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BILLING CODE 4915–01–P
OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES
TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
[Docket No. USTR–2019–0003]
Notice of Modification of Section 301
Action: Enforcement of U.S. WTO
Rights in Large Civil Aircraft Dispute
Office of the United States
Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice of modification of action.
AGENCY:
Effective October 18, 2019,
the U.S. Trade Representative imposed
additional duties on certain products of
the EU and certain EU member States in
this Section 301 investigation to enforce
U.S. WTO rights in the Large Civil
Aircraft dispute. On December 12, 2019,
the U.S. Trade Representative
announced a review of the Section 301
action and requested public comments.
Based on this review, the U.S. Trade
Representative has determined to revise
the action being taken by increasing the
rate of additional duties on certain large
civil aircraft, and by modifying the list
of other products of certain current and
former EU member States subject to
additional 25 percent duties.
DATES: The modifications to the Section
301 action set out in Annex 1,
subparagraph C, are applicable with
respect to products that are entered for
consumption, or withdrawn from
warehouse for consumption, on or after
12:01 a.m. eastern standard time on
March 18, 2020. The modifications set
out in Annex 1, subparagraphs A and B,
are applicable with respect to products
that are entered for consumption, or
withdrawn from warehouse for
consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m.
eastern standard time on March 5, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
questions about the determinations in
this investigation, contact Assistant
General Counsel Megan Grimball, (202)
395–5725, or Director for Europe
Michael Rogers, at (202) 395–3320. For
questions on customs classification of
products identified in the annexes,
contact Traderemedy@cbp.dhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
A. Proceedings in the Investigation
On April 12, 2019, the U.S. Trade
Representative announced the initiation
of an investigation to enforce U.S. rights
in the World Trade Organization (WTO)
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dispute against the EU and certain EU
member States addressed to subsidies
on large civil aircraft. See 84 FR 15028
(April 12 notice). The April 12 notice
contains background information on the
investigation and the dispute settlement
proceedings, as well as the website
where the WTO reports can be found:
https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/
dispu_e/cases_e/ds316_e.htm.
The April 12 notice solicited
comments on a proposed determination
that, inter alia, the EU and certain
member States have denied U.S. rights
under the WTO Agreement, and in
particular, under Articles 5 and 6.3 of
the Agreement on Subsidies and
Countervailing Measures (SCM
Agreement) and the General Agreement
on Tariffs and Trade 1994 (GATT 1994),
and have failed to comply with the
WTO Dispute Settlement Body (DSB)
recommendations to bring the WTOinconsistent subsidies into compliance
with WTO obligations. The April 12
notice invited public comment on a
proposed action in the form of an
additional ad valorem duty of up to 100
percent on products of EU member
States to be drawn from a list of 317
tariff subheadings and 9 statistical
reporting numbers of the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTSUS) included in the annex to that
notice.
In response to public comments
received during the comment period,
and upon further analysis, USTR
published a notice inviting public
comment on a second list of products
also being considered for an additional
ad valorem duty of up to 100 percent.
See 84 FR 32248 (July 5, 2019) (July 5
notice). The public versions of
submissions received in response to the
April 12 and July 5 notices, as well as
transcripts of both hearings, are
available on www.regulations.gov under
docket number USTR–2019–0003.
On October 2, 2019, the WTO
Arbitrator issued a report that
concluded that the appropriate level of
countermeasures in response to the
WTO-inconsistent launch aid provided
by the EU or certain member States to
their large civil aircraft domestic
industry is approximately $7.5 billion
annually. Subsequently, on October 9,
2019, the U.S. Trade Representative
announced a determination that the EU
and certain member States have denied
U.S. rights under the WTO Agreement
and have failed to implement DSB
recommendations concerning certain
subsidies to the EU large civil aircraft
industry. See 84 FR 54245 (October 9,
2019) (October 9 notice). The U.S. Trade
Representative determined to take
action in the form of additional duties
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on products of certain member States of
the EU, at levels of 10 or 25 percent ad
valorem, as specified in annex A of the
October 9 notice, effective October 18,
2019. The Trade Representative made
technical adjustments and corrected
certain errors effective October 18, 2019.
See 84 FR55998 (October 18, 2019).
On December 12, 2019, the U.S. Trade
Representative announced a review of
the Section 301 action and invited
public comments. See 84 FR 67992
(December 12, 2019) (December 12
notice). The December 12 notice
specifically requested comments on
whether products of specific EU
member States should be removed from
the list of products subject to additional
duties or should remain on the list; if a
product remains on the list, whether the
current rate of additional duty should be
increased to as high as 100 percent; and
whether additional EU products should
be added to the list. USTR received
nearly 26,000 comments in response to
the December 12, 2019 notice.
B. Revision of Action
Section 306(b)(2)(B)(i) of the 1974
Trade Act, as amended, provides in
pertinent part that the ‘‘Trade
Representative shall periodically revise
the [retaliation] list or action to affect
other goods of the country or countries
that have failed to implement the [WTO
Dispute Settlement Body]
recommendation.’’ Section
306(b)(2)(B)(ii) provides that no revision
is required under section 306(b)(2)(B) if
the U.S. Trade Representative
determines that implementation of the
DSB’s recommendations is imminent, or
the U.S. Trade Representative agrees
with the affected industry concerned
that revision of the list is not necessary.
