Second Group of Products To Be Subject To Additional Tariffs As A Result Of Section 301 Process; China Immediately Responds with 25 Percent Tariffs On $16 Billion of U.S. Goods -
On June 15, 2018, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) identified a list of 284 tariff lines affecting approximately $16 billion in imports from China for potential additional tariffs (a tranche of products USTR refers to as “List 2”). After a notice and comment period, USTR announced late on August 7, 2018 that an additional 25 percent tariff would be imposed on 279 of those tariff lines, effective August 23, 2018.
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