Comments Sought By August 17, 2018 On List Of Over 6,000 Potentially Affected Tariff Lines -

The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has announced a new list of products imported from China that it proposes would be subject to an additional tariff of 10 percent—as discussed below, this is the third list of products of China for which the United States proposes to assess duties. The new list identifies over 6,000 tariff lines covering a wide array of imports from China with an annual trade value of approximately $200 billion.

As explained in earlier Client Alerts, after a Section 301 determination regarding Chinese technology transfer, intellectual property, and innovation policies, USTR announced separate lists of Chinese products proposed for additional tariffs of $34 billion (List 1) and $16 billion (List 2). On July 6, 2018, the United States imposed 25 percent tariffs on List 1 while it is receiving comments on List 2. In response, China imposed additional equivalent tariffs on $34 billion of U.S. exports to China. In light of China’s imposition of those tariffs, USTR has now proposed additional tariffs on another $200 billion in Chinese imports (List 3).