Hogan Lovells Publications | International Trade Alert | 19 February 2019

USTR blocks ordered exclusion process for third round of "Section 301" tariffs on imports from China

Updated 7 March 2019: Legislation funding the U.S. government that was signed into law by President Trump on 15 February 2019 includes report language directing the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to implement an exclusion process for articles subject to the third round of tariffs on Chinese products (List 3) imposed under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (Section 301).

Until now, USTR has indicated that there would not be a product exclusion process for List 3 tariffs unless the tariffs were increased from 10 percent to 25 percent.

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