President Trump Directed USTR To Consider Increasing The Proposed Additional Duty From 10 To 25 Percent “To Encourage China To Change Its Harmful Policies” -
On August 1, 2018, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Robert Lighthizer announced that President Trump directed USTR to “consider increasing the proposed level of the additional duty from 10 percent to 25 percent” on a list of $200 billion in products imported from China that previously had been announced by USTR on July 10 (a tranche of products that USTR is referring to as “List 3”).
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