The U.S. Trade Representative has not
determined that the circumstances set
forth in section 306(b)(2)(B)(ii) currently
apply, and accordingly has determined
to revise the action being taken in the
investigation. The United States remains
open to a negotiated settlement that
addresses current and future subsidies
to Airbus provided by the EU and
certain current and former member
States.
Section 306(b)(2)(D) provides in
pertinent part that in revising any list or
action, the U.S. Trade Representative
‘‘shall act in a manner that is most likely
to result in the country or countries
implementing the recommendations
adopted in the dispute settlement
proceeding or in achieving mutually
satisfactory solution to the issue that
gave rise to the dispute settlement
proceeding.’’
The modifications to the Section 301
action announced in this Notice take
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into account the public comments and
testimony in response to the April 12,
July 5, and December 12 notices, the
advice of advisory committees, and the
advice of the Section 301 committee. In
accordance with section 306(b)(2)(F) of
the Trade Act (19 U.S.C. 2416(b)(2)(F)),
the revised action includes reciprocal
goods of the affected industry. The
annual trade value of the list of tariff
subheadings subject to additional duties
under the revised action remains at
approximately $7.5 billion, which is
consistent with the WTO Arbitrator’s
finding on the appropriate level of
countermeasures.
As specified in the annexes to this
notice, the U.S. Trade Representative
has determined to increase the duties on
certain large civil aircraft from 10 to
percent to 15 percent, and to change the
composition of the list of products
subject to additional duties of 25
percent. As of this time, the Trade
Representative has decided not to
increase the rate of additional duties
above the additional 25 percent
currently being applied to non-aircraft
products. The U.S. Trade Representative
has also determined that going forward,
the action may be revised as appropriate
immediately upon any EU imposition of
additional duties on U.S. products in
connection with the Large Civil Aircraft
dispute or with the EU’s WTO challenge
to the alleged subsidization of U.S. large
civil aircraft.
Annex 1 to this Notice identifies the
products affected by the revised action,
the rate of duty to be assessed, and the
current or former EU member States
affected. Annex 2, section 1, contains
unofficial descriptions of the revisions
made by this Notice. Section 2 of Annex
2 contains the unofficial descriptions of
products covered by the October 18
action, as revised by this Notice.
In order to implement this
determination, effective March 18, 2020,
subchapter III of chapter 99 of the
HTSUS is modified by subparagraph C
of Annex 1 to this notice. Effective
March 5, 2020, subchapter III of chapter
99 of the HTSUS is modified by
subparagraphs A and B of Annex 1 to
this notice. The additional duties
provided for in the HTSUS subheadings
established by Annex 1 apply in
addition to all other applicable duties,
fees, exactions, and charges.
Any product listed in Annex 1,
subparagraph C, to this notice, except
any product that is eligible for
admission under ‘domestic status’ as
defined in 19 CFR 146.43, which is
subject to the additional duty imposed
by this determination, and is admitted
into a U.S. foreign trade zone on or after
12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on
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March 18, 2020, only may be admitted
as ‘privileged foreign status’ as defined
in 19 CFR 146.41. Such products will be
subject upon entry for consumption to
any ad valorem rates of duty or
quantitative limitations related to the
classification under the applicable
HTSUS subheading.
Any product listed in Annex 1,
subparagraphs A and B to this notice,
except any product that is eligible for
admission under ‘domestic status’ as
defined in 19 CFR 146.43, which is
subject to the additional duty imposed
by this determination, and is admitted
into a U.S. foreign trade zone on or after
12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on
March 5, 2020, only may be admitted as
‘privileged foreign status’ as defined in
19 CFR 146.41. Such products will be
subject upon entry for consumption to
any ad valorem rates of duty or
quantitative limitations related to the
classification under the applicable
HTSUS subheading.
The U.S. Trade Representative will
continue to consider the action taken in
this investigation.
Joseph Barloon,
General Counsel, Office of the U.S. Trade
Representative.
Annex 1
A. Effective with respect to goods
entered for consumption, or withdrawn
from warehouse for consumption, on or
after 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time
March 5, 2020, U.S. note 21 to
subchapter III of chapter 99 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States is modified as provided
herein:
1. U.S. note 21(a) to such subchapter
is modified by deleting ‘‘9903.89.50’’
each place that it appears and inserting
‘‘9903.89.52’’ in lieu thereof.
2. U.S. note 21(g) to such subchapter
is modified by deleting ‘‘2009.89.40’’.
3. U.S. note 21 to such subchapter is
modified by inserting in alphabetical
order:
‘‘(q) Subheading 9903.89.52 and
superior text thereto shall apply to all
products of France or Germany that are
classified in subheading 8214.90.60.’’
