Rep. Rick Larsen, one of the chairpersons of the New Democrats' trade task force, told the Washington International Trade Association that he thinks the U.S. has not gotten any benefit out of the Trump administration's trade war. When asked by International Trade Today if a Joe Biden administration would roll back the Section 301 tariffs, even if China does not give concessions on industrial subsidies or state-owned enterprises, Larsen said, “I think the next administration needs to reset where we are, how we’re going to approach this.”

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative will grant extensions to 12 exclusions from the first list of Section 301 tariffs on China that were due to expire July 9, it said in a notice. The 98 exclusions that weren't extended, all listed in U.S. Note 20(n) to subchapter III of chapter 99 and filed under subheading 9903.88.11, will expire July 9. The 12 extended exclusions will now expire Dec. 31, USTR said.

Some 100 exclusions from the first group of Section 301 tariffs will expire on July 9, after the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative reached a decision not to extend them, USTR said in a notice. The exclusions, found in U.S. Note 20(n) to subchapter III of Chapter 99 of the tariff schedule and entered under subheading 9903.88.11, had been created by USTR in July 2019.

Rep. Rick Larsen, one of the chairpersons of the New Democrats' trade task force, told the Washington International Trade Association that he thinks the U.S. has not gotten any benefit out of the Trump administration's trade war. When asked by International Trade Today if a Joe Biden administration would roll back the Section 301 tariffs, even if China does not give concessions on industrial subsidies or state-owned enterprises, Larsen said, “I think the next administration needs to reset where we are, how we’re going to approach this.”

The International Trade Commission set the first settlement conference for Aug. 7 in its Tariff Act Section 301 investigation into Sharp allegations that Vizio and its suppliers are infringing five Sharp LCD display patents (see 2007010053). The second settlement conference is scheduled for Dec. 17, said Administrative Law Judge Dee Lord’s order (login required) posted in docket 337-TA-1201. Lord’s order set a Sept. 27, 2021, target date for completing the investigation.

U.S. trading partners “must abide by global trade rules so that American businesses can compete on a level playing field,” Americans for Free Trade, a coalition of 160 trade associations, wrote Senate Finance and House Ways and Means committee leaders Wednesday. “We disagree with the continued and indiscriminate use of tariffs to achieve those goals.” Four rounds of Trade Act Section 301 tariffs on Chinese imports are causing “unnecessary harm" while "creating little leverage to achieve further concessions,” it said. The Trump administration vows to keep the tariffs until a phase 2 trade agreement with China, but that “seems less likely with each passing day,” said the coalition. The tariffs “have sown uncertainty in the world’s economy and mistrust with trading partners and have hindered, not helped, the U.S. response to the COVID-19 outbreak,” it said. Congress should also “demand” that the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative “improve” the tariff exclusions process and raise the portion of exemptions “so that it provides meaningful relief.” Of nearly 53,000 exclusion requests U.S. importers filed for relief from the tariffs, 75.4% were denied (see 2006220047). USTR didn’t comment Thursday.

The International Trade Commission set the first settlement conference for Aug. 7 in its Tariff Act Section 301 investigation into Sharp allegations that Vizio and its suppliers are infringing five Sharp LCD display patents (see 2007010053). The second settlement conference is scheduled for Dec. 17, said Administrative Law Judge Dee Lord’s order (login required) posted in docket 337-TA-1201. Lord’s order set a Sept. 27, 2021, target date for completing the investigation.

The International Trade Commission set the first settlement conference for Aug. 7 in its Tariff Act Section 301 investigation into Sharp allegations that Vizio and its suppliers are infringing five Sharp LCD display patents (see 2007010053). The second settlement conference is scheduled for Dec. 17, said Administrative Law Judge Dee Lord’s order (login required) posted in docket 337-TA-1201. Lord’s order set a Sept. 27, 2021, target date for completing the investigation.

U.S. trading partners “must abide by global trade rules so that American businesses can compete on a level playing field,” Americans for Free Trade, a coalition of 160 trade associations, wrote Senate Finance and House Ways and Means committee leaders Wednesday. “We disagree with the continued and indiscriminate use of tariffs to achieve those goals.” Four rounds of Trade Act Section 301 tariffs on Chinese imports are causing “unnecessary harm" while "creating little leverage to achieve further concessions,” it said. The Trump administration vows to keep the tariffs until a phase 2 trade agreement with China, but that “seems less likely with each passing day,” said the coalition. The tariffs “have sown uncertainty in the world’s economy and mistrust with trading partners and have hindered, not helped, the U.S. response to the COVID-19 outbreak,” it said. Congress should also “demand” that the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative “improve” the tariff exclusions process and raise the portion of exemptions “so that it provides meaningful relief.” Of nearly 53,000 exclusion requests U.S. importers filed for relief from the tariffs, 75.4% were denied (see 2006220047). USTR didn’t comment Thursday.

2020 outpaced even the active 2019 in terms of the frequency of Harmonized Tariff Schedule updates. Most of the updates implemented new Section 301 exclusions and changes and extensions for existing ones. Other major changes included new Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum "derivatives" and the withdrawal of Generalized System of Preferences benefits for many goods from Thailand In all, 13 revisions were issued prior to the mid-year Revision 14, as follows: