Section 301 Tariffs to Remain, Increase in Some Industries

May 14, 2024
By: Marvin E. McPherson

Section 301 Tariffs to Remain, Increase in Some Industries

By Marvin E. McPherson

After months of Congressional pressure and elevated interested from the importing community, the United States Trade Representative’s office has released its four-year review of the Section 301 duties imposed on products of China. The report calls for retaining the Section 301 duties in place, as well as increasing duties on entire classes of imported goods from China.

While the rationales and proposed actions are in the 193-page report, but the White House also issued a more user-friendly fact sheet summarizing the action. Summarizing the summary, the proposed actions going forward include:

  
Many questions remain for importers, including the scope of steel and aluminum products. The USTR will issue a Federal Register notice announcing procedures for interested persons to comment on the proposed modifications and information concerning an exclusion process for machinery used in domestic manufacturing. 

If you have any questions surrounding the applicability of 301 tariffs or would like help submitting comments to the USTR, please contact any attorney at Barnes Richardson and Colburn.