On February 19, 2020 local time in the United States, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced the product exclusion announcement for the ninth batch of US$200 billion in tariffs. A total of 47 products are excluded, including 8 tax codes for textile and clothing products.
In the previous exclusions, the first batch involved 2 textile tax codes, the second batch involved 3 textile tax codes, and the third batch involved 7 textile tax codes The 4th batch involves 3 textile tax numbers, the 5th batch does not include textiles, the 6th batch involves 3 textile tax numbers, the 7th batch involves 8 textile tax numbers, the 8th batch involves 5 textile tax numbers, and then Including the 8 textile tax codes excluded in this ninth batch, the 9 batches of exclusions involve a total of 39 textile tax codes. Excluded products will no longer be subject to Section 301 tariffs when exported to the United States. The exclusion period can be traced back to September 24, 2018, the date when the 200 billion list came into effect. The excluded products listed in this announcement are valid from September 24, 2018 to August 7, 2020.
The descriptions and HS codes of the 8 categories of textiles excluded in the 9th batch are as follows:
1. The weight is not Pure cotton fabrics exceeding 100g/m2, quantity from 43 to 68 (“cheese cloth”), three-layer folded and curled, with a width less than 28cm after folding and curling, complying with Aerospace Management Services (AMS) standards (5208.11.4090 ; (AMS) standard (5208.21.4090);
3. Synthetic filament dyed woven fabrics with a weight greater than 280g/m2 but not greater than 420g/m2 (5407.92 .2090);
4. Sheet-like fabrics containing less than or equal to 85% by weight of artificial staple fibers, mainly or mixed only with cotton, such as wood Derived artificial staple fibers (5516.44.0022);
5. Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) non-woven fabrics, the length of the piece does not exceed 160 Centimeter by 250 centimeters, weight greater than 1800 grams/square meter, but not greater than 3000 grams/square meter (5603.94.9090);
6. Completely made of polyester fiber Made of warp knitted fabric, bonded to a plain weave base fabric, with a width not exceeding 141 cm and a weight of more than 271 g/m2, used for decorative furniture (6001.92.0010);
7. Knitted or crocheted fabrics of bamboo artificial staple fibers (6003.40.6000);
8. Weight not less than 290g/m2 but not more than 500g /m2 of warp-knitted, printed fabrics made entirely of polyester, all bonded to polyester woven base fabrics, for decorative furniture (6005.39.0080).
For the cumulative exclusion of textiles from the US$200 billion tax list, please see the following summary table.
Original address of USTR announcement of this 200 billion exclusion list: https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/enforcement/301Investigations/%24200_Billion_Exclusions_Granted_February.pdf
