On Tuesday, August 11, 2020, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) office announced the extension of certain product exclusions to Section 301 List 3 products currently subject to a 25% tariff in Federal Register Notice 85 No. 155 FR 48600. These extensions resulted from the review of 14 List 3 exclusion notices issued as follows:

84 FR 38717 (August 7, 2019)
84 FR 49591 (September 20, 2019)
84 FR 57803 (October 29, 2019)
84 FR 61674 (November 13, 2019)
84 FR 65882 (November 29, 2019)
84 FR 69012 (December 17, 2019)
85 FR 549 (January 6, 2020)
85 FR 6674 (February 5, 2020)
84 FR 9921 (February 20, 2020)
85 FR 15015 (March 16, 2020)
85 FR 17158 (March 26, 2020)
85 FR 23122 (April 24, 2020)
85 FR 27489 (May 8, 2020)
85 FR 32094 (May 28, 2020)

The Federal Register notice details the extension of 21 complete Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) numbers and 245 specific product descriptions. Companies are encouraged to refer to the Annex in the notice to determine if any of their products are included in the specifically identified exclusion extensions. The scope of each exclusion extension is governed by the 10-digit level HTS numbers and the descriptions identified in the notice. It is important to note that these exclusions are available for any product that meets the description in the official notice, regardless of whether the importer filed an exclusion request. If you import products that are consistent with these descriptions, you will be able to claim an exclusion extension using HTS# 9903.88.56 effective August 7, 2020 through December 31, 2020.

All other exclusions not granted extensions as noted in the Annex to today’s Federal Register notice will expire on August 7, 2020, as originally scheduled and will be subject to the 25% Section 301 tariffs.

For more information, please contact your local Noatum Logistics USA representative.