TRADE DISPUTE

More List 2, All Current List 4A Section 301 Tariff Exclusions Considered for Extension

29 June 2020

An extension for up to 12 months of specific exclusions from the Section 301 additional tariff on List 2 goods from mainland China as well as all current exclusions from the additional tariff on List 4A goods from mainland China is under consideration by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. Comments may be submitted during 1-30 July. More

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More Tariff Increases Possible as U.S. Considers Revising WTO Commitments

24 June 2020

Recent comments by U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer that the United States will “seek a broader reset at the WTO” with respect to member countries’ tariff commitments suggest that more U.S. tariff increases, along with retaliatory measures by U.S. trading partners, could be on the horizon. More

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Certain Motorboats Excluded from Section 301 Tariff on List 3 Goods from Mainland China

23 June 2020

Certain motorboats have been added to the list of products excluded from the Section 301 additional 25 percent tariff on List 3 goods from mainland China. In addition, five previously granted exclusions for List 3 goods have been modified. More

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Legislation Could Result in U.S. Stock Exchange De-listing of Certain Mainland Chinese Companies

17 June 2020

The U.S. Senate recently passed legislation by unanimous consent that could lead to the eventual de-listing of certain mainland Chinese companies from U.S. stock exchanges. The legislation will become law if it is approved by the House of Representatives and signed by the president. More

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Senate Report Urges Additional Actions on Mainland Chinese Telecom Firms

15 June 2020

The Senate’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations issued on 9 June a 104-page staff report arguing for greater oversight of the U.S. operations of China Telecom Americas, China Unicom Americas and Pacific Networks Corp.’s wholly-owned subsidiary ComNet USA. More

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More Items Excluded from Section 301 Tariff on List 4A Goods from Mainland China

11 June 2020

Dozens of additional goods are being excluded from the Section 301 additional tariff (currently 7.5 percent) on List 4A goods from mainland China. These exclusions, which must be claimed using new HTSUS subheading 9903.88.49, will be retroactive to 1 September 2019 and remain in place until 1 September 2020. More

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President Orders Report on Protecting U.S. Investors from Significant Risks from Mainland Chinese Companies

09 June 2020

President Trump has instructed the President’s Working Group on Financial Markets to assess the risks to U.S. investors and financial markets posed by Beijing’s “failure to uphold its international commitments to transparency and accountability and its refusal to permit companies to comply with United States law” and to prepare a report with recommendations for actions the executive branch may take to protect investors in U.S. financial markets from such risks. More

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Nonwovens, Toddler Beds, Children’s Paint Sets, Handbags Among New List 3 Tariff Exclusions

27 May 2020

Certain nonwovens of man-made filaments, plastic toddler beds and cradles, children’s acrylic paint sets, toilet seat rings, washing machine tub seals, handbags with an outer surface of plastic sheeting, and coin purses with an outer surface of laminated plastics are among the latest exclusions from the Section 301 additional 25 percent tariff on List 3 goods from mainland China announced by USTR. More

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U.S. Announces Further Progress in Implementing Phase One Trade Agreement with Mainland China

22 May 2020

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative and the U.S. Department of Agriculture on 21 May highlighted additional progress made in the implementation of the agriculture-related provisions of the phase one economic and trade agreement with mainland China. More

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Comments Sought on Section 232 Probe on Electrical Transformers

19 May 2020

BIS is seeking comments from interested parties by 9 June (rebuttal comments are due by 19 June) on its Section 232 investigation into whether laminations for stacked cores for incorporation into transformers, stacked and wound cores for incorporation into transformers, electrical transformers and transformer regulators are being imported into the U.S. in such quantities or under such circumstances as to threaten to impair U.S. national security. More

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