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Section 301 tariff exclusions

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has established an exclusion process for Section 301 tariffs on China. In a series of rounds since the tariffs took effect, importers have been able to request exclusions from the tariffs, as well as extensions to existing exclusions. Many exclusions have been allowed to expire, as well. Section 301 exclusions are applicable to all importers of a given good, which may be defined as an entire tariff schedule subheading or a subset of a subheading outlined in a written description.

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US Says GRI 2(a) Inapplicable to Classification of Importer's Chemical Products
January 13, 2026 by Jacob Kopnick|Penalties and Courts

The U.S. argued on Jan. 12 that the "undisputed facts" show that importer Lanxess' polymerization accelerator -- a substance used to speed up the chemical process of plastic manufacturing -- can't accelerate a chemical reaction "in its condition as imported," thus removing it from Harmonized Tariff Schedule heading 3915 as a "reaction accelerator" (Lanxess Corporation v. United States, CIT # 23-00073).

Topics:Harmonized Tariff Schedule, Customs duty, Court of International Trade, CBP CROSS Rulings
CBP AD and CVD Messages as of Jan. 12
January 13, 2026 |Customs

A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted on CBP's website Jan. 12, along with the case number(s) and CBP message number, is provided below. The messages are available by searching for the listed CBP message number at CBP's ADCVD Search page.

New ITC Investigation Notices for Jan. 12
January 12, 2026 |AD/CV - Patent

The International Trade Commission published notices in the Jan. 12 Federal Register on the following antidumping duty and countervailing duty injury, Section 337 patent or other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will be in another ITT article):

Topics:Customs duty