On Friday, May 31, The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced an extension on the amount of time importers have to enter List 3 goods exported from China before the goods will are subject to the additional tariff increase from 10 percent to 25 percent.
FREIGHT TALK BLOG: TARIFF INCREASES TO 25 PERCENT FOR LIST 3 CHINESE GOODS
Covered products that were exported from China to the United States prior to May 10, 2019 will remain subject to an additional 10 percent tariff if they enter for consumption into the U.S. before June 15, 2019. Originally, the deadline before the goods would be subject to an additional 25 percent tariff was June 1, 2019.
PRESS RELEASE: NOTICE REGARDING APPLICATION OF SECTION 301 ACTION
Importers who have filed entry summaries, and retroactively have become subject to the lower duty rate, may request a refile of the entry summary (if the entry summary is still in trade control), or file a Post Summary Correction with the appropriate duty rate (if the entry summary is in CBP control) to obtain the beneficial reduction.
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