USTR Announces List 3 Exclusion Process for Section 301 Tariffs
The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) published a federal register notice today outlining the process for submitting Section 301 exclusion requests for List 3. The USTR noted that if an exclusion is...
View ArticleUSTR Adds Supplemental List of $4B Worth of Products to EU Airbus Dispute
The United States Trade Representative (USTR) has released a supplemental list of $4 billion worth of products to be added to the proposed tariff pursuant Section 301 of the U.S. Trade Act of 1974...
View ArticleRECENT USTR SECTION 301 PRODUCT EXCLUSIONS
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) released three distinct batches of product exclusion requests from its Section 301 tariffs during July and early-August. On July 9, USTR...
View ArticleUSTR Unveils List of Products Subject to the Proposed 10 Percent Tariff on...
On August 13, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) released two additional lists of products that will be subject to a 10 percent tariff on approximately $300 billion worth of imported Chinese...
View ArticleFashion Industry Affected by USTR’s Proposed 10 Percent Ad Valorem Tariff on...
In June 2018, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced additional tariffs on products imported from China. The additional tariffs are part of the U.S.’ response to China’s...
View ArticleUSTR Ordered to Raise All Section 301 Tariffs by 5% Due to Chinese Retaliation
A statement on the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative’s (USTR) website announced the Trump administration will add 5% to all Section 301 tariffs. List 4 duties on goods worth $300 billion will now...
View ArticleComment Period Announced for Section 301 Tariff Increase to 30% on Lists 1-3...
According to a Federal Register Notice published on September 3, 2019, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) proposes to increase additional duties from 25 percent to 30 percent on the products from...
View ArticleChina Exempts 16 Types of U.S. Products from Retaliatory Tariffs ahead of...
On September 11, 2019, China’s Ministry of Finance announced exemptions for sixteen (16) U.S. product lines from its retaliatory tariffs against the United States. These exemptions may be viewed as a...
View ArticleTrump Delays Oct 1st 5% Tariff Increase on $250 Billion in Chinese Goods...
As a “gesture of good will”, President Trump this week announced a two-week delay on the planned 5% increase in tariffs on $250 billion (Lists 1-3) of Chinese goods. The tariffs on items included on...
View ArticleTrade Talks between U.S. and China to Resume on October 10.
Trade talks between the United States and China are set to resume on October 10, 2019 in Washington, D.C., in order to determine if the two countries can make a plan to lead them out of the current...
View ArticleUSTR Announces List 4 Exclusion Process for Section 301 Tariffs
The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) will soon publish a federal register notice outlining the process for submitting Section 301 exclusion requests for List 4. The USTR noted that if an exclusion is...
View ArticleU.S. Agrees to Suspend List 4b Tariffs and Decrease List 4a Tariffs in a...
On December 13, 2019, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced a “Phase One” agreement with China that will cease the imposition of 15% tariffs on $160 billion worth of Chinese imports...
View ArticleGetting Products to China: Avoiding Tariff Classification Traps in Uncertain...
Chinese law requires companies to accurately classify and declare goods imported into or exported out of China under its version of the Harmonized System (HS). Importers and exporters who fail to...
View ArticleUSTR Seeks Comments on Removal of Tariffs on Certain Chinese Imports that...
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) is seeking comments to remove Section 301 tariffs on certain Chinese imported products that could help support the United States COVID-19 response....
View ArticleChina Announces New Tariff Exclusions on Imported Goods from the United States
On May 12, 2020, the China State Tariff Commission of the State Council issued a new round of tariff exemptions on China’s Batch 2 of $60 billion worth of US imports. China implemented retaliatory...
View ArticleHTMX et al. v. United States – An (ongoing?) Opportunity for Importers to...
The Court of International Trade (“CIT”) saw nearly 3,000 complaints filed over a period of four days from Friday, September 18, 2020 to Monday, September 22, 2020 challenging the United States Trade...
View ArticleLarge Civil Aircraft Dispute 2021 Update: Section 301 Tariffs on New EU Goods
In response to recent action by the European Union in the Large Civil Aircraft (Boeing-Airbus) Dispute in the World Trade Organization (“WTO”), the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) has...
View ArticleVietnam Section 301 Hearing Transcripts
On December 28 and 29, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) conducted public hearings on Vietnam’s timber imports and currency practices. Participant lists and hearing transcripts are available below....
View ArticleBiden Decides Against Increased Tariffs in EU-U.S. Aircraft Subsidy Dispute
On February 11, 2021, the Biden Administration decided not to increase tariffs against the European Union. In a Federal Register notice released today (Feb 12th), the Administration announced that “The...
View ArticleCourt of International Trade Orders Consolidates Section 301 Lawsuits and...
On February 10, 2021, the CIT issued a procedural order that requires all Section 301 cases to receive notice under a master case named “In Re Section 301 Cases, CIT Ct. No. 21-cv-00052.” The decision...
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