USTR Publishes Notice on New Product Exclusions for Section 301 List 1 Tariffs

The Office of the U.S Trade Representative is set to publish a notice Feb. 11 of some new product exclusions from Section 301 tariffs on the first list of products from China (see 2002100008). The product exclusions apply retroactively to July 6, 2018, the date the tariffs on the first list took effect, and will remain in effect until Oct. 2, 2020.

The exclusions do not have a new tariff subheading and will instead be covered by existing subheading 9903.88.19. The agency also made “technical amendments to certain notes in the [Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States],” it said. “Subparagraphs B(1–26) clarify periodic revisions in U.S. notes 20(i)(6–7), 20(m)(16–18), 20(m)(27), 20(n)(13–27), 20(n)(30), 20(q)(19–21), and 20(x)(20) to subchapter III of chapter 99 of the HTSUS.”

The product descriptions for the new exclusions are:

• Centrifugal pumps, submersible, designed for use in artificial lift systems for extracting oil and gas (described in statistical reporting number 8413.70.2004)
• Pistons and housings for hydraulic fluid power pumps of the type used in power lawn mowers (described in statistical reporting number 8413.91.9050 prior to January 1, 2019; described in statistical reporting number 8413.91.9060 effective January 1, 2019)
• Furnace roll end-shafts of steel (described in statistical reporting number 8417.90.0000)
• Multi-phase AC motors of an output of at least 5.8 kW but not exceeding 14.92 kW, each assembled with planetary gears and a gearbox (described in statistical reporting number 8501.52.4000).