On May 6, 2020, the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) published in the Federal Register a notice requesting comments on whether to extend certain exclusions from the action against approximately $200 Bn. of goods from China [Tranche 3] subject to 25% additional duties imposed on September 24, 2018. At this time, USTR is not considering product exclusion notices issued after March 26, 2020.
USTR initiated an exclusion process for the $200 billion action in June 2019, and as of March 26, 2020, has issued 11 product exclusion notices under this action. The product exclusions granted under these notices are scheduled to expire on August 7, 2020. USTR has decided to consider a possible extension for up to 12 months of particular exclusions granted under these initial 11 product exclusion notices and invites public comments on whether to extend particular exclusions based on the criteria in the notice. USTR invites public comments on whether to extend particular exclusions granted under the following notices of product exclusions:
| 84 FR 38717 (August 7, 2019) | 85 FR 549 (January 6, 2020) |
| 84 FR 49591 (September 20, 2019) | 85 FR 6674 (February 5, 2020) |
| 84 FR 57803 (October 29, 2019) | 84 FR 9921 (February 20, 2020) |
| 84 FR 61674 (November 13, 2019) | 85 FR 15015 (March 16, 2020) |
| 84 FR 65882 (November 29, 2019) | 85 FR 17158 (March 26, 2020) |
| 84 FR 69012 (December 17, 2019) |
For exclusions amended or corrected by a later issued notice, parties should provide their extension comments on the docket corresponding to the initial notice of product exclusions. The comments must be filed on USTR’s online portal https://comments.USTR.gov from May 1 to June 8 at 11:59 p.m.
