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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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Trade Professionals Say Section 301 Exclusions Need Clearer Instructions, Avenue of Appeal
March 14, 2019 by Mara Lee|Top News

With the second round of announcements on Section 301 exclusions (see 1903010029), trade professionals are trying to find patterns of what is granted -- so far, 985 requests -- and what has been denied -- a little over 4,500. About 3,300 requests on hundreds of tariff lines have been tentatively approved by USTR, if CBP says the exclusions are administrable. Nicole Bivens Collinson, who leads the international trade and government relations practice at Sandler Travis, said that if all of those were to go through, about 45 percent of all requests would have been approved.

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USTR Grants Nearly 1,000 Exclusions From List 1 of Section 301 Tariffs
March 1, 2019 by Mara Lee|Top News

Just over 4,500 Section 301 exclusion requests have been denied by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, according to an update published late Feb. 28. There have been 985 exclusion requests granted, covering 21 tariff lines. The largest number of the granted requests were for plastic injection molds, three types of radial bearings, linear-acting hydraulic motors and water coolers. This is much larger than the last update, published Dec. 21, 2018, when fewer than 25 had been granted (see 1812240010).

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