The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) is requesting comments on whether Section 301 List 4 exclusions on Chinese imports that were set to expire September 1, 2020, should be extended for another year. The USTR started accepting comments on the matter July 1, and all submissions are due by July 30, said the…
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The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has announced a seventh set of exclusions from the fourth list (List 4A) of Section 301 tariffs. The exclusions will apply retroactively to September 1, 2019 until September 1, 2020. These new exclusions include 11 existing ten-digit HTSUS subheadings and 53 specially prepared product descriptions, which together…
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The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has announced a sixth set of exclusions from the fourth list (List 4A) of Section 301 tariffs. The exclusions will apply retroactively to September 1, 2019 until September 1, 2020. These new exclusions include 61 specially prepared product descriptions, which together respond to 86 separate exclusion requests.…
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The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) will extend 12 product exclusions from list 1 of Section 301 to December 31, 2020. The following products have been extended: Direct acting and spring return pneumatic actuators, each rated at a maximum pressure of 10 bar and valued over $68 but not over $72 per unit (described in…
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The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has clarified the agency’s suspension of license exceptions for exports to Hong Kong, saying it will no longer allow exceptions for items subject to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) “that provide differential treatment than those available” to China. In the guidance, BIS said U.S. exporters cannot use license…
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Importers will be able to submit comments on extending certain Section 301 exclusions, starting July 1, 2020 through July 30, 2020. The exclusions are the second set from list 2—set to expire September 20, 2020—and third set from list 2—set to expire October 2, 2020. The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) will evaluate…
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The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has announced a new exclusion from list 3 of the Section 301 tariffs. The exclusions will apply as of the September 24, 2018, effective date of the $200 billion action, to August 7, 2020. The new exclusion will fall under previously created subheading 9903.88.04, and is for “Motorboats with displacement hulls…
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Where are all the ships? Why is it so tough to secure space right now? We all know this year has seen a record amount of void sailings, where one ship has been taken out of its rotation, or whole strings of vessels have been cancelled. This has resulted in the idle fleet setting a new…
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The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has announced a fifth set of exclusions from the fourth list (List 4A) of Section 301 tariffs. The exclusions will apply retroactively to September 1, 2019 until September 1, 2020. These new exclusions include two ten-digit HTSUS subheadings and 32 specially prepared product descriptions, which together respond…
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Let’s start with an unquestionable fact: COVID-19 or not, Chinese manufacturing is not going anywhere. China is home to 35% of U.S. imports and there is no conceivable way that a country, which has spent the last 50 years perfecting the art of supply chain management, is going to give up. However, now it is…
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