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Collins Backs 90-Day ‘Deferrals’ of Section 301 Tariffs During COVID-19 Pandemic
March 31, 2020 |International

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, backs advocates in the Senate and the U.S. business community who want temporary “deferrals” of the Section 301 tariffs on Chinese and European imports during the COVID-19 pandemic, she wrote Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer Friday. The tariffs’ economic impact has been “of particular concern to companies in Maine,” said Collins. “The response to COVID-19 has now added another layer of pressure as businesses are facing severe cash flow problems.” She wants the Trump administration to immediately defer tariffs “for at least 90 days, or until the crisis passes,” she said. Treasury and USTR didn’t comment Monday.

Collins Backs 90-Day ‘Deferrals’ of Section 301 Tariffs During COVID-19 Pandemic
March 31, 2020 |Coronavirus

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, backs advocates in the Senate and the U.S. business community who want temporary “deferrals” of the Section 301 tariffs on Chinese and European imports during the COVID-19 pandemic, she wrote Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer Friday. The tariffs’ economic impact has been “of particular concern to companies in Maine,” said Collins. “The response to COVID-19 has now added another layer of pressure as businesses are facing severe cash flow problems.” She wants the Trump administration to immediately defer tariffs “for at least 90 days, or until the crisis passes,” she said. Treasury and USTR didn’t comment Monday.

Report: Deferral on MFN Tariffs Coming Soon
March 31, 2020 |Customs

Safeguard duties, trade remedies and sections 232 and 301 duties will still be due at the time of import, but the normal, most favored nation (MFN) duties will be able to be deferred for 90 days, Bloomberg reports. The wire service said CBP proposed a broader swath of tariffs eligible for deferral, but the president didn't want to include the tariffs that his administration imposed. Bloomberg said the executive order could come this week. Most MFN tariffs are lower than the 25% tariffs applied to billions of dollars worth of Chinese imports, but in apparel, footwear and on pickup trucks, there are tariffs that high or higher. Several options for the deferral had been under discussion in recent days (see 2003280001). CBP did not comment.

Topics:Customs duty
Apple, Fitbit Get Tariff Exemptions for Smartwatches, as Does Sonos, Which Doesn’t Make Them
March 30, 2020 by Paul Gluckman|International Telecom

Inconsistencies abound in the List 4A Section 301 tariff exclusions that the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative granted to Chinese smartwatch imports classified under the 8517.62.00.90 product code. The exclusions are retroactive to Sept. 1 when the tariffs took effect and expire after one year, said a USTR notice Thursday. The exemptions apply to devices “suitable for wearing on the wrist” with “time-display functions” and the ability to link to a “network." USTR granted exclusions to the Apple Watch and a range of Fitbit smartwatches and fitness trackers, but also to Tile for a Bluetooth tracking device that has no wrist-worn or time-display component. The Tile device links to a smartphone app for finding misplaced items like keys or glasses. Sonos also landed exemptions for the wireless mesh network speakers and audio components it imports from China under the same 8517.62.00.90 classification as smartwatches. But exclusion requests for wireless speakers from Bose, Sound United and others remain in a Stage 2 administrative review at USTR, as do smartwatches from Fossil. A wide range of additional 8517.62.00.90 goods also remain in a Stage 2 hold, including Apple AirPods and JLab Bluetooth headphones. USTR didn’t comment Friday.

Apple, Fitbit Get Tariff Exemptions for Smartwatches, as Does Sonos, Which Doesn’t Make Them
March 30, 2020 by Paul Gluckman|International

Inconsistencies abound in the List 4A Section 301 tariff exclusions that the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative granted to Chinese smartwatch imports classified under the 8517.62.00.90 product code. The exclusions are retroactive to Sept. 1 when the tariffs took effect and expire after one year, said a USTR notice Thursday. The exemptions apply to devices “suitable for wearing on the wrist” with “time-display functions” and the ability to link to a “network." USTR granted exclusions to the Apple Watch and a range of Fitbit smartwatches and fitness trackers, but also to Tile for a Bluetooth tracking device that has no wrist-worn or time-display component. The Tile device links to a smartphone app for finding misplaced items like keys or glasses. Sonos also landed exemptions for the wireless mesh network speakers and audio components it imports from China under the same 8517.62.00.90 classification as smartwatches. But exclusion requests for wireless speakers from Bose, Sound United and others remain in a Stage 2 administrative review at USTR, as do smartwatches from Fossil. A wide range of additional 8517.62.00.90 goods also remain in a Stage 2 hold, including Apple AirPods and JLab Bluetooth headphones. USTR didn’t comment Friday.

Apple, Fitbit Get Tariff Exemptions for Smartwatches, as Does Sonos, Which Doesn’t Make Them
March 30, 2020 by Paul Gluckman|Trade

Inconsistencies abound in the List 4A Section 301 tariff exclusions that the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative granted to Chinese smartwatch imports classified under the 8517.62.00.90 product code. The exclusions are retroactive to Sept. 1 when the tariffs took effect and expire after one year, said a USTR notice Thursday. The exemptions apply to devices “suitable for wearing on the wrist” with “time-display functions” and the ability to link to a “network." USTR granted exclusions to the Apple Watch and a range of Fitbit smartwatches and fitness trackers, but also to Tile for a Bluetooth tracking device that has no wrist-worn or time-display component. The Tile device links to a smartphone app for finding misplaced items like keys or glasses. Sonos also landed exemptions for the wireless mesh network speakers and audio components it imports from China under the same 8517.62.00.90 classification as smartwatches. But exclusion requests for wireless speakers from Bose, Sound United and others remain in a Stage 2 administrative review at USTR, as do smartwatches from Fossil. A wide range of additional 8517.62.00.90 goods also remain in a Stage 2 hold, including Apple AirPods and JLab Bluetooth headphones. USTR didn’t comment Friday.

CBP Announces Filing Procedures for Recently Granted Third Tranche Section 301 Exclusions
March 30, 2020 by Tim Warren|Customs

CBP added on March 31 the ability in ACE for importers to file entries with recently excluded goods in the third tranche of Section 301 tariffs, it said in a CSMS message. The official Office of the U.S. Trade Representative notice for the exclusions was published on March 26 (see 2003230043). The exclusions are in subheading 9903.88.43. The exclusions are available for any product that meets the description in the Annex to USTR’s notice, regardless of whether the importer filed an exclusion request. The product exclusions apply retroactively to Sept. 24, 2018, and will expire after Aug. 7, 2020. The CSMS message also includes a summary of Section 301 duties that shows information on each tranche of tariffs and granted product exclusions.

Topics:Customs duty