On Wednesday, December 23, 2020, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced it will create additional and extend existing product exclusions on goods from China used to treat COVID-19 that would be impacted by Section 301 tariffs. Many exclusions are set to expire on December 31, 2020.
“In light of the rising spread and ongoing efforts to combat COVID-19, the U.S. Trade Representative has determined that maintaining or re-imposing additional duties on certain products subject to the action no longer is appropriate and that the application of additional duties to these products could impact U.S. preparedness to address COVID-19.”
DATES
The product exclusion extensions announced in this notice will extend the exclusions through March 31, 2021.
Modifications to exclude additional products from tariffs will apply as of January 1, 2021 until March 31, 2021.
A full list of extensions and new exclusions can be found in the USTR official notice Annexes A-D.
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