B. Effective with respect to goods
entered for consumption, or withdrawn
from warehouse for consumption, on or
after 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time
March 5, 2020, the following new tariff
provisions are inserted in numerical
sequence in subchapter III of chapter 99,
with the material in the following new
tariff provisions inserted in the columns
entitled ‘‘Heading/Subheading’’,
‘‘Article Description’’, and ‘‘Rates of
Duty 1—General’’, respectively:
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Rates of Duty
Heading/
subheading
Article description
1
2
General
9903.89.52 ...............
‘‘Articles the product of France or Germany:
Provided for in subheadings enumerated in
U.S. note 21(q) to this subchapter.
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
March 18, 2020, the Rates of Duty 1—
General column of subheading
9903.89.05 is modified by deleting
‘‘10%’’ and inserting ‘‘15%’’ in lieu
thereof.
Annex 2
Section 1—Descriptive List of Changes
From Annex 1
Note: The product descriptions that
are contained this Annex are provided
for informational purposes only, and are
not intended to delimit in any way the
Special
The duty provided in
the applicable subheading + 25%’’.
scope of the action, except as specified
below. In all cases, the formal language
in Annex 1 governs the tariff treatment
of products covered by the action.
Section 1 of this Annex describes the
changes to the action that were
undertaken as a result of Annex 1, as
reflected in the informal list presented
in Section 2 of this Annex.
Any questions regarding the scope of
particular HTS subheadings should be
referred to U.S. Customs and Border
Protection. In the product descriptions,
the abbreviation ‘‘nesoi’’ means ‘‘not
elsewhere specified or included’’.
(a) The additional duties on products
in Part 1 below shall be increased to 15
percent, effective March 18, 2020.
Part 1—Products of France, Germany,
Spain, or the United Kingdom described
below are subject to additional import
duties of 10 percent ad valorem.
Effective March 18, 2020, products of
France, Germany, Spain or the United
Kingdom described below are subject to
additional duties of 15 percent ad
valorem:
Note: For purposes of the 8-digit
subheading of HTS listed below, the
product description defines and limits
the scope of the proposed action. This
product is defined by U.S. note 21(b)
and covers only items in 9903.89.05.
HTS subheading
Product description
8802.40.00 ** ..........
New airplanes and other new aircraft, as defined in U.S. note 21(b) (other than military airplanes or other military aircraft),
of an unladen weight exceeding 30,000 kg (described in statistical reporting numbers 8802.40.0040, 8802.40.0060 or
8802.40.0070).
** Only a portion of HS8 digit is to be covered.
(b) The following product has been
removed from Part 6, effective March 5,
2020.
HTS subheading
2009.89.40 .............
Product description
Prune juice, concentrated or not concentrated.
(c) The following product have been
added to the action, and Part 16 has
been inserted into the descriptive list in
Section 2, effective March 5, 2020.
Part 16—Products of France or
Germany described below are subject to
HTS subheading
8214.90.60 ...............
Product description
Butchers’ or kitchen chopping or mincing knives (o/than cleavers w/their handles).
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Section 2—Descriptive List of Action,
Reflecting Changes as Described in
Annex 1
Note: The product descriptions that
are contained this Annex are provided
for informational purposes only, and are
not intended to delimit in any way the
scope of the action, except as specified
below. In all cases, the formal language
in Annex 1 and the notices published at
84 FR 54245 and 84 FR 55998 governs
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the tariff treatment of products covered
by the action.
Any questions regarding the scope of
particular HTS subheadings should be
referred to U.S. Customs and Border
Protection. In the product descriptions,
the abbreviation ‘‘nesoi’’ means ‘‘not
elsewhere specified or included’’.
Part 1—Products of France, Germany,
Spain, or the United Kingdom described
below are subject to additional import
duties of 10 percent ad valorem.
Effective March 18, 2020, products of
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France, Germany, Spain or the United
Kingdom described below are subject to
additional imports of 15 percent ad
valorem:
Note: For purposes of the 8-digit
subheading of HTS listed below, the
product description defines and limits
the scope of the proposed action.
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HTS subheading
Product description
8802.40.00 ** ...........
New airplanes and other new aircraft, as defined in U.S. note 21(b), (other than military airplanes or other military aircraft), of an unladen weight exceeding 30,000 kg (described in statistical reporting numbers 8802.40.0040,
8802.40.0060 or 8802.40.0070).
** Only a portion of HS8 digit is to be covered.
Part 2—Products of Austria, Belgium,
Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland,
France, Germany, Greece, Hungary,
Kingdom described below are subject to
additional import duties of 25 percent
ad valorem:
HTS subheading
Product description
0403.10.50 ...............
Yogurt, in dry form, whether or not flavored or containing added fruit or cocoa, not subject to gen note 15 or add. U.S.
note 10 to Ch. 4.
Fermented milk o/than dried fermented milk or o/than dried milk with added lactic ferments.
Curdled milk/cream/kephir & other fermentd or acid. milk/cream subject to add U.S. note 10 to Ch. 4.
Butter substitute dairy spreads, over 45% butterfat weight, subject to quota pursuant to chapter 4 additional U.S. note 14.
Fresh (unripened/uncured) cheddar cheese, cheese/subs for cheese cont or proc from cheddar cheese, not subj to Ch. 4
U.S. note 18, not GN15.
