USTR grants 'List 3' exclusions set to expire in August 2020
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative this week approved a host of product-exclusion requests associated with Section 301 duties on roughly $200 billion worth of Chinese goods. USTR levied 10 percent tariffs on approximately $200 billion Chinese imports in September 2018. In May, USTR hiked the tariff to 25 percent, leading to the establishment of a product-exclusion process in June. “[T]he exclusions are reflected in two 10-digit HTSUS subheadings and 34 specially prepared product descriptions, which cover 42 separate...