U.S. conforming amendment to previously reinstated exclusion, China Section 301 investigation
One previously reinstated exclusion is affected by amended statistical reporting categories
China Section 301 investigation
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) today released a notice [PDF 211 KB] making a conforming amendment to one previously reinstated exclusion associated with the Section 301 investigation of China’s acts, policies, and practices related to technology transfer, intellectual property, and innovation.
Summary
The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) implemented certain changes to ten-digit statistical reporting categories of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), effective January 1, 2024. One of the previously reinstated exclusions in the Section 301 investigation of China’s acts, policies and practices related to technology transfer, intellectual property, and innovation, is affected by the amended statistical reporting categories. To maintain the pre-existing product coverage of the China 301 actions, one conforming amendment is required.
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