Additional Exclusions Announced for Section 301 List 4a Announced (May 8th)
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced additional exclusions on products of Chinese origin subject to List 4a of the Section 301 tariffs.
3306.20.0000
6506.10.6030
8512.10.4000
Tumblers or disposable graduated liners for pitchers, of plastics, of a kind used in healthcare facilities (described in statistical reporting number 3924.10.4000) 8
Disposable identification wristbands of plastics, designed to be worn by patients during medical procedures, each consisting of a plastics strip with an integrated window for inserting paper with relevant patient identification information, such bracelets measuring 0.95 cm or more but not more than 3.2 cm in width and having a secure closure (described in statistical reporting number 3926.90.9990)
Manually operated pill or tablet crushers of plastics, presented with attachable pouches of plastics for capturing and storing the resulting powders (described in statistical reporting number 8479.82.0080)
Tracking devices, each device measuring not more than 86 mm on a side (if rectangular) or 28 mm in diameter (if circular) and not more than 7.5 mm in thickness, not weighing more than 15 g, designed to be attached to another article and to establish a Bluetooth connection with another device for the purposes of providing relative location information (described in statistical reporting number 8517.62.0090)
Wireless communication apparatus capable of receiving audio data to be distributed to wireless speakers (described in statistical reporting number 8517.62.0090)”
The exclusions cover 8 product descriptions. Exclusion HTS will be 9903.88.47. The exclusions are retroactive to shipments imported on or after September 01, 2019 and will be valid through September 1, 2020. The product exclusion announcement and complete list of exclusions can be found here: https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/enforcement/301Investigations/%24300_Billion_Exclusions_Granted_May.pdf
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