On July 7, 2020 local time in the United States, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced the sixth batch of product exclusion announcements under the $300 billion list of goods subject to additional tariffs, adding 61 new excluded products, including 8 Class textile and clothing products, and modified the customs tariff numbers of 27 products. So far, 25 textile and apparel products have been excluded from the 300 billion tax list. The excluded products will no longer be subject to an additional 7.5% tariff when exported to the United States. The excluded products listed in this announcement are valid from September 1, 2019 to September 1, 2020.
On August 20, 2019, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) decided to impose a 10% tax on Chinese goods with an annual trade volume of approximately US$300 billion. Additional tariffs on products listed in Action List A take effect on September 1, 2019. On August 30, 2019, USTR decided to increase the surtax rate from 10% to 15%. On January 22, 2020, USTR decided to reduce the tax rate from 15% to 7.5%. List B has not yet been launched.
The descriptions and HS codes of the textile and apparel products excluded this time are as follows:
1) 6302.10.0020: Knitted polyester fabric dust cover designed for mattresses and pillows;
2) 6304.92.0000: Pillowcases of woven fabrics of cotton as the main weight (not woven or crocheted), with a count of at least 1,450/cm2 but not exceeding 3,900/cm2, and the width of each piece is at least 44 cm but not more than 57 cm, with a length of at least 62 cm but not more than 139 cm, with a zipper opening;
3) 6307.90.9889: Polyester first weight cotton quilt cover, each quilt cover The dimensions are at least 171 cm but not more than 202 cm, the length is at least 227 cm but not more than 230 cm, the weight does not exceed 90g/m2, and has a side opening;
4) 6307.90.9889: Backrest pillow cover, the main component of which is polyester fabric;
5) 6307.90.9889: Seat cushion cover whose main component is polyester fiber, designed for use on seats of title 9401;
6) 6307.90.9889: Life jacket shells of man-made fibers;
7) 6307.90.9889: Pillowcases and quilt covers of microfiber fabric;
8) 6506.10.6045: Designed for A sports helmet for bicycles, consisting of an outer shell of polyvinyl chloride, polycarbonate plastic or acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, each shell having an inner lining of expanded polypropylene or expanded polystyrene.
Summary table of textile and apparel product exclusions in the US$300 billion tax increase product exclusion list
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