On May 12, 2020, the China State Tariff Commission issued a 4th round of product exclusions for U.S. origin goods subject to the retaliatory tariffs in response to the U.S. Section 301 investigations.
The product list of the exclusion covers 79 8-digit subheadings. The products on the list will be exempt from the additional tariffs from May 19, 2020 to May 18, 2021.
Importers may apply to Customs for a refund of previously collected duty within 6 months from the date of product list release.
The original announcement in Chinese may be found from here:
http://gss.mof.gov.cn/gzdt/zhengcefabu/202005/t20200512_3512030.htm
The product list in Chinese may be found here:
http://gss.mof.gov.cn/gzdt/zhengcefabu/202005/P020200512358043966954.pdf
