Two of the extended exclusions in the Section 301 investigation were affected by amended statistical reporting categories.
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) today released a notice making conforming amendments to two extended exclusions 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. Two of the extended exclusions in the Section 301 investigation of China’s acts, policies and practices related to technology transfer, intellectual property, and innovation, were affected by the amended statistical reporting categories. To maintain the pre-existing product coverage of the China 301 actions, two conforming amendments were required.