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USTR to end more than 100 Section 301 tariff exclusions, extend others one year

May 24, 2024 at 5:21 PM
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has decided to end more than 100 exemptions for products from China subject to Section 301 tariffs while maintaining others for another year, the agency announced on Friday. Following the administration’s decision to maintain tariffs imposed via the Trade Act of 1974 by President Trump, as well its move to hike duties in key sectors, USTR had to decide what to do with 429 product-specific exclusions, including 77 for COVID-19-related purposes, set to...

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