On September 28, 2018, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued updated guidance on the Section 301 Trade Remedies in Cargo Systems Messaging Service (CSMS) #18-000575.
In the updated guidance, CBP outlines when entries shall be subject to the additional duty rates. On entries covered by an entry for immediate transportation that are covered by the Section 301 trade remedies, CBP confirms that the entry, “…shall be subject to the duty rates in effect when the immediate transportation entry was accepted at the port of original importation, pursuant to 19 CFR 141.69(b).”
In addition, CBP advises that entries of any product eligible for admission into a foreign trade zone under “domestic status” which are subject to the additional duty on or after September 24, 2018, may be admitted only as “privileged foreign status”. Upon entry for consumption, such products will be subject to “…any ad valorem rates of duty or quantitative limitations related to the classification under the applicable HTSUS subheading.”
Finally, the updated guidance deletes 14 subheadings from chapter 44 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) and adds in 38 new subheadings to the same chapter. CBP also deleted two subheadings from chapter 3 of the HTSUS.
For further information, CBP directs inquiries to the traderemedy@cbp.dhs.gov mailbox.
The CSMS may be found here:
