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Golf clubs are commonly made with components from multiple countries of origin and may be subject to additional tariffs, depending on the origin, CBP said in a May 18 CSMS message. That is why importers of completed golf clubs are required to include origin information for each component, it said.

The preliminary injunction the Section 301 plaintiffs seek to freeze liquidations of unliquidated customs entries from China with Lists 3 and 4A tariff exposure (see 2104230059) is “unwarranted,” falls short of the high legal "bar" required and if granted, “would impose an enormous administrative burden” on Customs and Border Protection when the agency is already stretched thin, argued DOJ’s opposition (in Pacer) Friday at the U.S. Court of International Trade. Importers filed for the injunction April 23 after DOJ refused to stipulate it would support refunds of liquidated entries if the plaintiffs won the litigation and the tariffs were declared unlawful.

International Trade Today is providing readers with the top stories from May 10-14 in case they were missed. All articles can be found by searching on the titles or by clicking on the hyperlinked reference number.

The preliminary injunction that the Section 301 plaintiffs seek to freeze liquidations of unliquidated customs entries from China with lists 3 and 4A tariff exposure (see 2104260010) is “unwarranted,” falls short of the high legal "bar" required and “would impose an enormous administrative burden” on CBP when the agency’s resources already are stretched thin, DOJ’s May 14 opposition argued at the Court of International Trade. Importers filed for the injunction April 23 after DOJ wouldn't stipulate it would support refunds of liquidated entries if the plaintiffs won the litigation and the tariffs were ruled unlawful.

U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai has “no specific timeline” for her agency’s completion of its “top-to-bottom” review of U.S. trade and economic policy toward China (see 2105130054), she told a House Ways and Means Committee hearing Thursday on President Joe Biden’s trade policy agenda. “This is our opportunity to assess the overall situation and to formulate some thoughtful policies that are going to lay out a strategy for where we are going to go,” Tai told Rep. Drew Ferguson, R-Ga. The Section 301 tariffs and tariff exclusions on Chinese imports “will be important components of this review,” she said. “I hope that you will see soon some more specific details on next steps, which I’m not in a position to share as of right now and today.”

The following lawsuits were recently filed at the Court of International Trade:

U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai has “no specific timeline” for her agency’s completion of its “top-to-bottom” review of U.S. trade and economic policy toward China (see 2105130054), she told a House Ways and Means Committee hearing Thursday on President Joe Biden’s trade policy agenda. “This is our opportunity to assess the overall situation and to formulate some thoughtful policies that are going to lay out a strategy for where we are going to go,” Tai told Rep. Drew Ferguson, R-Ga. The Section 301 tariffs and tariff exclusions on Chinese imports “will be important components of this review,” she said. “I hope that you will see soon some more specific details on next steps, which I’m not in a position to share as of right now and today.”

U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai, in her second day of testimony on Capitol Hill, heard again and again from members of Congress who are hearing from companies in their districts that they want Section 301 tariff exclusions back. She heard repeatedly that the 9% countervailing duties on Canadian lumber are making a bad situation worse. And she heard that the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill and Generalized System of Preferences benefits program should be renewed. On each topic, both Democrats and Republicans shared concerns, though on GSP, Republicans only spoke of the cost to importers, while Democrats worried about the effects of GSP on the eligible countries. Tai testified for more than four hours in front of the House Ways and Means Committee on May 13.