Trade and Manufacturing Monitor
USTR Proposes Section 301 Tariff Exclusion Renewal (Spreadsheet Attached)
On Monday, October 4, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai delivered a long anticipated speech framing the Biden Administration’s trade policy toward China. Among the announcements made were that (1) a Section 301…
USTR Proposes Additional 25 Percent Tariffs on Imports from Austria, India, Italy, Spain, Turkey, and the United Kingdom
Last Friday, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) issued lists of products from six countries that may be subject to additional 25 percent tariffs. The proposed product lists identified by USTR…
USTR Begins Process to Consider Extending Certain Section 301 Product Exclusions
First Set of Exclusions Set to Expire December 28, 2019 On October 28, 2019, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced plans to begin considering extensions of up to one year for certain…
USTR Announces Section 301 Exclusion Process for List 4A Products
On October 18, the United States Trade Representative announced an exclusion process for products included on China Section 301 List 4A, which covers $300 billion of imports. Imported products on this list are…
USTR Begins Section 301 “List 3” Exclusion Process
Last June, pursuant to Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, President Trump announced the imposition of a tariff of 25 percent on certain imported goods from China (valued at $34 billion) in response to China’s unfair…