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- US Announces Product Exclusion Process for Tariffs Covering 200 Billion in Chinese Imports
U.S. Announces Product Exclusion Process for Tariffs Covering $200 Billion in Chinese Imports
June 21, 2019, Covington Alert
Earlier this week, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced a process through which companies can request that their products be excluded from duties imposed on $200 billion in Chinese imports under Section 301 of the Tariff Act of 1974 (Section 301). Tariffs on these imports have been in effect since September 2018, and recently increased from 10 percent to 25 percent. The long-awaited announcement of an exclusion process for these “List 3” tariffs comes while the Administration is considering imposing tariffs on another $300 billion in Chinese imports, in a fourth tranche of tariffs that along with the three prior tranches now collectively cover almost all products imported from China.
October 21, 2019, Covington Alert
On October 18, 2019, the U.S. Administration announced the launch of a new product-specific exclusion request process for tariffs on approximately $112 billion in Chinese imports that were imposed on September 1, 2019. The exclusion process will close on January 31, 2020, and its requirements are similar to those applicable to the latest exclusion process for an ...
May 14, 2019, Covington Alert
On May 13, days after increasing tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese imports, the U.S. Administration proposed imposing an additional 25 percent tariff on a new list of $300 billion in Chinese imports. The Administration cited China’s “failure to meaningfully address” problematic intellectual property (IP) practices and its retaliatory responses to U.S. tariffs ...
September 18, 2018, Covington Alert
On September 17, 2018, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) released its final list of approximately $200 billion in Chinese imports subject to an additional ad valorem tariff. The final list, which covers 5,745 product categories, will take effect on September 24, 2018.