USTR Grants New Extensions to Section 301 Exclusions, Leaves Others to Expire March 25
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative will grant one-year extensions to 11 exclusions from the first list of Section 301 tariffs on China that were due to expire March 25, it said in a pre-publication copy of a notice posted to its website. The notice is silent on the other exclusions issued alongside the 11 that were granted extensions, so those appear set to expire on March 25.
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USTR in December asked for comments on whether it should extend the exclusions (see 1912230010). The exclusions in question were issued March 25, 2019 (see 1903210048). USTR says the following extensions will now remain in effect for entries on or after July 6, 2018, when the first list of Section 301 tariffs took effect, until March 25, 2021:
- 8412.21.0045
- 8607.21.1000
- Breast pumps, whether or not with accessories or batteries (described in statistical reporting number 8413.81.0040)
- Machinery for filtering water, submersible, powered by batteries, manually operated, such machinery designed for use in pools, basins, aquariums, spas or similar contained bodies of water (described in statistical reporting number 8421.21.0000)
- Hand-held ultraviolet water purifiers, powered by batteries (described in statistical reporting number 8421.21.0000)
- Filters designed to remove sulfites from wine (described in statistical reporting number 8421.22.0000)
- Filter housings, covers, or couplings, the foregoing of steel and comprising parts of machinery or apparatus for filtering liquids (described in statistical reporting number 8421.99.0040)
- Vulcanized rubber tracks, each incorporating cords and cleats of steel, designed for use on construction equipment (described in statistical reporting number 8431.49.9095)
- Automated data processing storage units (other than magnetic disk drive units), not assembled in cabinets for placing on a table or similar place, not presented with any other unit of a system (described in statistical reporting number 8471.70.6000)
- Electric motors, AC, permanent split capacitor type, each in a housing with outside diameter of 84 mm or less, with output of 6 W or more but not exceeding 16 W (described in statistical reporting number 8501.10.4020)
- Inoculator sets of plastics, each consisting of a plate with multiple wells, a display tray, and a lid; when assembled, the set measuring 105 mm or more but not exceeding 108 mm in width, 138 mm or more but not exceeding 140 mm in depth, and 6.5 mm or less in thickness (described in statistical reporting number 9027.90.5650).