The 178 exclusions from Section 301 tariffs on Chinese goods expire on Nov. 9, under the US Trade Representative notice that extended them last November. They apply to goods entered, or withdrawn from a bonded warehouse, before 11:59 p.m. Eastern that day.
Entries on or after Nov. 10 will pay the full Section 301 rate on top of normal duty. The rate is 25% for goods on Lists 1 through 3, and 7.5% for List 4A.
Heading 9903.88.69 of the tariff schedule covers 164 general exclusions. Heading 9903.88.70 covers 14 exclusions for solar manufacturing equipment. Importers can claim an exclusion only if a product meets its specific tariff definition, customs broker Shapiro said.
USTR confirmed this week that the 2018 tariffs remain in effect. They did not terminate at their four-year anniversaries because domestic producers and trade associations asked USTR to keep them. USTR said it will publish a separate notice on a review of the tariffs.
The one-year pause on USTR’s fees for Chinese-built and Chinese-operated ships also ends at 11:59 p.m. on Nov. 9. More than 200 trade groups have asked USTR to extend the pause.
USTR sought public comments last September on whether to extend the exclusions. Of the 178 exclusions, 147 drew comments supporting an extension, while 10 of those also drew comments opposing it. USTR said in last November’s notice that it “may continue to consider further extensions.”