Fresh (unripened/uncured) Italian-type cheeses from cow milk, cheese/substitutes containing such Italian-type cheeses or
processed therefrom, subj to Ch. 4 U.S. note 21, not subject to general note 15.
Fresh (unrip./uncured) Italian-type cheeses from cow milk, cheese/substitutes cont or proc therefrom, not subj to Ch. 4
U.S. note 21 or GN15.
Fresh (unripened/uncured) Swiss/Emmentaler cheeses, except those with eye formation, gruyere-process cheese and
cheese cont or proc. from such, not subject to additional U.S. note 22 to Ch. 4.
Romano, reggiano, provolone, provoletti, sbrinz and goya, made from cow’s milk, grated or powdered, subject to additional U.S. note 21 to Ch. 4.
Romano, reggiano, provolone, provoletti, sbrinz and goya, made from cow’s milk, grated or powdered, not subject to Ch.
4 U.S. note 21 or GN15.
Cheese containing or processed from american-type cheese (except cheddar), grated or powdered, subject to additional
U.S. note 19 to Ch. 4.
Cheese containing or processed from italian-type cheeses made from cow’s milk, grated or powdered, subject to additional U.S. note 21 to Ch. 4.
Cheese containing or processed from italian-type cheeses made from cow’s milk, grated or powdered, not subject to additional U.S. note 21 to Ch. 4.
Cheese (including mixtures), nesoi, n/o 0.5 percent by wt. of butterfat, grated or powdered, not subject to additional U.S.
note 23 to Ch. 4.
Cheese (including mixtures), nesoi, o/0.5 percent by wt of butterfat, w/cow’s milk, grated or powdered, not subject to additional U.S. note 16 to Ch. 4.
Stilton cheese, processed, not grated or powdered, subject to additional U.S. note 24 to Ch. 4.
Blue-veined cheese (except roquefort), processed, not grated or powdered, not subject to gen. note 15 or additional U.S.
note 17 to Ch. 4.
Cheddar cheese, processed, not grated or powdered, not subject to gen note 15 or to additional U.S. note 18 to Ch. 4.
Colby cheese, processed, not grated or powdered, subject to additional U.S. note 19 to Ch. 4.
Colby cheese, processed, not grated or powdered, not subject to gen note 15 or additional U.S. note 19 to Ch. 4.
Processed cheeses made from sheep’s milk, including mixtures of such cheeses, not grated or powdered.
Processed cheese containing or processed from american-type cheese (except cheddar), not grated/powdered, subject to
additional U.S. note 19 to Ch. 4, not subject to GN15.
Processed cheese containing or processed from Italian-type, not grated/powdered, not subject to additional U.S. note 21
to Ch. 4, not GN15.
Stilton cheese, nesoi, in original loaves, subject to additional U.S. note 24 to Ch. 4.
Stilton cheese, nesoi, not in original loaves, subject to additional U.S. note 24 to Ch. 4.
Goya cheese from cow’s milk, not in original loaves, nesoi, not subject to gen. note 15 or to additional U.S. note 21 to
Ch. 4.
Reggiano, Parmesan, Provolone, and Provoletti cheese, nesoi, not from cow’s milk, not subject to gen. note 15.
Colby cheese, nesoi, subject to additional U.S. note 19 to Ch. 4 and entered pursuant to its provisions.
Colby cheese, nesoi, not subject to gen. note 15 or to add. U.S. note 19 to Ch. 4.
Cheeses & subst. for cheese(incl. mixt.), nesoi, w/romano/reggiano/parmesan/provolone/etc, f/cow milk, not subj. Ch. 4
U.S. note 21, not GN15.
Cheeses & subst. for cheese (incl. mixt.), nesoi, w/or from blue-veined cheese, subj. to add. U.S. note 17 to Ch. 4, not
GN15.
Cheeses & subst. for cheese (incl. mixt.), nesoi, w/or from blue-veined cheese, not subj. to add. U.S. note 17 to Ch. 4,
not GN15.
Cheeses & subst. for cheese (incl. mixt.), nesoi, w/or from Am. cheese except cheddar, subj. to add. U.S. note 19 to Ch.
4, not GN15.
Cheeses & subst. for cheese (incl. mixt.), nesoi, w/or from swiss, emmentaler or gruyere, not subj. Ch. 4 U.S. note 22,
not GN15.
Cheeses & subst. for cheese (incl. mixt.), nesoi, w/butterfat n/o 0.5 percent by wt, not subject to additional U.S. note 23
to Ch. 4, not GN15.
Oranges, fresh or dried.
Mandarins and other similar citrus hybrids including tangerines, satsumas, clementines, wilkings, fresh or dried.
Clementines, fresh or dried, other.
0403.90.85
0403.90.90
0405.20.20
0406.10.28
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0406.10.54 ...............
0406.10.58 ...............
0406.10.68 ...............
0406.20.51 ...............
0406.20.53 ...............
0406.20.69 ...............
0406.20.77 ...............
0406.20.79 ...............
