On August 13, 2020, CBP issued CSMS #43656381 – GUIDANCE: Section 301 Tranche 4A – $300B Ninth Round of Product Exclusions from China, which is reproduced below: Background On August 11, 2020, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) published Federal Register (FR) Notice 85 FR 48627 on certain exclusions from the Section 301 duty related to goods from China (Tranche 4A – $300B Action). These product exclusions relate to the imposed additional duties announced in 84 FR 43304 and 84 FR…
CBP has posted Frequently Asked Questions – Guidance on Marking of Goods of Hong Kong – Executive Order 13936 on its website. The FAQs state that: Goods that are not marked properly after the transition period may be brought into a Foreign Trade Zone to be properly marked under a permit to manipulate issued by the Port Director.Similarly, goods which are improperly or falsely marked may be brought into an FTZ under a permit to…
On August 11, 2020, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) published in the Federal Register a general notice [CBP Dec. 20-15] that notifies the public that, in light of the President’s Executive Order 13936 on Hong Kong Normalization, issued on July 14, 2020, suspending the application of section 201(a) of the United States-Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992 to the marking statute, section 304 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1304), with respect…
On August 11, 2020, the Office of the US Trade Representative published in the Federal Register a notice and requests for comments [Docket Number USTR-2020-0031] relating to the consideration of a possible extension for up to 12 months of particular exclusions from the Tranche 4A action ($300 billion) on goods from China. The USTR initiated a product exclusion process in October 2019, and has issued seven product exclusion notices under this action and is issuing…
On August 11, 2020, the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) published in the Federal Register a notice that announces the USTR’s determination to grant certain exclusion requests, as specified in the Annex to the notice, and make certain amendments to previously announced exclusions. The product exclusions announced in the notice apply as of September 1, 2019, the effective date of List 1 of the $300 billion action, and extend to September 1, 2020.…
On August 11, 2020, the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) published in the Federal Register a notice that announces the USTR’s determination to extend certain exclusions through December 31, 2020, as specified in the Annex to the notice. The USTR initiated the exclusion process on June 24, 2019, and has granted 15 sets of exclusions under the $200 billion action. These exclusions will expire on August 7, 2020. On May 6, 2020 and…
On August 5, 2020, the US Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) issued a report entitled Updated Guidance on China’s Retaliatory Tariffs and Tariff Exclusions Process for US Products [Report CH2020-0106]. The report consolidates China’s previous announcements of additional tariffs on US agriculture, fish, and wood products and information concerning the Chinese government exclusion process for imports of US products. It is meant to provide US exporters a clear picture of the current status of China’s retaliatory…
On August 11, 2020, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will publish in the Federal Register a general notice [CBP Dec. 20-15] that notifies the public that, in light of the President’s Executive Order 13936 on Hong Kong Normalization, issued on July 14, 2020, suspending the application of section 201(a) of the United States-Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992 to the marking statute, section 304 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1304), with…
On August 7, 2020, CBP issued CSMS #43600625 – GUIDANCE: Section 301 Tranche 2 – $16B Action Extension of First Round of Product Exclusions from China, which is reproduced below: Background On July 30, 2020, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) published Federal Register (FR) Notice 85 FR 45949 to extend through December 31, 2020 certain product exclusions previously covered by the July 31, 2019 notice (see 84 FR 37381) for Section 301 duties on China (Tranche 2…
On August 6, 2020, the Office of the US Trade Representative posted on its website a notice to be published in the Federal Register that announces the USTR’s determination to extend certain exclusions through December 31, 2020, as specified in the Annex to the notice. The USTR initiated the exclusion process on June 24, 2019, and has granted 15 sets of exclusions under the $200 billion action. These exclusions will expire on August 7, 2020.…