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Notice of Conforming Amendments to Product Exclusion Extensions: China's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation
On May 17, 2023, USTR announced the extension of 77 COVID exclusions through September 30, 2023. To conform with the tariff classifications set out by Customs and Border Protect...
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Background
On September 30, 2020, CBP issued a notice on the tariff classification of nonwoven wipes.
Revocation of Eleven Ruling Letters, Modification of One Ruling Letter and Proposed Revocation of Treatment Relating to the Tariff Classification of Nonwoven Wipes, Customs Bulletin and Decisions,
Vol 54, No. 38, at 58 (September 30, 2020) (September 30 notice).
Additionally, effective January 27, 2022, the USITC implemented certain changes to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) to reflect Harmonized System modifications adopted by the World Customs Organization and changes to statistical reporting categories.
Subsequently, on May 17, 2023, USTR announced the extension of 77 COVID product exclusions through September 30, 2023 (May 17 notice).
See88 FR 31580 (May 17, 2023). However, four of the published exclusions did not reflect the recent changes by CBP and USITC.
B. Conforming Amendments to Exclusion Extensions
The Annex to this notice conforms one of the extended COVID exclusions announced by USTR on May 17, 2023 with CBP's September 30, 2020 notice relating to the tariff classification of nonwoven wipes, and conforms three of the extended COVID exclusions announced by USTR on May 17, 2023 with the January 27, 2022 changes to ten-digit statistical reporting categories in the HTSUS. In particular, the Annex makes conforming amendments to U.S. notes 20(uuu)(i)(1), 20(uuu)(iii)(11), 20(uuu)(iii)(12), and 20(uuu)(iii)(13) to subchapter III of chapter 99 of the HTSUS, as set out in the Annex to the notice published at 88 FR 31580 (May 17, 2023).
Annex
A. Effective with respect to goods entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on June 1, 2023 and before 11:59 p.m. eastern daylight time on September 30, 2023, note 20(uuu)(i)(1) to subchapter III of chapter 99 of the HTSUS is amended by deleting “8421.39.8090” and by inserting “8421.39.0190” in lieu thereof.
B. Effective with respect to goods entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on June 1, 2023 and before 11:59 p.m. eastern daylight time on September 30, 2023, note 20(uuu)(iii)(11) to subchapter III of chapter 99 of the HTSUS is amended by deleting “3401.30.5000” and by inserting “3401.11.5000” in lieu thereof.
C. Effective with respect to goods entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on June 1, 2023 and before 11:59 p.m. eastern daylight time on September 30, 2023, note 20(uuu)(iii)(12) to subchapter III of chapter 99 of the HTSUS is amended by deleting “3824.99.9297” and by inserting “3824.99.9397” in lieu thereof.
D. Effective with respect to goods entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on June 1, 2023 and before 11:59 p.m. eastern daylight time on September 30, 2023, note 20(uuu)(iii)(13) to subchapter III of chapter 99 of the HTSUS is amended by deleting “3824.99.9297” and by inserting “3824.99.9397” in lieu thereof.
Greta Peisch,
General Counsel, Office of the United States Trade Representative.