Proposed New Tariffs on Chinese Imports Cover Most of Tariff Schedule, Spare Footwear and Apparel

July 11, 2018 |Top News

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative’s list of proposed tariff subheadings set for an additional 10 percent tariff on $200 billion in imports from China covers wide swaths of the tariff schedule that initially avoided Section 301 tariffs imposed July 6. While the 25 percent tariff already in place affects only goods of Chapters 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89 and 90 (with a few exceptions), USTR’s proposed list of additional subheadings includes products from nearly all sectors of the tariff schedule, with the notable exceptions of footwear and apparel and pharmaceuticals.

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If imposed, the tariffs would come on top of not only the Section 301 tariffs imposed July 6 (see 1807060012), but also Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum products that have covered Chinese exports since March 23 (see 1803140030) and safeguard duties imposed on solar cells and large residential washers imposed the prior month (see 1802020012). A second list of $16 billion worth of Chinese goods potentially subject to a 25 percent Section 301 tariff is also still in play, with comments on those additional duties due July 23 (see 1806210029).

Senior government officials have said a final decision on the new round of tariffs, imposed because of China’s lack of response to the initial round, will be made sometime after Aug. 30 (see 1807100070). Once the tariffs take effect, "any merchandise subject to the increased tariffs admitted into a U.S. foreign trade zone on or after the effective date of the increased tariffs, except those eligible for admission under 'domestic status' as defined in 19 CFR 146.43, would have to be admitted as 'privileged foreign status' as defined in 19 CFR 146.41, and would be subject upon entry for consumption to the additional duty,” USTR said in its notice, which will be published in an upcoming issue of the Federal Register.

International Trade Today is providing a list of Harmonized Tariff Schedule headings with 8-digit subheadings that are included in USTR’s list. The appearance of a heading below does not mean the entire heading is proposed to be subject to the tariffs. USTR’s list should be consulted for a more detailed look at exactly which 8-digit tariff provisions may become subject to the 10 percent duties. Headings with tariff provisions included on USTR’s list are as follows:

