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Section 301 tariff exclusions

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has established an exclusion process for Section 301 tariffs on China. In a series of rounds since the tariffs took effect, importers have been able to request exclusions from the tariffs, as well as extensions to existing exclusions. Many exclusions have been allowed to expire, as well. Section 301 exclusions are applicable to all importers of a given good, which may be defined as an entire tariff schedule subheading or a subset of a subheading outlined in a written description.

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CBP to Update ACE With Extended 301 Exclusions After New Year
December 31, 2019 |Customs

CBP has not updated ACE yet with the extensions granted to six Section 301 exclusions that were set to expire on Dec. 28, the agency said in a CSMS message. “CBP expects the update to be soon after 1/2/2020 and will provide an update when programming is complete and ready to accept transmission of HTS 9903.88.05 on entries with entry dates beyond 12/28/2019,” CBP said. Twenty-five of the original set of Section 301 exclusions expired on Dec. 28 (see 1912190060).

USTR Grants Extensions to Six Section 301 Exclusions, Leaves 25 to Expire Dec. 28
December 19, 2019 by Brian Feito|Top News

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative will grant one-year extensions to only six exclusions from the first list of Section 301 tariffs on China that were due to expire Dec. 28, it said in a pre-publication copy of a notice posted to its website. The notice is silent on the other 25 exclusions issued alongside the six that were granted extensions, so those 25 now appear set to expire on Dec. 28.

Topics:Section 301 tariff exclusions, Customs duty
Fate of Section 301 Tariffs on Apparel Discussed at USFIA
November 8, 2019 |White House

NEW YORK -- Most apparel was spared from Section 301 tariffs until September, when a large swath of imports was hit with 15 percent additional tariffs, though a few categories were on List 3, and are facing an additional 25 percent. Between the two rounds, 77 percent of apparel is subject to 301 tariffs. The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative is now tasked with considering exclusion requests for List 3, and Assistant USTR for Textiles Bill Jackson said that volume is “astounding" -- about 30,000 requests. Only 600 of those are in tariff code chapters 50 to 60, he said, and fewer than 20 have been granted approval so far.

Topics:Trump tariffs