About 10 comments from associations and companies that would be affected by France's digital services tax backed U.S. concern, many saying there's a discriminatory DST intent against American companies. Some told the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative in advance testimony that U.S. tariffs on French imports aren't the way to fix the problem. Sixteen filings in USTR-2019-0009 were posted through this week. A USTR hearing is set for Monday (see 1907150037).
Wireless Speaker and Audio (WiSA)-compatible products are expected to be in more than 1,000 retail storefronts worldwide and in the U.S. this year based on two “dominant” speaker brands, said Summit Wireless CEO Brett Moyer Wednesday on a one-year update webcast after the company’s August 2018 initial public offering. Ten to 13 WiSA products are expected to be in market for the holidays, he said.
About 10 comments from associations and companies that would be affected by France's digital services tax backed U.S. concern, many saying there's a discriminatory DST intent against American companies. Some told the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative in advance testimony that U.S. tariffs on French imports aren't the way to fix the problem. Sixteen filings in USTR-2019-0009 were posted through this week. A USTR hearing is set for Monday (see 1907150037).
Of the 140 Harmonized Tariff Schedule subheadings that CTA urged the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative in its June 17 comments to remove from List 4 Section 301 tariff exposure, the association won 37 deferrals to Dec. 15 in key product areas like smartphones, laptops and tablets and PC monitors when the final lists were released Tuesday (see 1908130028). The remaining subheadings face 10 percent tariff exposure when the duties on the newly configured List 4A take effect Sept. 1.
Five of the top eight consumer tech product categories in terms of 2018 customs value temporarily escaped 10 percent List 4 Section 301 tariff exposure at least until Dec. 15 (see 1908130015), well after imports will have arrived for the peak holiday selling season, per Office of the U.S. Trade Representative documents released Tuesday. Bluetooth headphones, smartwatches, smart speakers and finished TVs from China face immediate 10 percent tariff exposure Sept. 1.
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Ten comments documents filed by trade groups and companies that would be affected by a digital services tax imposed in France -- as well as one filing by a European think tank -- describe the problems with the tax and the discriminatory intent against U.S. companies. But three of the groups, and one company, told the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative that tariffs on French imports under Section 301 are not the way to fix the problem, while only two individuals called for tariffs as a way to get France to roll back the law.
Five of the top eight consumer tech product categories in terms of 2018 customs value temporarily escaped 10 percent List 4 Section 301 tariff exposure at least until Dec. 15 (see 1908130015), well after imports will have arrived for the peak holiday selling season, per Office of the U.S. Trade Representative documents released Tuesday. Bluetooth headphones, smartwatches, smart speakers and finished TVs from China face immediate 10 percent tariff exposure Sept. 1.
Five of the top eight consumer tech product categories in terms of 2018 customs value temporarily escaped 10 percent List 4 Section 301 tariff exposure at least until Dec. 15 (see bulletin, Aug. 13), well after imports will have arrived for the peak holiday selling season, per Office of the U.S. Trade Representative documents released Tuesday. But Bluetooth headphones, smartwatches, smart speakers and finished TVs from China are among the articles facing immediate 10 percent tariff exposure when those duties take effect Sept. 1.
Of the 140 Harmonized Tariff Schedule subheadings that the Consumer Technology Association urged the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative in its June 17 comments to remove from List 4 Section 301 tariff exposure, the association won 37 deferrals to Dec. 15 in key product areas like smartphones, laptops and tablets and PC monitors when the final lists were released Aug. 13 (see 1908130033). The remaining subheadings face 10 percent tariff exposure when the duties on the newly configured List 4A take effect Sept. 1.