Most Tech List 4A Tariff-Exclusion Requests From Bluetooth, Smart Speaker Firms
U.S. importers sourcing smart speakers, Bluetooth devices, smartwatches and fitness trackers from China filed the most List 4A U.S. tariff exclusion requests of any consumer tech category since the Office of U.S. Trade Representative began accepting requests Oct. 31, the…
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docket shows. The goods had the widest tariff exposure of any consumer tech product on List 4A, found our review of International Trade Commission data. Importers of such goods from China likely paid about $221 million in the duties in the first month after the 15 percent duties took effect Sept. 1. Of six exemptions sought, three were from Apple and one each from Bose, Fitbit and Tile.