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On June 12, 2020, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) published Federal Register (FR) Notice 85 FR 35975 on certain exclusions from the Section 301 duty related to goods from China ($300B Action – Tranche 4). There are 34 product specific exclusions and will retroactively apply as of the September 1, 2019 effective date of the … Read more
On June 19, 2020, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) issued a notice announcing an additional exclusion on Section 301 List 3(Tranche 3). Below is the exclusion: “(79) Motorboats with displacement hulls of reinforced fiberglass and wood, each motorboat measuring not less than 14.47 m and not more than 36.57 m in length … Read more
On June 2, 2020, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) published Federal Register (FR) Notice 85 FR 33775 to extend through December 31, 2020 certain product exclusions previously covered by the June 4, 2019 notice (see 84 FR 25895) for Section 301 duties on China ($34B Action – Tranche 1). These product exclusions relate to the … Read more
On 06/02/2020, in a press release, the U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross initiates an investigation in vanadium imports under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. Secretary Ross stated the investigation would determine whether vanadium imports threaten to impair U.S. national security. The press release defined vanadium as “a metal used in … Read more
On 5/11/020, The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced additional exclusions on products of Chinese origin subject to List 4a of the Section 301 tariffs. The exclusions cover three ten-digit tariff subheadings and five product descriptions Product descriptions listed include, but are not limited to: Certain Bluetooth tracking devices; Certain tumblers; and Certain … Read more