USTR Proposes Tariffs on Some Goods From France Due to Digital Sales Tax

The U.S. Trade Representative Monday evening listed 63 Harmonized Tariff Schedule subheadings that may face tariffs of up to 100 percent when imported from France. It's in retaliation for that country’s digital services tax.

USTR announced the French tax restricts U.S. commerce and violates Trade Act Section 301. Tech companies and others in the U.S. have opposed that taxation. Their associations issued supportive statements in the minutes after the trade disclosure.

Comments on the proposed tariffs are due to USTR by Jan. 6. A hearing is scheduled for Jan. 7.

France's embassy in Washington didn't comment immediately.