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8 of 21 Exclusions Extended for China Section 301 List 1 Products

Apr 09, 2020

April 9, 2020 – The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) extended eight of twenty-one Section 301 exclusions applicable to Chinese origin products appearing on List 1, Tranche 3. These exclusions were due to expire on April 18, 2020 and have been extended for another year (until April 18, 2021).

Originally approved on April 18, 2019, they are effective for goods entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption on or after July 6, 2018, using exclusion Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) number 9903.88.07.

Extended exclusions include:

  1. Roller machines designed for cutting, etching or embossing paper, foil or fabric, manually powered, of HTS 8420.10.9080
  2. Ratchet winches designed for use with textile fabric strapping (HTS 8425.39.0100)
  3. Counterweight castings of iron or steel designed for use on fork lift and other works trucks, of HTS 8431.20.0000
  4. Tines, carriages, and other goods handling apparatus and parts designed for use on fork lift and other works trucks, of HTS 8431.20.0000
  5. Reject doors, pin protectors, liners, front walls, grates, hammers, rotor and end disc caps, and anvil and breaker bars, of iron or steel, the foregoing parts of metal shredders, of HTS 8479.90.9496
  6. Steering wheels designed for watercraft, of stainless steel, having a wheel diameter exceeding 27 cm but not exceeding 78 cm, of HTS 8479.90.9496
  7. Pipe brackets of aluminum, each with 4 ports, the foregoing measuring 27.9 cm x 20.3 cm x 17.8 cm and weighing 11.34 kg, designed for installation into air brake control valves, of HTS 8481.90.9040
  8. Instruments for measuring or checking voltage or electrical connections; electrical circuit tracers, of HTS 9030.33.3800

Thirteen exclusions are expiring on April 18, 2020. Expired exclusions, when entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption on or after this date are no longer excluded and the 25% additional Section 301 duties are due.

If you have any questions regarding Section 301 Exclusions for Chinese origin products, Livingston can help!  Please contact either your Livingston account manager or our regulatory affairs group at usregaffairs@livingstonintl.com