Proposed Tariffs
List of proposed items for an additional 10% tariff on Chinese imports
Additional
tariffs are scheduled to take
effect September, 2018 under the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. The tariffs will
first undergo an eight-week process for review including hearings. This newly
imposed list contains Chinese imports worth roughly 200 billion dollars. The
following commodities primarily contain industrial segments, perishables, and
textiles including, but not limited to: automobiles, aerospace, robotics,
information technology, industrial machinery, food, tobacco, cosmetics, film, hides,
yarn, particular leathers, elemental concentrates and sulfates, handbags and
travel bags. These new tariffs coincide with the existing duty rate and apply
to goods under the following chapters:
3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22,
23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44,
45, 46, 47, 48, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 65, 67, 68, 69, 70,
71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91,
94, 96, 97
All one hundred and ninety-five pages detailing the HTSUS
Subheading and product description can be found here: https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/301/2018-0026%20China%20FRN%207-10-2018_0.pdf
The additional tariffs will affect approximately half of all
imports from China to the United States. The proposed tariffs would be in
addition to the 25% tariffs already in effect as of July 6, 2018.
These articles are found and defined by the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule (HTS) provided by the United States Government. If you have any
other questions or concerns regarding the tariffs or how this will affect your
imported shipments and/or supply chain, please feel free to reach out to us at management@clnusa.com
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