The United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) issued new product exclusions pertaining to the Section 301 List 4A tariffs. The current tariff is 7.5%. The new exclusions include 11 ten-digit HTS subheadings and 53 specific product descriptions that together cover 242 separate exclusion requests. The full list of excluded products is available here. According to
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USTR Announces Additional Duties on Cosmetics and Handbags from France, Delays Effective Date Until January 2021
On July 10, 2020, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced that it would impose a 25 percent additional duty on certain cosmetics, soaps and cleansing products, and handbags that are products of France, valued at $1.3 billion, due to the French Digital Services Tax (DST). Nevertheless, USTR delayed the application of the duties for as…
USTR Announces New Section 301 Product Exclusions for List 4A
The United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) issued new product exclusions pertaining to the Section 301 List 4A tariffs. The current tariff is 7.5%. The new exclusions include 61 specific product descriptions that together cover 86 separate exclusion requests. The full list of excluded products is available here. According to the USTR, the product exclusions…
USTR Grants Extensions to Products Subject to Section 301 List 1
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (“USTR”) announced today that it will extend certain product exclusions scheduled to expire on July 9, 2020 for twelve (12) specific products which were subject to Section 301 List 1 tariffs at a rate of 25%. As a result of these extensions, the exclusion extensions will now expire…
Opportunity to Request Administrative Review
On July 1, 2020, Commerce announced in the Federal Register the opportunity to request an annual administrative review for products that are currently subject to antidumping and countervailing duties.
The products and countries that have July anniversary months are the following:
- Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from Belgium, Colombia, and Thailand
- Fine Denier Polyester
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June 2020 Trade Law Update
In Husch Blackwell’s June 2020 Trade Law Newsletter, you’ll learn about the following updates in international trade and supply chain law:
- U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (“USMCA”) will displace NAFTA and become effective today, July 1, 2020
- USTR is soliciting input on products subject to tariffs in the Large Civil Aircraft Section 301 action
- USTR initiated a
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USTR Opens Online Portal to Solicit Input on Products to Carousel, Duty Rate in Large Civil Aircraft Section 301 Tariff Action
The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) issued a draft Federal Register notice outlining its process to review the Section 301 duties imposed on imported goods pursuant to the Large Civil Aircraft Dispute with the European Union (EU). This review is required by statute (Section 306(b)(2) of the Trade Act of 1974) and may result in goods…
USTR Announces New Section 301 Product Exclusions for List 4A
On June 8, 2020, the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) issued new product exclusions pertaining to the 7.5% Section 301 List 4A tariffs. The new list of exclusions includes two 10-digit HTS subheadings and 32 specially prepared product descriptions that together cover 55 separate exclusion requests. The full list of excluded products is available here…
Commerce Initiates New Administrative Reviews on AD/CVD Cases
On June 8, 2020, the U.S. Department of Commerce published a notice initiating new Administrative Reviews for antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders with April anniversary dates. Listed below are the countries and products named in the notice:
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- Argentina: Biodiesel (A-357-820)
- Indonesia: Biodiesel (A-560-830)
- The People’s Republic of China
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- Tetrafluoroethane (R-134a) (A-570-044)
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USTR Initiates Section 301 Digital Services Tax Investigations Covering India, the European Union and Several Other Countries
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (“USTR”) announced on June 2, 2020 that it is initiating Section 301 investigations on Digital Services Taxes (“DSTs”) adopted or under consideration by Austria, Brazil, Czech Republic, the European Union (“EU”), India, Indonesia, Italy, Spain, Turkey, and the United Kingdom (“U.K.”). The Section 301 DST investigations could lead…
