On January 22, 2020, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) office announced in Federal Register Notice 85 FR 3741 that the China List 4A tariff will be reduced to 7.5% from 15% effective February 14, 2020.
The rule notes that the tariff reduction will be effective with respect to goods entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01a.m. Eastern Standard Time on February 14, 2020. Filers will be required to continue using HTS# 9903.88.15.
The USTR has been accepting exclusion requests for List 4A Products since October 31, 2019. That Exclusion Request Process is scheduled to end on January 31, 2020.
For more information, please contact your local Noatum Logistics USA (formerly MIQ Logistics) representative.