Chapter 2: 0203, 0206, 0208, 0210
Chapter 3: 0301, 0302, 0303, 0304, 0305, 0306, 0307, 0308
Chapter 4: 0404, 0405, 0407, 0408, 0409, 0410
Chapter 5: 0501, 0502, 0504, 0505, 0506, 0507, 0508, 0510, 0511
Chapter 7: 0703, 0704, 0706, 0707, 0708, 0709, 0710, 0711, 0712, 0713, 0714
Chapter 8: 0801, 0802, 0803, 0804, 0805, 0506, 0808, 0809, 0810, 0811, 0812, 0813, 0814
Chapter 10: 1001, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008
Chapter 11: 1101, 1102, 1103, 1104, 1105, 1106, 1107, 1108, 1109
Chapter 12: 1201, 1202, 1204, 1205, 1206, 1207, 1208, 1209, 1210, 1211, 1212, 1213, 1214
Chapter 14: 1401, 1404
Chapter 15: 1504, 1505, 1506
Chapter 16: 1602, 1603, 1604, 1605
Chapter 17: 1701, 1702, 1704
Chapter 19: 1901, 1902, 1905
Chapter 20: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
Chapter 21: 2103, 2106
Chapter 22: 2201, 2202, 2203, 2204, 2206, 2207, 2209
Chapter 23: 2301, 2302, 2303, 2304, 2305, 2306, 2308, 2309
Chapter 24: 2401, 2402, 2403
Chapter 25: 2501, 2502, 2503, 2504, 2505, 2506, 2507, 2508, 2509, 2510, 2511, 2512, 2513, 2514, 2515, 2516, 2517, 2518, 2519, 2520, 2521, 2522, 2523, 2524, 2525, 2526, 2528, 2529, 2530
Chapter 26: 2601, 2602, 2603, 2604, 2605, 2606, 2607, 2608, 2609, 2610, 2611, 2612, 2613, 2614, 2615, 2626, 2617, 2618, 2619, 2620, 2621
Chapter 27: 2701, 2702, 2703, 2704, 2705, 2706, 2707, 2708, 2709, 2710, 2711, 2712, 2713, 2714, 2715, 2716
Chapter 28: 2801, 2802, 2803, 2804, 2805, 2806, 2807, 2808, 2809, 2810, 2811, 2812, 2813, 2814, 2815, 2816, 2817, 2818, 2819, 2820, 2821, 2822, 2823, 2824, 2825, 2826, 2827, 2828, 2829, 2830, 2831, 2832, 2833, 2834, 2835, 2836, 2837, 2839, 2840, 2841, 2842, 2843, 2844, 2845, 2846, 2847, 2849, 2850, 2852, 2853
Chapter 29: 2901, 2902, 2903, 2904, 2905, 2906, 2907, 2908, 2909, 2910, 2911, 2912, 2913, 2914, 2915, 2916, 2917, 2918, 2919, 2920, 2921, 2922, 2923, 2924, 2925, 2926, 2927, 2928, 2930, 2931, 2932, 2933, 2934, 2939, 2940, 2942
Chapter 31: 3101, 3102, 3103, 3104, 3105
Chapter 32: 3201, 3202, 3203, 3204, 3205, 3206, 3207, 3208, 3209, 3210, 3211, 3212, 3213, 3214, 3215
Chapter 33: 3301, 3302, 3303, 3304,, 3305, 3306, 3307
Chapter 34: 3401, 3402, 3403, 3404, 3405
Chapter 35: 3502, 3506, 3507
Chapter 36: 3606
Chapter 37: 3701, 3702, 3703, 3704, 3705, 3706, 3707
Chapter 38: 3801, 3802, 3803, 3804, 3805, 3806, 3807, 3808, 3809, 3810, 3811, 3812, 3813, 3814, 3815, 3816, 3817, 3818, 3819, 3824, 3825, 3826
Chapter 39: 3901, 3905, 3909, 3912, 3913, 3915, 3916, 3917, 3918, 3922, 3923, 3925, 3926
Chapter 40: 4001, 4002, 4003, 4004, 4005, 4006, 4007, 4008, 4009, 4010, 4011, 4012, 4013, 4015, 4016, 4017
Chapter 41: 4104, 4105, 4106, 4107, 4112, 4113, 4114, 4115
Chapter 42: 4201, 4202, 4203, 4205
Chapter 43: 4302, 4303, 4304
Chapter 44: 4401, 4402, 4403, 4404, 4405, 4406, 4407, 4408, 4409, 4410, 4411, 4412, 4413, 4415, 4416, 4417, 4418, 4421, 4421
Chapter 45: 4501, 4502, 4503, 4504
Chapter 46: 4601, 4602
Chapter 47: 4701, 4702, 4703, 4704, 4705, 4706, 4707
Chapter 48: 4801, 4802, 4803, 4804, 4805, 4806, 4807, 4808, 4809, 4810, 4811, 4812, 4813, 4816, 4817, 4818, 4819, 4820, 4821, 4822, 4823
