USTR Issues Notice on New Section 301 Exclusions

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative announced a new round of product exclusions for products on the fourth list of Section 301 tariffs on products from China. New subheading 9903.88.53 will be used for the new exclusions. The new set of exclusions are reflected in “11 existing ten-digit HTSUS subheadings and 53 specially prepared product descriptions, which together respond to 242 separate exclusion requests,” according to the notice.

The product exclusions apply retroactively to Sept. 1, 2019, and will remain in effect until Sept. 1, 2020. The agency said it is considering extending the exclusions beyond Sept. 1 (see 2007150036).

The 11 subheadings are:

• 0505.10.0055
• 5504.10.0000
• 8215.99.3500
• 9506.70.4000
• 9701.10.0000
• 9702.00.0000
• 9703.00.0000
• 9705.00.0085
• 9706.00.0020
• 9706.00.0040
• 9706.00.0060.

See USTR’s notice for a full list of the new exclusions.