On August 7, 2018, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) released a final list of approximately $16 billion worth of imports from China that will be subject to a 25 percent additional tariff. The list contains 279 of the original 284 tariff lines that were on a proposed list announced on June 15.
Update: the five tariff items that were excluded from the final List 2 are:
| 3913.10.00 | Alginic acid, and its salts and esters, in primary forms |
| 8465.96.00 | Splitting, slicing or paring machines for working wood, cork, bone, hard rubber, hard plastics or similar hard materials |
| 8609.00.00 | Containers (including containers for transport of fluids) specially designed and equipped for carriage by one or more modes of transport |
| 8905.90.10 | Floating docks |
| 9027.90.20 | Microtomes |
Changes to the proposed list were made after USTR and the interagency Section 301 Committee sought and received written comments and testimony during a two-day public hearing last month. Customs and Border Protection will begin to collect the additional duties on the Chinese imports on August 23.
A formal notice of the $16 billion tariff action will be published in the Federal Register. Please contact us if you have any questions or need assistance.