USTR Grants New Extensions to Section 301 Exclusions, Leaves Others to Expire April 18

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative will grant one-year extensions to eight exclusions from the first list of Section 301 tariffs on China that were due to expire April 18, it said in a pre-publication copy of a notice posted to its website. The exclusions that weren't extended will expire April 18.

USTR in February asked for comments on whether it should extend the exclusions (see 2002040034). The exclusions in question were issued April 18, 2019 (see 1904170038). USTR says the following extensions will now remain in effect for entries on or after July 6, 2018, when the first list of Section 301 tariffs took effect, until April 18, 2021:

• Roller machines designed for cutting, etching or embossing paper, foil or fabric, manually powered (described in statistical reporting number 8420.10.9080)
• Ratchet winches designed for use with textile fabric strapping (described in statistical reporting number 8425.39.0100)
• Counterweight castings of iron or steel designed for use on fork lift and other works trucks (described in statistical reporting number 8431.20.0000)
• Tines, carriages, and other goods handling apparatuses and parts designed for use on fork lift and other works trucks (described in statistical reporting number 8431.20.0000)
• Reject doors, pin protectors, liners, front walls, grates, hammers, rotor and end disc caps, and anvil and breaker bars, of iron or steel, the foregoing parts of metal shredders (described in statistical reporting number 8479.90.9496)
• Steering wheels designed for watercraft, of stainless steel, having a wheel diameter exceeding 27 cm but not exceeding 78 cm (described in statistical reporting number 8479.90.9496)
• Pipe brackets of aluminum, each with 4 ports, the foregoing measuring 27.9 cm x 20.3 cm x 17.8 cm and weighing 11.34 kg, designed for installation into air brake control valves (described in statistical reporting number 8481.90.9040)
• Instruments for measuring or checking voltage or electrical connections; electrical circuit tracers (described in statistical reporting number 9030.33.3800).

The following exclusions are set to expire April 18:

• Pumps designed for countertop appliances for serving beer, the foregoing that control the level of carbonation by means of sonic waves (described in statistical reporting number 8413.19.0000)
• Water oxidizers and chlorinators (described in statistical reporting number 8421.21.0000)
• Continuous action elevators and conveyors, designed to convey mineral materials (described in statistical reporting number 8428.33.0000)
• Parts of drill sharpening machines (described in statistical reporting number 8466.93.9885)
• Outer shells of hydraulic accumulators, of iron or non-alloy steel, cylindrical with hemispherical heads on each end (described in statistical reporting number 8479.90.9496)
• Parts of mechanical awnings and shades (described in statistical reporting number 8479.90.9496)
• Pressure regulators of brass or bronze, whether high or low inlet type, having a rated flow rate of 55,000 - 150,000 BTU/hr, maximum inlet pressure of 0.17 megapascals to 1.72 megapascals, inlet connection with POL or thread type of fitting (described in statistical reporting number 8481.10.0090)
• Push pins and C-poles of steel, designed for use in variable force solenoid valves (described in statistical reporting number 8481.90.9040)
• Ball bearings of a width not exceeding 30 mm (described in statistical reporting number 8482.10.5032)
• Inductor baseplates of aluminum, each with a length measuring 149.20 mm or more but not over 275 mm, with a width measuring 119.40 mm or more but not over 232 mm and with a depth of 10.50 mm or more but not over 19 mm, with a weight of 0.48 kg or more but not over 3.2 kg (described in statistical reporting number 8504.90.9690)
• Parts of soldering irons and soldering machines (described in statistical reporting number 8515.90.4000)
• Motor vehicle gear shift switch assemblies, comprised of a plunger, connector and gear shift lever (described in statistical reporting number 8536.50.9065)
• Pressure switches designed for use in heat pumps and air-conditioning condensers having a rating of 1.90 megapascals or more but not over 4.55 megapascals (described in statistical reporting number 8536.50.9065).