0406.20.87 ...............
0406.20.91 ...............
0406.30.05 ...............
0406.30.18 ...............
0406.30.28
0406.30.34
0406.30.38
0406.30.55
0406.30.69
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0406.30.79 ...............
0406.40.44 ...............
0406.40.48 ...............
0406.90.32 ...............
0406.90.43
0406.90.52
0406.90.54
0406.90.68
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0406.90.72 ...............
0406.90.74 ...............
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Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands,
Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia,
Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, or the United
0406.90.82 ...............
0406.90.92 ...............
0406.90.94 ...............
0805.10.00 ...............
0805.21.00 ...............
0805.22.00 ...............
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HTS subheading
0805.50.20
0812.10.00
0813.40.30
1602.49.10
1605.53.05
1605.56.05
1605.56.10
1605.56.15
1605.56.20
1605.56.30
1605.56.60
1605.59.05
1605.59.60
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Product description
Lemons, fresh or dried.
Cherries, provisionally preserved, but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption.
Cherries, dried.
Prepared or preserved pork offal, including mixtures.
Mussels, containing fish meats or in prepared meals.
Products of clams, cockles, and arkshells containing fish meat; prepared meals.
Razor clams, in airtight containers, prepared or preserved, nesoi.
Boiled clams in immediate airtight containers, the contents of which do not exceed 680 g gross weight.
Clams, prepared or preserved, excluding boiled clams, in immediate airtight containers, nesoi.
Clams, prepared or preserved, other than in airtight containers.
Cockles and arkshells, prepared or preserved.
Products of molluscs nesoi containing fish meat; prepared meals of molluscs nesoi.
Molluscs nesoi, prepared or preserved.
Part 3—Products of Germany, Spain,
or the United Kingdom described below
are subject to additional import duties
of 25 percent ad valorem:
HTS subheading
Product description
0203.29.40 ...............
0404.10.05 ...............
0406.10.84 ...............
Frozen meat of swine, other than retail cuts, nesoi.
Whey protein concentrates.
Fresh cheese, and substitutes for cheese, cont. cows milk, neosi, over 0.5 percent by wt. of butterfat, descr in add U.S.
note 16 to Ch. 4, not GN15.
Fresh cheese, and substitutes for cheese, cont. cows milk, neosi, over 0.5 percent by wt. of butterfat, not descr in add
U.S. note 16 to Ch. 4, not GN 15.
Fresh cheese, and substitutes for cheese, not cont. cows milk, neosi, over 0.5 percent by wt. of butterfat.
Edam and gouda cheese, nesoi, subject to additional U.S. note 20 to Ch. 4.
Cheeses, nesoi, from sheep’s milk in original loaves and suitable for grating.
Virgin olive oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, not chemically modified, weighing with the immediate container
under 18 kg.
Olive oil, other than virgin olive oil, and its fractions, not chemically modified, weighing with the immediate container
under 18 kg.
Olives, green, not pitted, in saline, not ripe.
Olives, green, in a saline solution, pitted or stuffed, not place packed.
0406.10.88 ...............
0406.10.95
0406.90.16
0406.90.56
1509.10.20
...............
...............
...............
...............
1509.90.20 ...............
2005.70.12 ...............
2005.70.25 ...............
Part 4—Products of Austria, Belgium,
Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland,
Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland,
Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg,
Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania,
Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, or
the United Kingdom described below
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0403.10.90
0405.10.10
0405.10.20
0406.30.89
...............
...............
...............
...............
0406.90.99
0811.90.80
1601.00.20
2008.60.00
2008.70.20
2008.97.90
2009.89.65
2009.89.80
...............
...............
...............
...............
...............
...............
...............
...............
are subject to additional import duties
of 25 percent ad valorem:
Product description
Yogurt, not in dry form, whether or not flavored or containing add fruit or cocoa.
Butter subject to quota pursuant to chapter 4 additional U.S. note 6.
Butter not subject to general note 15 and in excess of quota in chapter 4 additional U.S. note 6.
Processed cheese (incl. mixtures), nesoi, w/cow’s milk, not grated or powdered, subject to add U.S. note 16 to Ch. 4, not
subject to GN15.
Cheeses & subst. for cheese (incl. mixt.), nesoi, w/o cows milk, w/butterfat over 0.5 percent by wt, not subject to GN15.
Fruit, nesoi, frozen, whether or not previously steamed or boiled.
Pork sausages and similar products of pork, pork offal or blood; food preparations based on these products.
Cherries, otherwise prepared or preserved, nesoi.
Peaches (excluding nectarines), otherwise prepared or preserved, not elsewhere specified or included.
Mixtures of fruit or other edible parts of plants, otherwise prepared or preserved, nesoi (excluding tropical fruit salad).
Cherry juice, concentrated or not concentrated.
Juice of any single vegetable, other than tomato, concentrated or not concentrated.
Part 5—Products of Austria, Belgium,
Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland,
France, Germany, Greece, Hungary,
Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands,
Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia,
Spain, Sweden, or the United Kingdom
described below are subject to
additional import duties of 25 percent
ad valorem:
HTS subheading
Product description
0405.20.30 ...............
