According to a notice published by the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR), the USTR will extend Section 301 exclusions on Chinese-origin goods used to treat COVID-19. These exclusions have a new expiry of September 30, 2021, but were previously set to expire at the end of March.

“Effective with respect to goods entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on April 1, 2021, and before 11:59 p.m. eastern daylight time on September 30, 2021, each of the article descriptions of headings 9903.88.62, 9903.88.63, 9903.88.64 and 9903.88.65 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States are modified by deleting ‘March 31, 2021,’ and by inserting ‘September 30, 2021,’ in lieu thereof.”

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