June 12, 2020

USTR Excludes Additional Goods From China Tariff Section 301

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The USTR continues to exclude more products from the administration’s Section 301 punitive surtax ($300 billion trade action, currently subject to 7.5% duty) on List 4A goods from China with an announcement providing duty relief for dozens of goods based on 55 separate exclusion requests made by various U.S. importers. 

The exemptions cover two 10-digit Harmonized Tariff Schedule subheadings and 32 specially-prepared product descriptions, as follows:

The excluded HTS subheadings are:  

  • 5210.11.4040 – Certain Plain Weave Cotton Sheeting
  • 5210.11.6020 – Certain Plain Weave Cotton Poplin or Broadcloth

The exclusions with specially-prepared product descriptions include but are not limited to certain of the following:

  • Certain Duck/Goose Down (described in HTSUS 0505.10.0055)
  • Cyanuric Chloride (2933.69.6010)
  • Plastic Kneeling Pads (3924.90.5650)
  • Printed Books in Chinese Language (3926.90.9990)
  • Knitted or Textile Fiber Gloves (6116.10.4400, 6116.10.5520, 6116.10.6500, 6116.93.8800, 6216.00.1720)
  • Pillow/Comforter Shells (6307.90.9889)
  • Nonalloy Steel Round Wire (7217.20.3000)
  • Three-Way Hand-Operated Brass Irrigation Valve Parts (8481.90.1000)
  • Lithium-Ion Batteries (8507.60.0020)
  • Optical Channel Splitters (8517.62.0090)
  • Television LCD Main Board Assemblies (8529.90.1300)
  • OSHA-Grade Plastic Safety Spectacle Frames (9003.11.0000)
  • Non-TV Capable LCD Modules (9013.80.9000)
  • Stainless Steel/Titanium Wristwatch Cases (9111.20.4000, 9111.20.4000);
  • Brass/Copper Watch Dials (9114.30.4000, 9114.30.4000)
  • Wristwatch Hands (9114.90.4000)
  • Child Safety Seat Parts (9401.90.1085)
  • Fish Hooks (9507.20.8000)
  • Plastic Mop Fittings (3926.90.9990)
  • Polyester-Rayon Mop Heads (9603.90.8050)
  • Swine Brush Hair (9603.90.8050)
  • Electrical Spark Lighters (9613.80.2090)

Click her to check the Federal Register annex for specific details.

These exclusions will apply from September 1, 2019, through September 1, 2020, and apply to any product that satisfies the description in the Federal Register annex, regardless of whether the company using the exclusion filed the request.