On August 23, 2019, President Trump announced via Twitter that the tariff rates on Lists 1, 2, and 3, worth approximately $250 billion worth of goods imported from China, will increase from 25% duty to 30% beginning October 1, 2019. Additionally, the President indicated that the tariff rate on the List 4 tariffs currently set to begin on September 1 will increase to 15% from 10%. It is unclear if the tariffs currently set to go into effect on December 15 will also be increased to 15%.
Katherine Stubblefield
USTR Delays Implementation of Section 301 Duties on Certain Tranche 4 Products
Posted in Trade Policy
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (“USTR”) announced on August 13, 2019 that several goods included on the upcoming tranche 4 of Section 301 tariffs, including laptops, computer monitors, cell phones, video game consoles, certain toys and certain items of footwear and clothing, will not face additional 10 percent tariffs until December 15, 2019. The agency also said there will be some products excluded entirely from the new set of tariffs for health, safety, national security or “other factors.”
President Trump Announces Tariffs on $300 Billion of Chinese Products
By Jeffrey Neeley & Katherine Stubblefield on
Posted in Trade Policy
On Thursday, August 1, 2019, President Trump announced via twitter an additional 10% tariff on $300 billion worth of Chinese products (“List 4”). This is the fourth round of tariffs in the ongoing trade war between the U.S. and China. The List 4 tariffs were proposed on May 13, 2019 (see our previous post here).
President Trump Declares Uranium Imports Not a Threat to U.S. National Security
Posted in Trade Policy
On Friday evening, July 13, 2019, President Trump declared that U.S. imports of uranium do not pose a national security threat under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962.
Petition Summary: Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Sheet from Korea, Mexico, and Oman
Posted in Trade Remedies
On July 8, 2019, Petitioners Advanced Extrusion Inc. (“Advanced Extrusion”), Ex-Tech Plastics, Inc. (“Ex-Tech”), and Multi-Plastics Extrusions, Inc. (“Multi-Plastics”) filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping duties on imports of Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Sheet from Korea, Mexico and Oman.
Petition Summary: Utility Scale Wind Towers from Canada, Indonesia, Korea, and Vietnam
Posted in Trade Remedies
On July 9, 2019, Petitioner Wind Tower Trade Coalition filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping and countervailing duties on imports of Utility Scale Wind Towers from Canada, Indonesia, Korea, and Vietnam.
USTR Proposes New Tariffs on EU Products under Section 301
By Robert Stang & Katherine Stubblefield on
Posted in Trade Policy
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced on July 1, 2019 a proposed list of tariffs on approximately $4 billion worth of products from the European Union (EU). This is a supplemental list to the April 12, 2019 proposed tariffs with an approximate trade value of $12 billion.
July Opportunity to Request Administrative Review
By Katherine Stubblefield on
Posted in Trade Remedies
The Department of Commerce published its opportunity to request annual review of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders with anniversary months in July.
Please see here for the published Federal Register notice. Contact Jeffrey Neeley, Nithya Nagarajan, or Stephen Brophy if your company is affected by these reviews.
USTR Initiates Section 301 List 3 Exclusion Process
Posted in Trade Policy
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced on June 19, 2019 an exclusion process for product exclusions from the tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese products (“List 3”). The exclusion process will open at noon (EDT) on June 30, 2019.
The exclusion process for List 3 will be slightly different from the process involved for the List 1 and 2 exclusions. USTR is opening a portal at http://exclusions.USTR.gov/ for requestors to file exclusion requests and interested parties to comment on them. Among other information, the questions in the exclusion request form will require data on the company’s gross revenues, percentage of total gross sales for which the requested product accounted, and the amount of sourcing of the product from domestic or third-country suppliers.
USTR Extends Deadline for Shipments from China to Enter Goods under 10% Duty Rate on List 3
Posted in Trade Policy
Late Friday, May 31, 2019, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (“USTR”) announced that they would extend the time frame for the application of increased tariffs on shipments of goods exported from China prior to May 10, 2019. The increase from 10% to 25% in duties was announced on May 8th and was set to be applicable on all imports starting on June 1, 2019. The USTR has now revised its earlier announcement and has stated that shipments must be entered before midnight on June 15, 2019 in order to remain subject to the 10% duty rate. Any entries after midnight on June 15, 2019 will be subject to the increased rate of 25% announced on May 8, 2019.