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Apr

2018

Section 301 Proposed Tariffs Announced

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has released a proposed list of tariffs under Section 301. The proposed list covers 1,300 Chinese tariff lines at the 8-digit level. The tariffs will likely not take effect before June and will affect industries such as aerospace, information and communication technology, robotics, and machinery. Companies will have an opportunity to provide input through a 30-day comment process, including a hearing.

The product list includes goods in the following headings:

29 – chemicals
30 – medicines
40 – some rubber, tires & conveyor belts
72 – iron / non alloy steel
73 – alloy steel
76 – aluminum
84 – machinery and mechanical appliances, including machinery used in manufacturing textiles and apparel
85 – electrical machinery, television image and sound recorders and reproducers
86 – railway / tramway
87 – motor vehicles
88 – planes and helicopters
89 – boats
90 – glass and microscopes
93 – guns

For a full product list from the USTR, please click Here.