs. The List 3 notice contains 1 HTS subheading completely excluded from 25% tariffs, which covers 6 separate requests, and 46 partially excluded subheadings, covering an additional 61 requests. The latest round of exclusions will retroactively […]

On Monday, February 10th, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced an additional set of product exclusions from Section 301 List 1 Chinese tariffs. The List 1 notice contains 4 specially prepared product descriptions that are completely excluded from the 25% tariffs. The Section 301 List 1 tariffs initially spanned 818 products and […]

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 five updates to existing List 3 exclusions. The latest round of exclusions will retroactively apply to all […]

On Wednesday, January 15th, the U.S. and China officially ratified Phase One of their planned trade deal. The key component of Phase One involves China’s purchase of an additional $200 billion in American exports. At this time, it does not appear that the USTR has specified the exact purchases to be made, but has rather […]

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced an additional set of product exclusions from Section 301 List 3 Chinese tariffs. The List 3 notice contains 2 HTS subheadings completely excluded from 25% tariffs, and 66 partially excluded subheadings, which cover 81 separate requests respectively. According to the USTR, the latest round of exclusions will retroactively […]

On Thursday, December 19th, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced that just 6 (six) exclusions from the first round of Section 301 tariff exclusions on List 1 goods will be granted extensions. As the exclusions for the first round of List 1 goods were set to expire on December 28th, 2019, this […]

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has officially announced that the additional 15% tariffs on $160 billion of List 4B products that were set to take effect on December 15th are suspended indefinitely. Per our previous Flashes, President Trump announced last Friday that the U.S. would not be imposing the additional 15% tariffs […]

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) released additional sets of product exclusions from Section 301 Chinese tariffs. The USTR notices feature several announcements, each containing the specially prepared HTS subheadings excluded from either List 1, 2 and 3 tariffs. The List 3 notice contains 35 HTS subheadings partially excluded from 25% tariffs, and 9 […]