On July 15, 2020, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) published in the Federal Register a notice of product exclusion amendments from the action involving products from China with an annual trade volume of $200 Bn. The notice announces USTR’s determination to make technical amendments to previously announced exclusions.
The Annex to the notice contains 14 technical amendments to US notes 20(ll)(24) and (25); US notes 20(vv)(71) and (116); US notes 20(xx)(20), (43), and (44); US notes 20(yy)(75), (113), (116), (117), (118), and (138); and US note 20(aaa)(47) to subchapter III of chapter 99 of the HTSUS, as set out in the Annexes of the notices published at 84 FR 57803 (October 28, 2019), 85 FR 17158 (Match 26, 2020), 85 FR 23122 (April 24, 2020), 85 FR 27489 (May 8, 2020), and 85 FR 32094 (May 28, 2020).
The Annex also makes three additional amendments to accommodate conforming changes to the HTSUS: US note 20(qq)(35), US note 20(vv)(79), and US note 20(aaa)(49) to subchapter III of chapter 99 of the HTSUS, published at 85 FR 6674 (February 5, 2020), 85 FR 17158 (Match 26, 2020), and 85 FR 32094 (May 28, 2020). As stated in the September 20, 2019 notice, the exclusions apply from September 24, 2018 to August 7, 2020. US Customs and Border Protection will issue instructions on entry guidance and implementation.
