BACKGROUND
On October 28, 2019, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) published Federal Register (FR) Notice 84 FR 57803 announcing the decision to grant the third round of certain exclusion requests from the 10 percent duty, and later amended to 25 percent duty, assessed under the Section 301 investigation related to goods from China ($200B Action - Tranche 3).
These product exclusions relate to the imposed additional duties announced in 83 FR 47974 on Chinese goods with an annual trade value of approximately $200 billion as part of the action in the Section 301 investigation of China’s acts, policies, and practices related to technology transfer, intellectual property, and innovation. The product exclusions announced in this notice will retroactively apply as of the September 24, 2018 effective date of the $200 billion action (Tranche 3), and will extend through August 7, 2020.
The exclusions are available for any product that meets the description as set out in Annex A to Federal Register Notice 84 FR 57803, regardless of whether the importer filed an exclusion request. Further, the scope of each exclusion is governed by the scope of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) 10-digit headings and product descriptions in the Annex; not by the product descriptions set out in any particular request for exclusion.
The functionality for the acceptance of the third round of products of China excluded from Section 301 duties will be available in the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) as of 12 pm (Noon) Eastern Standard Time, November 7, 2019. More →
https://content.govdelivery.com/bulletins/gd/USDHSCBP-26af621?wgt_ref=USDHSCBP_WIDGET_2
