Four COVID-Related Section 301 Exclusions to Expire in 16 Days; 77 Others Continue to Sept. 30

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative announced that 77 of 81 items previously granted Section 301 exclusions due to the COVID-19 pandemic will continue through Sept. 30. The rest will expire at the end of May. All the exclusions had been scheduled to end May 15.

The 77 products will now have the same expiration date as 352 products that were extended back in December.

USTR said it needed the extra time to consider stakeholder input.

The products that will not be extended past June 1 are:

• 3923.21.095, ethylene polymer sacks. Tariff will be 7.5%.
• 5603.14.9090, other non-woven fabric, manmade. Tariff will be 25%.
• 4818.90.0080, paper bedsheets. Tariff will be 7.5%.
• 9004.90.0010 or 9004.90.0090, protective goggles. Tariff will be 10%, including Section 301 tariff of 7.5%.