Butter substitute dairy spreads, over 45 percent butterfat weight, not subj to gen note 15 and in excess of quota in Ch. 4
additional U.S. note 14.
Other dairy spreads, not butter substitutes or of a type provided for in chapter 4 additional U.S. note 1.
0405.20.80 ...............
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Product description
0406.30.85 ...............
Processed cheese (incl. mixtures), nesoi, not over 0.5 percent by wt. butterfat, not grated or powdered, subject to Ch. 4
U.S. note 23, not GN15.
Cheeses & subst. for cheese (incl. mixt.), nesoi, w/or from cheddar cheese, not subj. to add. U.S. note 18 to Ch. 4, not
GN15.
Prepared or preserved pork hams and cuts thereof, not containing cereals or vegetables, nesoi.
Pork shoulders and cuts thereof, boned and cooked and packed in airtight containers.
Prepared or preserved pork shoulders and cuts thereof, other than boned and cooked and packed in airtight containers.
Prepared or preserved pork, not containing cereals or vegetables, nesoi.
Prepared or preserved pork, nesoi.
0406.90.78 ...............
1602.41.90
1602.42.20
1602.42.40
1602.49.40
1602.49.90
...............
...............
...............
...............
...............
Part 6—Products of Austria, Belgium,
Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland,
Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland,
Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg,
Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal,
Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain,
Sweden, or the United Kingdom
described below are subject to
additional import duties of 25 percent
ad valorem:
HTS subheading
Product description
0405.90.10 ...............
Fats and oils derived from milk, other than butter or dairy spreads, subject to quota pursuant to chapter 4 additional U.S.
note 14.
Gruyere-process cheese, processed, not grated or powdered, subject to additional U.S. note 22 to Ch. 4.
Gruyere-process cheese, processed, not grated or powdered, not subject to gen note 15 or additional U.S. note 22 to
Ch. 4.
Blue-veined cheese, nesoi, in original loaves, subject to add. U.S. note 17 to Ch. 4.
Cheddar cheese, neosi, subject to add. U.S. note 18 to Ch. 4.
Cheddar cheese, nesoi, not subject to gen. note 15 of the HTS or to additional U.S. note 18 to Ch. 4.
Romano, Reggiano, Parmesan, Provolone, and Provoletti cheese, nesoi, from cow’s milk, subject to add. U.S. note 21 to
Ch. 4.
Romano, Reggiano, Parmesan, Provolone, and Provoletti cheese, nesoi, from cow’s milk, not subj to GN 15 or Ch4 additional U.S. note 21.
Swiss or Emmentaler cheese with eye formation, nesoi, not subject to gen. note 15 or to additional U.S. note 25 to Ch. 4.
Cheeses & subst. for cheese (incl. mixt.), nesoi, w/or from swiss, emmentaler or gruyere, subj. to add. U.S. note 22 to
Ch.4, not GN15.
Cheeses & subst. for cheese (incl. mixt.), nesoi, w/cow’s milk, w/butterfat over 0.5 percent by wt, not subject to Ch. 4
U.S. note 16, not subject to GN15.
Mussels, prepared or preserved.
Currant and berry fruit jellies.
Pears, otherwise prepared or preserved, nesoi.
Pear juice, concentrated or not concentrated.
0406.30.51 ...............
0406.30.53 ...............
0406.40.54
0406.90.08
0406.90.12
0406.90.41
...............
...............
...............
...............
0406.90.42 ...............
0406.90.48 ...............
0406.90.90 ...............
0406.90.97 ...............
1605.53.60
2007.99.70
2008.40.00
2009.89.20
...............
...............
...............
...............
Part 7—Products of Austria, Belgium,
Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Germany,
Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta,
Netherlands, Portugal, Romania,
Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, or
the United Kingdom described below
HTS subheading
0406.90.46 ...............
Swiss or Emmentaler cheese with eye formation, nesoi, subject to add. U.S. note 25 to Ch. 4.
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta,
Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania,
Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, or
the United Kingdom described below
HTS subheading
0406.90.57 ...............
are subject to additional import duties
of 25 percent ad valorem:
Product description
Pecorino cheese, from sheep’s milk, in original loaves, not suitable for grating.
Part 9—Products of Austria, Belgium,
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Product description
Part 8—Products of Austria, Belgium,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany,
Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia,
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Product description
0406.90.95 ...............
Cheeses & subst. for cheese (incl. mixt.), nesoi, w/cows milk, w/butterfat over 0.5 percent by wt, subject to Ch. 4 additional U.S. note 16 (quota).
Part 10—Products of France,
Germany, Spain or the United Kingdom
described below are subject to
additional import duties of 25 percent
ad valorem:
HTS subheading
Product description
0711.20.18 ...............
Olives, n/pitted, green, in saline sol., in contain. >8 kg, drained wt, for repacking or sale, subject to additional U.S. note 5
to Ch. 7.
Olives, n/pitted, green, in saline sol., in contain. >8 kg, drained wt, for repacking or sale, not subject to additional U.S.
note 5 to Ch. 7.
