GUIDANCE: Seventh Round of Products Excluded from Section 301 Duties (Tranche 2)

CSMS #39169565 - GUIDANCE: Seventh Round of Products Excluded from Section 301 Duties (Tranche 2) U.S. Customs and Border Protection sent this bulletin at 08/02/2019 11:07 AM EDT   Cargo Systems Messaging Service CSMS #39169565 - GUIDANCE: Seventh Round of Products Excluded from Section 301 Duties (Tranche 2) BACKGROUND: On July 31, 2019, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) published Federal Register (FR) Notice 84 FR 37381 announcing the decision to grant the seventh round of certain exclusion requests from the 25 percent duty assessed under the Section 301 investigation related to goods from China ($ 16B Action - Tranche 2).  These product exclusions relate to the imposed additional duties announced in 83 FR 40823 on Chinese goods with an annual trade value of approximately $ 16 billion as part of the action in the Section 301 investigation of China’s acts, policies, and practices related to technology transfer, intellectual property, and innovation.  The product exclusions announced in this notice will apply as of the August 23, 2018 effective date of the $ 16 billion action (Tranche 2), and will extend for one year after the publication of 84 FR 37381. The exclusions are available for any product that meets the description as set out in the Annex to Federal Register Notice 84 FR 37381, regardless of whether the importer filed an exclusion request.  Further, the scope of each exclusion is governed by the scope of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) 10-digit headings and product descriptions in the Annex; not by the product descriptions set out in any particular request for exclusion.  The Annex to 84 FR 37381 is included at the end of this message for ease of reference. The functionality for the acceptance of the seventh round of products of China excluded from Section 301 duties will be available in the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) as of Noon, August 1, 2019. INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILING ENTRIES SUBJECT TO PRODUCT EXCLUSIONS: Instructions for submitting entries to CBP containing products granted exclusions by the USTR from the Section 301 measures in 84 FR 37381 are as follows: In addition to reporting the regular Chapters 39, 84, 85, 86, 87 and 90 classifications of the HTSUS for the imported merchandise, importers shall report the HTSUS classification 9903.88.12 (Articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(o) to this subchapter, each covered by an exclusion granted by the U.S. Trade Representative) for imported merchandise subject to the exclusion. Importers shall not submit the corresponding Chapter 99 HTS number for the Section 301 duties when HTS 9903.88.12 is submitted ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Duty exclusions granted by the USTR are retroactive for imports on or after the initial effective date of August 23, 2018.  To request a refund of Section 301 duties paid on previous imports of duty-excluded products granted by the USTR, importers may file a Post Summary Correction (PSC) if within the PSC filing timeframe.  If the entry is beyond the PSC filing timeframe, importers may protest the liquidation. When submitting an entry summary in which a heading or subheading in Chapter 99 is claimed on imported merchandise, please refer to CSMS 18-000657 (Entry Summary Order of Reporting for Multiple HTS in ACE). Imports which have been granted a product exclusion from the Section 301 measures, and which are not subject to the Section 301 duties, are not covered by the Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) provisions of the Section 301 Federal Register notices, but instead are subject to the FTZ provisions in 19 CFR Part 146. For ease of reference, a summary of Section 301 Duties and Product Exclusion Notifications is provided below: For more information related to the seventh round of products of China excluded from Section 301 duties, please refer 84 FR 37381, issued July 31, 2019. Questions from the importing community concerning ACE entry rejections involving product exclusions should be referred to their CBP Client Representative.  Questions related to Section 301 entry-filing requirements should be emailed to Traderemedy@cbp.dhs.gov. Annex A. Effective with respect to goods entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on August 23, 2018, subchapter III of chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) is modified: 1. By inserting the following new heading 9903.88.12 in numerical sequence, with the material in the new heading inserted in the columns of the HTSUS labeled “Heading/Subheading”, “Article Description”, and “Rates of Duty 1-General”, respectively: 2. by inserting the following new U.S. note 20(o) to subchapter III of chapter 99 in numerical sequence: “(o) The U.S. Trade Representative determined to establish a process by which particular products classified in heading 9903.88.02 and provided for in U.S. notes 20(c) and (d) to this subchapter could be excluded from the additional duties imposed by heading 9903.88.02. See 83 FR 40823 (August 16, 2018) and 83 FR 47236 (September 18, 2018). Pursuant to the product exclusion process, the U.S. Trade Representative has determined that the additional duties provided for in heading 9903.88.02 shall not apply to the following particular products, which are provided for in the enumerated statistical reporting numbers: (1) Chlorinated polyethylene elastomer, in white or pale yellow powder form, containing 28 to 44 percent by weight of chlorine (described in statistical reporting number 3901.90.1000) (2) Polytetrafluoroethylene ((C2F4)n), having a particle size of 5 to 500 microns and a melting point of 315 to 329 degrees Celsius (described in statistical reporting number 3904.61.0090) (3) Expandable plastics beads, 0.30 to 0.50 mm in diameter, consisting of copolymers of methylmethacrylate (62 to 64 percent by weight) and styrene (26 to 28 percent by weight) (described in statistical reporting number 3906.90.2000) (4) Polyol blends containing 92 percent or more by weight of polyether polyol (CAS number 9049-71-2) and 2.5% or more by weight of N,N-dimethylcyclohexamine (described in statistical reporting number 3907.20.0000) (5) Hot melt flat shapes of biaxiallyoriented polypropylene (BOPP) film with an acrylic emulsion (described in statistical reporting number 3919.90.5060) (6) Polyethylene film, 20.32 to 198.12 cm in width, and 30.5 to 2000.5 m in length, coated on one side with solvent acrylic adhesive, clear or in transparent colors, whether or not printed, in rolls (described in statistical reporting number 3919.90.5060) (7) Polyvinyl chloride film, coated on one side with pressure sensitive solvent-acrylic adhesive that allows for easy removal from a flat glass or flat, rigid, clear plastics surface, 106.7 cm, 137.2 cm or 152.4 cm in width, and 30.38 m or 49.99 m in length, with regular perforations measuring 1.5 to 1.6 mm in diameter, where the perforations cover 30, 40 or 50 percent of the surface area (described in statistical reporting number 3919.90.5060) (8) Printed rectangular polyethylene sheets depicting images on one side, with self-adhesive edges protected with peel-off liners on the other side, measuring 30.5 cm by 45.7 cm or 30.5 cm by 25.4 cm (described in statistical reporting number 3919.90.5060) (9) Self-adhesive colored or printed polyvinyl chloride film with a peelable liner, in rolls, measuring 30.5 cm or 50.8 cm in width and 3.05 m to 6.10 m in length, of a kind used for lining shelves or drawers (described in statistical reporting number 3919.90.5060) (10) Printed, nonpermeable plastic film of ethylene designed for use in packaging personal care products such as baby wipes, adult wipes and similar wet stack products (provided for in statistical reporting number 3920.10.0000) (11) Polyethylene film of a kind used for wrapping perishable foods, in rolls measuring 30.5 cm in width and up to 76.2 m in length, with a starter edge tab, put up in retail packages incorporating a built-in slide cutter and grip strip for holding the film in place until subsequent use (described in statistical reporting number 3920.10.0000) (12) Rectangular sheets of high-density or low-density polyethylene, 111.75 cm to 215.9 cm in width, and 152.4 cm to 304.8 cm in length, with a sticker attached to mark the center of each sheet, of a kind used in hospital or surgery center operating rooms (described in statistical reporting number 3920.10.0000) (13) Spark-ignition rotary or reciprocating internal combustion piston engines to be installed in agricultural or horticultural machinery or equipment, 4,476 W or more but not more than 37.6 kW, each valued not over $ 180 (described in statistical reporting number 8407.90.1020) (14) Gasoline or liquid propane (LP) engines each having a displacement of more than 2 liters but not more than 2.5 liters (described in statistical reporting number 8407.90.9010) (15) Spark-ignition internal combustion piston engines, not elsewhere specified or included, 746 W or greater but not exceeding 4,476 W, with an engine displacement of not more than 430 cc (described in statistical reporting number 8407.90.9040) (16) Heat guns (described in statistical reporting number 8419.89.9585) (17) Heated tissue preparation microscope slide flattening tables (described in statistical reporting number 8419.89.9585) (18) Tissue sample paraffin floatation baths (described in statistical reporting number 8419.89.9585) (19) Air amplifiers powered solely by an external source of compressed air, which is routed through the apparatus in such a manner as to draw in ambient air, increase its speed and direct the air through an output port, each such apparatus not exceeding 1 kg in weight (described in statistical reporting number 8424.89.9000) (20) Apparatus capable of generating and projecting liquid particles of a size that simulates haze, fog or snow (depending on the composition of the liquid or powdered source), whether or not incorporating laser or other lighting apparatus (described in statistical reporting number 8424.89.9000) (21) Apparatus capable of mechanically generating and projecting bubbles from a liquid source, each apparatus weighing more than 2.5 kg but not more than 6.5 kg (described in statistical reporting number 8424.89.9000) (22) Aroma-spraying sets, each of which includes a battery-powered aerosol apparatus and a glass bottle containing not more than 25 ml of essential oil solution, each set weighing not more than 300 g (described in statistical reporting number 8424.89.9000) (23) Collars of a size suitable for dogs or cats, fitted with a means to provide a stimulus to the animal, by means of a sprayer, whether or not combined with a static electric discharge device or sound emitter; and such collars capable of being controlled by an external transmission device, whether or not the controller is presented with the collar as a set (described in statistical reporting number 8424.89.9000) (24) Dispensers of hand-cleaning or hand-sanitizing solutions, whether employing a manual pump or a proximity-detecting battery-operated pump, each article weighing not more than 3 kg (described in statistical reporting number 8424.89.9000) (25) Oral irrigators (dental water-jet machines) (described in statistical reporting number 8424.89.9000) (26) Parts washers, each consisting of a steel basin having a capacity no greater than 100 liters, steel drain plug, support legs and a shelf, a recirculating centrifugal pump assembly, a power cord incorporating an electrical fusible link, a gooseneck spigot assembly, with a steel lid held by a “piano-type” hinge and by a lid support bracket incorporating a mechanical fusible link (described in statistical reporting number 8424.89.9000) (27) Rotary surface washers, consisting of a tube, at one end of which is a fitting suitable for connection to an external power washer and a handle for controlling the position of the apparatus, and at the other end of which is an assembly of one or more rotating brushes that receive the output of the external power washer (described in statistical reporting number 8424.89.9000) (28) Wet- and dry-diffusion apparatus fitted for incorporation into scent-releasing machines (described in statistical reporting number 8424.89.9000) (29) Walk behind rotary tillers, electric powered, individually weighing less than 14 kg (described in statistical reporting number 8432.29.0060) (30) Fertilizer distributors with a capacity not exceeding 40 kg (described in statistical reporting number 8432.42.0000) (31) Benchtop drill presses, each with a power rating of less than 750 watts and valued under $ 1,000 each (described in statistical reporting number 8465.95.0055) (32) Bearing housings each valued over $ 2000 (described in statistical reporting number 8483.30.8020) (33) AC motors, of 18.65 W or more but not exceeding 37.5 W, each with attached actuators, crankshafts or gears (described in statistical reporting number 8501.10.6020) (34) C-frame 2-pole AC electric motors, of 18.65 W or more but not exceeding 37.5 W, each valued not over $ 4 (described in statistical reporting number 8501.10.6020) (35) Electric motors, of 18.65 W or more but not exceeding 37.5 W, each valued over $ 28 but not over $ 35 (described in statistical reporting number 8501.10.6080) (36) Amorphous silicon solar chargers with a power output of 100 W or less (described in statistical reporting number 8501.31.8010) (37) Electric motors, each with an output rating not exceeding 800 W (described in statistical reporting number 8501.52.4000) (38) Armature shafts for electric motors of heading 8501 (described in statistical reporting number 8503.00.9520) (39) Windshield wiper motor covers and shafts (described in statistical reporting number 8503.00.9520) (40) Leakage current detection and interruption (LCDI) cords (described in statistical reporting number 8536.30.8000) (41) Control boards for stoves, ranges and ovens of heading 8516 (described in statistical reporting number 8537.10.3000) (42) Zener diodes, each valued not over $ 0.25 (described in statistical reporting number 8541.10.0050) (43) Position or speed sensors for motor vehicle transmission systems, each valued not over $ 12 (described in statistical reporting number 8543.70.4500) (44) Wheel speed sensors for anti-lock motor vehicle braking systems, each valued not over $ 12 (described in statistical reporting number 8543.70.4500) (45) Antenna amplifiers, each valued not over $ 15 (described in statistical reporting number 8543.70.9960) (46) Antenna noise suppressors, each valued not over $ 5 (described in statistical reporting number 8543.70.9960) (47) Apparatus using passive infrared detection sensors designed for turning lights on and off (described in statistical reporting number 8543.70.9960) (48) Audio controllers, each valued not over $ 100 (described in statistical reporting number 8543.70.9960) (49) Audio mixers, each valued not over $ 75 (described in statistical reporting number 8543.70.9960) (50) Devices incorporating sensors and monitors for identifying encoded television and radio signal information of survey participants (described in statistical reporting number 8543.70.9960) (51) Electrically powered cat noise control devices (described in statistical reporting number 8543.70.9960) (52) Electrically powered combs of a kind used on pets (described in statistical reporting number 8543.70.9960) (53) Electrically powered dog training, controlling, repelling or locating apparatus whether or not put up in kits, including dog collars fitted with GPS or other transmitting or receiving devices and electrical barrier transmitter devices (described in statistical reporting number 8543.70.9960) (54) Electrically powered insect control apparatus (described in statistical reporting number 8543.70.9960) (55) Electrically powered static-emitting plastic strips designed for use in training or controlling pets (described in statistical reporting number 8543.70.9960) (56) LED lamps for flash curing nail polish (described in statistical reporting number 8543.70.9960) (57) Liquid leak detectors (described in statistical reporting number 8543.70.9960) (58) Multiple device remote controls, other than radio remote control, each valued not over $ 2 (described in statistical reporting number 8543.70.9960) (59) Robots, programmable, measuring not more than 40 cm high by 22 cm wide by 27 cm deep, incorporating an LCD display, camera and microphone but without “hands” (described in statistical reporting number 8543.70.9960) (60) Couplers, knuckles and yokes and parts thereof for vehicles of heading 8605 or 8606 (described in statistical reporting number 8607.30.1000) (61) Motorcycles (including mopeds), with reciprocating internal combustion piston engine of a cylinder capacity not exceeding 50 cc, valued not over $ 500 each (described in statistical reporting number 8711.10.0000) (62) Polarizing film, of triacetate, with a pressure sensitive adhesive backing (described in statistical reporting number 9001.20.0000) (63) Digital clinical thermometers, valued not over $ 11 each (described in statistical reporting number 9025.19.8040) (64) Cooking thermometers, including candy and deep-fry thermometers (described in statistical reporting number 9025.19.8080) (65) Infrared thermometers (described in statistical reporting number 9025.19.8080) (66) Combined thermometer and hygrometer devices (described in statistical reporting number 9025.80.1000) (67) Pulse output gas meters of a kind that can be read remotely (described in statistical reporting number 9028.10.0000) (68) Pulse output water meters, of cast stainless steel (described in statistical reporting number 9028.20.0000) (69) Fingertip pulse oximeters (described in statistical reporting number 9029.20.4080)” 3. by amending the last sentence of the first paragraph of U.S. note 20(d) to subchapter III of chapter 99 by: a. Inserting “,except products of China granted an exclusion by the U.S. Trade Representative and provided for in heading 9903.88.12 and U.S. note 20(o) to subchapter III of chapter 99” after the phrase “heading 9903.88.02 applies to all products of China that are classified in the following 8-digit subheadings”, where it appears at the end of the sentence. 4. by amending the article description of heading 9903.88.02: a. By inserting “Except as provided in heading 9903.88.12,” before “Articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(c) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(d)”. Related CSMS Messages:#38840764, 19-000332, 19-000244, 19-000212, 19-000155, 19-000052   Update your subscriptions, modify your password or e-mail address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page . You will need to use your e-mail address to log in. 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