USTR Seeks Comment Whether to Extend List 1 Tariff Exclusions Another Year

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative is weighing whether to extend the first of the Section 301 List 1 tariff exclusions it granted late last year for up to another 12 months when they expire Dec. 28, said Thursday’s Federal Register. USTR will evaluate extending each exclusion on a “case-by-case basis." It seeks comments in docket USTR-2019-0019 by Nov. 30 on whether lifting the exclusions will “result in severe economic harm” to U.S. interests. USTR wants to know what efforts U.S. importers have made to source products from countries other than China since List 1 took effect in July 2018.