Olives, n/pitted, nesoi.
Olives, pitted or stuffed, provisionally preserved but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption.
Olives, green, not pitted, in saline, not ripe, in containers holding over kg for repkg, not subject to add. U.S. note 4 to Ch.
20.
Olives, green, in saline, place packed, stuffed, in containers holding not over 1 kg, aggregate quantity n/o 2700 m ton/yr.
Olives, green, in saline, place packed, stuffed, not in containers holding 1 kg or less.
Wine other than Tokay (not carbonated), not over 14 percent alcohol, in containers not over 2 liters.
0711.20.28 ...............
0711.20.38 ...............
0711.20.40 ...............
2005.70.08 ...............
2005.70.16 ...............
2005.70.23 ...............
2204.21.50 ...............
Part 11—Products of Germany
described below are subject to
additional import duties of 25 percent
ad valorem:
HTS subheading
0901.21.00
0901.22.00
2101.11.21
8201.40.60
8203.20.20
8203.20.60
8203.30.00
8203.40.60
8205.40.00
8211.94.50
8467.19.10
8467.19.50
8468.80.10
8468.90.10
...............
...............
...............
...............
...............
...............
...............
...............
...............
...............
...............
...............
...............
...............
8514.20.40 ...............
9002.11.90 ...............
9013.10.10 ...............
Product description
Coffee, roasted, not decaffeinated.
Coffee, roasted, decaffeinated.
Instant coffee, not flavored.
Axes, bill hooks and similar hewing tools (o/than machetes), and base metal parts thereof.
Base metal tweezers.
Pliers (including cutting pliers but not slip joint pliers), pincers and similar tools.
Metal cutting shears and similar tools, and base metal parts thereof.
Pipe cutters, bolt cutters, perforating punches and similar tools, nesoi, and base metal parts thereof.
Screwdrivers and base metal parts thereof.
Base metal blades for knives having other than fixed blades.
Tools for working in the hand, pneumatic, other than rotary type, suitable for metal working.
Tools for working in the hand, pneumatic, other than rotary type, other than suitable for metal working.
Machinery and apparatus, hand-directed or -controlled, used for soldering, brazing or welding, not gas-operated.
Parts of hand-directed or -controlled machinery, apparatus and appliances used for soldering, brazing, welding or tempering.
Industrial or laboratory microwave ovens for making hot drinks or for cooking or heating food.
Objective lenses and parts & access. thereof, for cameras, projectors, or photographic enlargers or reducers, except projection, nesoi.
Telescopic sights for rifles not designed for use with infrared light.
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Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus,
Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland,
Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland,
Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg,
Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania,
Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, or
the United Kingdom described below
are subject to additional import duties
of 25 percent ad valorem:
HTS subheading
Product description
1602.49.20 ...............
Pork other than ham and shoulder and cuts thereof, not containing cereals or vegetables, boned and cooked and packed
in airtight containers.
Part 13—Products of Germany or the
United Kingdom described below are
subject to additional import duties of 25
percent ad valorem:
HTS subheading
1905.31.00
1905.32.00
4901.10.00
4908.10.00
4911.91.20
...............
...............
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Sweet biscuits.
Waffles and wafers.
Printed books, brochures, leaflets and similar printed matter in single sheets, whether or not folded.
Transfers (decalcomanias), vitrifiable.
Lithographs on paper or paperboard, not over 0.51 mm in thickness, printed not over 20 years at time of importation.
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Product description
4911.91.30 ...............
4911.91.40 ...............
Lithographs on paper or paperboard, over 0.51 mm in thickness, printed not over 20 years at time of importation.
Pictures, designs and photographs, excluding lithographs on paper or paperboard, printed not over 20 years at time of
importation.
Self-propelled backhoes, shovels, clamshells and draglines with a 360 degree revolving superstructure.
Self-propelled machinery with a 360 degree revolving superstructure, other than backhoes, shovels, clamshells and draglines.
Electromechanical tools for working in the hand, other than drills or saws, with self-contained electric motor.
8429.52.10 ...............
8429.52.50 ...............
8467.29.00 ...............
Part 14—Products of Germany,
Ireland, Italy, Spain, or the United
Kingdom described below are subject to
additional import duties of 25 percent
ad valorem:
HTS subheading
2208.70.00 ...............
Product description
Liqueurs and cordials.
Part 15—Products of the United
Kingdom described below are subject to
additional import duties of 25 percent
ad valorem:
Note: For purposes of 2208.30.30, the
product description defines and limits
the scope of the proposed action.
HTS subheading
Product description
2208.30.30 ** ...........
6110.11.00 ...............
6110.12.10 ...............
Single-malt Irish and Scotch Whiskies.
Sweaters, pullovers, sweatshirts, waistcoats (vests) and similar articles, knitted or crocheted, of wool.
Sweaters, pullovers, sweatshirts, waistcoats (vests) and similar articles, knitted or crocheted, of Kashmir goats, wholly of
cashmere.
Sweaters, pullovers and similar articles, knitted or crocheted, of cotton, nesoi.
Sweaters, pullovers and similar articles, knitted or crocheted, of manmade fibers, nesoi.