Chapter 50: 5001, 5002, 5003, 5004, 5005, 5006, 5007
Chapter 51: 5101, 5102, 5103, 5104, 5105, 5106, 5107, 5108, 5109, 5110, 5111, 5112, 5113
Chapter 52: 5201, 5202, 5203, 5204, 5205, 5206, 5207, 5208, 5209, 5210, 5211, 5212
Chapter 53: 5301, 5302, 5303, 5305, 5306, 5307, 5308, 5309, 5310, 5311
Chapter 54: 5401, 5402, 5403, 5404, 5405, 5406, 5407, 5408
Chapter 55: 5501, 5502, 5503, 5504, 5505, 5506, 5507, 5508, 5509, 5510, 5511, 5512, 5513, 5514, 5515, 5516
Chapter 56: 5601, 5602, 5603, 5604, 5605, 5606, 5607, 5608, 5609
Chapter 57: 5701, 5702, 5703, 5704, 5705
Chapter 58: 5801, 5802, 5803, 5804, 5805, 5806, 5807, 5808, 5809, 5810, 5811
Chapter 59: 5901, 5902, 5903, 5904, 5905, 5906, 5907, 5908, 5909, 5910, 5911
Chapter 60: 6001, 6002, 6003, 6004, 6005, 6006
Chapter 65: 6501, 6502, 6504, 6505, 6506, 6507
Chapter 67: 6701
Chapter 68: 6801, 6802, 6803, 6804, 6805, 6806, 6807, 6808, 6809, 6810, 6811, 6812, 6813, 6814, 6815
Chapter 69: 6901, 6902, 6903, 6904, 6905, 6906, 6907, 6909, 6914
Chapter 70: 7001, 7002, 7003, 7004, 7005, 7006, 7007, 7008, 7009, 7010, 7011, 7014, 7016, 7017, 7018, 7019, 7020
Chapter 71: 7102, 7105, 7106, 7107, 7108, 7109, 7110, 7111, 7112, 7114, 7115
Chapter 72: 7201, 7202, 7203, 7204, 7205, 7216
Chapter 73: 7301, 7302, 7303, 7307, 7308, 7309, 7310, 7311, 7312, 7313, 7314, 7315, 7316, 7317, 7318, 7320, 7321, 7322, 7323, 7324, 7325, 7326
Chapter 74: 7401, 7402, 7403, 7404, 7405, 7406, 7407, 7408, 7409, 7410, 7411, 7412, 7413, 7415, 7418, 7419
Chapter 75: 7501, 7502, 7503, 7504, 7505, 7506, 7507, 7508
Chapter 76: 7602, 7603, 7610, 7611, 7612, 7613, 7614, 7615, 7616
Chapter 78: 7801, 7802, 7804, 7806
Chapter 79: 7901, 7902, 7902, 7904, 7905, 7907
Chapter 80: 8001, 8002, 8003, 8007
Chapter 81: 8101, 8102, 8103, 8104, 8105, 8106, 8107, 8108, 8109, 8110, 8111, 8112, 8113
Chapter 82: 8201, 8202, 8203, 8204, 8205, 8206, 8207, 8208, 8209, 8210, 8211, 8215
Chapter 83: 8301, 8302, 8303, 8306, 8307, 8308, 8309, 8310, 8311
Chapter 84: 8404, 8406, 8407, 8408, 8409, 8412, 8413, 8414, 8415, 8418, 8421, 8422, 8423, 8424, 8425, 8426, 8427, 8428, 8430, 8432, 8433, 8441, 8442, 8443, 8446, 8448, 8451, 8452, 8454, 8459, 8460, 8461, 8465, 8466, 8467, 8468, 8470, 8471, 8472, 8473, 8476, 8477, 8479, 8480, 8481, 8482, 8483
Chapter 85: 8501, 8502, 8504, 8505, 8506, 8507, 8508, 8509, 8510, 8511, 8512, 8413, 8414, 8516, 8517, 8518, 8519, 8522, 8523, 8525, 8527, 8528, 8529, 8531, 8533, 8534, 8535, 8536, 8537, 8538, 8539, 8540, 8543, 8544, 8545, 8546, 8547, 8548
Chapter 86: 8602
Chapter 87: 8706, 8707, 8708, 8712, 8714, 8716
Chapter 88: 8804
Chapter 89: 8903, 8907
Chapter 90: 9001, 9002, 9006, 9007, 9008, 9010, 9011, 9013, 9014, 9015, 9016, 9017, 9023, 9025, 9026, 9027, 9029, 9030, 9031
Chapter 91: 9104, 9106, 9107
Chapter 94: 9401, 9403, 9404, 9405, 9406
Chapter 96: 9606, 9607, 9620
Chapter 97: 9701, 9702, 9703, 9704, 9705, 9706.

Those who wish to testify for or against the inclusion of an item on the list must file by July 27, and written comments are due by Aug. 17, USTR said in its notice. Hearings will be held Aug. 20-23, it said.