Republicans Reiterate Need for Section 301 Exclusion Renewals
A pair of Wisconsin congressmen re-sent a letter on Section 301 exclusions to U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai, arguing that it was unfair to let exclusions expire in cases where there was still no source of the good outside China.…
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Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., and Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wis., said they didn't understand how the office could grant an exclusion because the good is only available from China and because the duties would cause severe economic harm to the importer, but then not renew the exclusion a year later, when the factors are unchanged. They publicized the letter in an April 2 press release. Tai has not said whether the office will offer more Section 301 exclusions, but has said that if there is an exclusion process, it will be transparent.