USTR Extends COVID-19 Tariff Exclusions for Another 6 Months
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative extended for another six months to Nov. 30 its Section 301 tariff exclusions on 81 COVID-19 related product classifications from China that were due to expire at midnight Tuesday, said an agency notice…
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late Friday afternoon. It was USTR’s second six-month extension on the import classifications covering “medical-care and/or COVID response” products, it said. “In light of the continuing efforts to combat COVID–19,” USTR determined that a six-month extension was “warranted,” it said. The decision took into account public comments previously provided, plus input from industry advisory committees and the interagency Section 301 committee, it said.