Safeguard Duties on Residential Washers and Solar Cells Take Effect Feb. 7
New Section 201 safeguard duties on residential washers and on solar cells and modules take effect for entries on or after 12:01 a.m. on Feb. 7, said two presidential proclamations signed by President Donald Trump on Jan. 23. Beginning on…
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Feb. 7, imports of residential washers and solar cells that fall under the scope of the safeguard duties will be subject to tariff-rate quotas that will remain in effect, unless modified, for a period of three or four years, respectively (see 1801230052). Residential washers and solar cells and modules admitted into foreign-trade zones on or after that date must be admitted as “privileged foreign status,” and will be subject to the TRQs upon entry for consumption, the proclamations said. International Trade Today will have more details on the scope of the safeguard duties once the proclamations are published, along with their annexes, in the Federal Register.