CBP Creates New HTS Number for 20% Duties on Goods Made in China and Hong Kong
CBP is implementing a new Chapter 99 harmonized tariff schedule number to implement an increase in duties from 10% to 20% on imported products from China and Hong Kong that went into effect just after midnight on March 4 (see 2503030007).
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The new number is 9903.01.24, and it is for "all imports of articles that are products of China and Hong Kong, other than products classifiable under headings 9903.01.21, 9903.01.22, and 9903.01.23, and other than products for personal use included in accompanied baggage of persons arriving in the United States," according to a CBP cargo systems message posted at 10 p.m. EST on March 3.
Subheadings 9903.01.21, 9903.01.22, and 9903.01.23 apply to donations, informational materials and in-transit shipments exempted by the original Feb. 1 executive order (see 2502030035).
Another HTS number, 9903.01.20, had been designated for goods that were subject to the 10% China tariff that took effect on Feb. 4. That subheading will continue to be in effect for entries through March 3.
"The additional ad valorem duty provided for in headings 9903.01.20 and 9903.01.24 applies in addition to all other applicable duties (including antidumping and countervailing duties), taxes, fees, exactions, and charges," CBP said in the CSMS message. "Products of China that are eligible for temporary duty exemptions or reductions under subchapter II to chapter 99 will be subject to the additional ad valorem rate of duty imposed by heading 9903.01.24."
CBP also noted that goods that would be eligible for the de minimis exemption, including those that would otherwise be covered by headings 9903.01.20 and 9903.01.24, may still follow the regulations governing de minimis, including eligible articles sent through the international postal network (see 2502070052).
CBP said it would be providing additional guidance to the trade community through CSMS messages as appropriate.