USTR Issues More Product Exclusions, Requests Comments on Medical Product Exclusions

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative issued another set of product exclusions from the third group of Section 301 tariffs on goods from China. The new exclusions from the tariffs include "one 10-digit HTSUS subheading, which covers one exclusion request, and 176 specially prepared product descriptions, which cover 202 separate exclusion requests." according to the notice. The product exclusions apply retroactively to Sept. 24, 2018, the date the third set of tariffs took effect. The exclusions will remain in effect until Aug. 7, 2020.

The USTR is also seeking comments on medical goods that should be exempt from the tariffs in response to the COVID-19 epidemic, it said in a notice. "Each comment specifically must identify the particular product of concern and explain precisely how the product relates to the response to the COVID-19 outbreak," the USTR said.