Requests for exclusions from the additional tariff imposed as of 1 September 2019 on List 4A imports from mainland China may be submitted between 31 October 2019 and 31 January 2020. Any exclusions granted will be effective for one year, starting from the 1 September 2019 effective date for List 4A. The additional tariff on…
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[US-China Trade War] Mainland China Tariff Exclusion Request Denials Increase Amid Limited Approvals
Over the last month the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has denied hundreds more requests for exclusions from the Section 301 additional tariffs on imports from mainland China. USTR is continuing to review outstanding exclusion requests for List 1 and List 2 goods, imports of which are collectively worth about US$50 billion, and has…
[US-China Trade War] USTR Lighthizer Offers Administration’s Views on Various Trade Issues
On 18 June, USTR Lighthizer appeared as the sole witness before the Senate Finance Committee. Given the limited time in the public hearing, senators were able to submit additional questions for the record to Lighthizer and his team. The questions and answers from committee members of both parties have now been made public, consisting of…
[US-China Trade War] Chinese Jewelry Will Still Be Tariffed in 3 Weeks
The Trump administration is delaying planned tariffs in order to save Christmas for toy, clothing, footwear, and electronic retailers—although some in the jewelry business are wondering why it also didn’t get a last-minute reprieve. In a surprise reversal, the administration delayed tariffs on certain goods imported from China until Dec. 15 to prevent an impact on…
[US-China Trade War] USTR Announces Next Steps on Proposed 10 Percent Tariff on Imports from China
Washington, DC – The United States Trade Representative (USTR) today announced the next steps in the process of imposing an additional tariff of 10 percent on approximately $300 billion of Chinese imports. On May 17, 2019, USTR published a list of products imported from China that would be potentially subject to an additional 10 percent tariff. …
【US-China Trade War】More Tariffs a Possibility Amid Uncertain Prospects for Trade Deal with Mainland China
The Trump administration’s willingness to strike a trade deal with mainland China is being seen by some observers as increasingly tied to how doing so may affect the president’s chances of winning the 2020 presidential election. An agreement that secures suitably strong terms for the United States could aid Trump’s re-election bid, but if that…
【US-China Trade War】Additional Tariffs on Mainland China List 4 Goods on Hold; List 3 Exclusion Requests Being Accepted
President Trump announced on 29 June following a meeting with mainland Chinese President Xi Jinping that the United States will suspend plans to impose additional tariffs of up to 25 percent on so-called List 4 goods from mainland China, which have a current import value of approximately US$300 billion. Trump also vowed to relax the…