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Here’s How Commercial Contracts Can Ease the Cost Burden of New Tariffs Impacting Manufacturers

Commercial contracts tend to be full of “boilerplate provisions” that, to paraphrase Mark Twain’s assessment of classic novels, everyone knows are important, but no one actually reads. When COVID-19 struck, manufacturers...more

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USTR Announces a Further Extension of Certain Section 301 Exclusions Until December 31

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On September 6, 2023, the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR), the agency responsible for implementing the Section 301 tariffs on imports from China, announced the further extension of 352 exclusions and 77...more

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Section 301 Tariff Exclusions Will Expire Soon, Unless Extended

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Two sets of exclusions from the Section 301 tariff actions against China are currently set to expire on September 30, 2023, leaving companies uncertain about future import costs. USTR has not yet indicated whether it intends...more

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USTR Extends Section 301 Tariff Exclusions for Medical Products; Further Tariff Relief Under Consideration

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On May 27, 2022, the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) published a Federal Register notice extending Section 301 tariff exclusions for certain China-origin medical products needed to address the COVID-19 pandemic....more

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[Webinar] US/UK Trade Relations – One Year Into the Biden Administration - January 25th, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm EST

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In this session, Simmons’ and Wiley’s international trade and national security attorneys discuss the current trade relations between the United States and the United Kingdom, one year into the Biden Administration. They’ll...more

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USTR Extends Section 301 Exclusions for COVID-19 Related Medical-Care Products

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The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) published a Notice in the Federal Register on Nov. 16, 2021, extending product exclusions for COVID-19-related products covered by USTR's Section 301 investigation into...more

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USTR opens process for possible reinstatement of product exclusions from China Section 301 tariffs

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On October 5, 2021, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) issued a Notice and Request for Comments to consider the reinstatement of expired product exclusions from the China Section 301 tariffs. The USTR...more

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New Public-Comment Period Regarding Section 301 Tariffs Impacting Certain Medical-Care and COVID-19 Response Products

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As the country continues to experience the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) has invited public comments on whether to continue excluding certain medical supplies from the...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

USTR Grants New Section 301 Exclusions and Extends Existing Exclusions for Certain Chinese Medical Products

On December 29, 2020, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) posted a notice granting new Section 301 product exclusions and extending existing exclusions for COVID-19 medical care products. This action is in response to USTR’s...more

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Financial Daily Dose 9.16.2020 | Top Story: WTO Finds U.S.’s 2018 Tariffs on China Broke Trade Rules

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A World Trade Organization panel on Tuesday declared that the U.S.’s 2018 tariffs on China “violated international trade rules,” siding with China and its allegations that the White House’s trade war broke, among other...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Trade Agreements and COVID-19: New Medical Supply Tariff Exclusions

Since June 20, 2018, the U.S. has taken multiple tariff actions against China under Section 301 of the Trade Act. In total, these tariffs affect products with a total annual trade value of $550 billion. In a previous alert,...more

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Tariffs in the Time of COVID-19

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As the global economy slows down and much of the world is quarantined, economists warn that now is not the time to impose the type of protectionist international trade measures that are generally agreed to have exacerbated...more

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Tariff Deferrals Set Aside for Now

Despite reports from earlier this week that President Trump would issue an executive order deferring Most-Favored Nation (MFN) tariffs on imports from certain countries for 90 days, this morning White House economic adviser...more

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USTR Unveils Process to Exclude Select Products from China Tariffs

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Interested parties may apply until June 25, 2020, regardless of whether the product is already subject to a separate exclusion request that is pending or has previously been denied. As part of the U.S. government's ongoing...more

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USTR invites comments on potential Section 301 exclusions in response to the coronavirus

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The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has announced it is accepting comments on potential Section 301 tariff exclusions for Chinese imports necessary to respond to the coronavirus. USTR is likely to expeditiously...more

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USTR Announces New Section 301 Product Exclusions For List 4

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On March 25, 2020, the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) issued new product exclusions pertaining to the 7.5% Section 301 List 4A Tariffs. The new list of exclusions includes five 10-digit HTS subheadings and seven...more

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USTR Accepting Comments for Medical-Care Products to be Removed from Section 301 Actions due to COVID-19 Outbreak

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On March 25, 2020, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) published a Federal Register Notice requesting public comments on possible further modifications to remove Section 301 duties from additional...more

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Updated Section 301 Granted Exclusions for Chinese Goods Including Medical Goods and Equipment — Trade Compliance

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The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) recently published several Federal Register Notices (March 10, 16, and 17, 2020) announcing new granted exclusions for List 3 goods (currently 25 percent) and List 4A goods...more

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USTR Seeks Public Comments for Possible COVID-19-Related China Tariff Modifications

On March 20, 2020, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced that it was accepting public comments on possible modifications to the tariffs imposed on Chinese products as a part of the Section 301 action to...more

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