On February 19, 2020, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) issued a notice announcing additional exclusions on products of Chinese origin subject to the third list of Section 301 tariffs.
The exclusions cover 1 ten-digit tariff subheading and 46 product descriptions, addressing 67 separate exclusion requests.
Product descriptions listed include, but are not limited to:
- Various fabrics;
- Certain wood flooring; and
- Certain desk accessories.
The exclusions are retroactive to September 24, 2018 and will be valid through August 7, 2020. They can be claimed under 9903.88.40.
The product exclusion announcement can be found here:
https://s3.amazonaws.com/public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2020-03377.pdf
Federal Register Notice 85 FR 9921 can be found here:
