The Trump Administration Announces Final List Of Articles Subject To Section 301 Tariffs -

On June 15, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) released the final list of 818 Chinese products that will be subject to tariffs of 25 percent tariffs under section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974. This list is a result of USTR’s Section 301 investigation into China’s policies relating to the acquisition of the intellectual property of U.S. firms.

As King & Spalding has previously reported, on March 22, 2018, President Trump directed USTR to take action against China’s “unfair and harmful acquisition of U.S. technology.” Among other things, President Trump instructed U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to propose additional tariffs on a range of products benefiting from China’s industrial policies.