The US Trade Representative (USTR) has issued new exclusions for goods on the first three Section 301 lists. Exclusions on the first tranche include “310 specially prepared production descriptions, which…
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President Trump Tweets Tariff Extension for Section 301 Lists 1, 2, and 3
Yesterday, President Trump tweeted that the tariff increases for Section 301 lists one, two, and three will be postponed to October 15th. Duties for the goods found on these lists…
Hurricane Dorian Shuts Down Southeastern US Ports
Ports along the southeastern US have been or will be temporarily shut down due to hurricane Dorian. Hurricane Dorian was downgraded from a category five to a category four hurricane,…
Section 301 Tariff Increases Soon in Effect
The increased Section 301 tariffs for List 4 were published in the Federal Register today. The US Trade Representative (USTR) has increased the additional duty from 10% to 15% on…
Trump Will Increase Existing and Planned Section 301 Tariffs
According to the US Trade Representative, the US will increase the tariff rate from 25% to 30% on the existing three lists of goods subject to Section 301. The change…
Section 301: Some Articles on Fourth List to Have Delayed Effective Date
The US Trade Representative (USTR) announced today that some goods on list four of the Section 301 tariffs will not be subject to the 10 percent duty until December 15th.…
MPF and Other Customs User Fees Increasing on October 1st
For fiscal year 2020, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will adjust Customs user fees and limitations in response to inflation calculations. In accordance with the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation…
Effective September 1st, Fourth List of Chinese Goods Subject to Section 301
Earlier today, President Trump indicated via Twitter that the fourth list of Chinese imported goods will be subject to a 10% tariff under Section 301 beginning September 1st. This list…
USTR Announces Exclusions for Second Tranche of Section 301
The United States Trade Representative has published the first list of goods excluded from the 25 percent duty assessed under the second tranche of the Section 301 tariffs on China.…
Sixth Round of Section 301 Products Excluded from Tranche One Published
According to CSMS #38840764, the United States Trade Representative has published the sixth round of goods excluded from the 25 percent duty assessed under the first tranche of Section 301…