Rec perf outwear, women’s/girls’ anoraks, wind-breakers & similar articles, not k/c, tex mats (not wool, cotton or mmf),
cont <70 percent by wt of silk.
Women’s/girls’ anoraks, wind-breakers & similar articles, not k/c, of tex mats (not wool, cotton or mmf), cont <70% by wt
of silk.
Men’s or boys’ suits of wool, not knitted or crocheted, nesoi, of wool yarn with average fiber diameter of 18.5 micron or
less.
Men’s or boys’ suits of wool or fine animal hair, not knitted or crocheted, nesoi.
Men’s or boys’ suits, of artificial fibers, nesoi, not knitted or crocheted.
Men’s or boys’ suits, of textile mats(except wool, cotton or mmf), containing under 70 percent by weight of silk or silk
waste, not knit or crocheted.
Women’s or girls’ nightdresses and pajamas, not knitted or crocheted, of cotton.
Women’s or girls’ swimwear, of textile materials(except mmf), containing 70% or more by weight of silk or silk waste, not
knit or crocheted.
Women’s or girls’ swimwear, of textile materials(except mmf), containing under 70% by weight of silk or silk waste, not
knit or crocheted.
Blankets (other than electric blankets) and traveling rugs, of cotton.
Blankets and traveling rugs, nesoi.
Bed linen, not knit or crocheted, printed, of cotton, cont any embroidery, lace, braid, edging, trimming, piping or applique
work, n/napped.
Bed linen, not knit or croc, printed, of cotton, not cont any embroidery, lace, braid, edging, trimming, piping or applique
work, not napped.
6110.20.20 ...............
6110.30.30 ...............
6202.99.15 ...............
6202.99.80 ...............
6203.11.60 ...............
6203.11.90 ...............
6203.19.30 ...............
6203.19.90 ...............
6208.21.00 ...............
6211.12.40 ...............
6211.12.80 ...............
6301.30.00 ...............
6301.90.00 ...............
6302.21.50 ...............
6302.21.90 ...............
** Only a portion of HS8 digit is to be covered.
Part 16—Products of France or
Germany described below are subject to
additional import duties of 25 percent
ad valorem:
HTS subheading
8214.90.60 ...............
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
[Docket No. USTR-2019-0003]
Notice of Modification of Section 301 Action: Enforcement of U.S.
WTO Rights in Large Civil Aircraft Dispute
AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice of modification of action.
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SUMMARY: Effective October 18, 2019, the U.S. Trade Representative
imposed additional duties on certain products of the EU and certain EU
member States in this Section 301 investigation to enforce U.S. WTO
rights in the Large Civil Aircraft dispute. On December 12, 2019, the
U.S. Trade Representative announced a review of the Section 301 action
and requested public comments. Based on this review, the U.S. Trade
Representative has determined to revise the action being taken by
increasing the rate of additional duties on certain large civil
aircraft, and by modifying the list of other products of certain
current and former EU member States subject to additional 25 percent
duties.
DATES: The modifications to the Section 301 action set out in Annex 1,
subparagraph C, are applicable with respect to products that are
entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption,
on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time on March 18, 2020. The
modifications set out in Annex 1, subparagraphs A and B, are applicable
with respect to products that are entered for consumption, or withdrawn
from warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern standard
time on March 5, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions about the determinations
in this investigation, contact Assistant General Counsel Megan
Grimball, (202) 395-5725, or Director for Europe Michael Rogers, at
(202) 395-3320. For questions on customs classification of products
identified in the annexes, contact [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Proceedings in the Investigation
On April 12, 2019, the U.S. Trade Representative announced the
initiation of an investigation to enforce U.S. rights in the World
Trade Organization (WTO) dispute against the EU and certain EU member
States addressed to subsidies on large civil aircraft. See 84 FR 15028
(April 12 notice). The April 12 notice contains background information
on the investigation and the dispute settlement proceedings, as well as
the website where the WTO reports can be found: https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/dispu_e/cases_e/ds316_e.htm.
The April 12 notice solicited comments on a proposed determination
that, inter alia, the EU and certain member States have denied U.S.
rights under the WTO Agreement, and in particular, under Articles 5 and
6.3 of the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (SCM
Agreement) and the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 (GATT
1994), and have failed to comply with the WTO Dispute Settlement Body
(DSB) recommendations to bring the WTO-inconsistent subsidies into
compliance with WTO obligations. The April 12 notice invited public
comment on a proposed action in the form of an additional ad valorem
duty of up to 100 percent on products of EU member States to be drawn
from a list of 317 tariff subheadings and 9 statistical reporting
numbers of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)
included in the annex to that notice.
In response to public comments received during the comment period,
and upon further analysis, USTR published a notice inviting public
comment on a second list of products also being considered for an
additional ad valorem duty of up to 100 percent. See 84 FR 32248 (July
5, 2019) (July 5 notice). The public versions of submissions received
in response to the April 12 and July 5 notices, as well as transcripts
of both hearings, are available on www.regulations.gov under docket
number USTR-2019-0003.
On October 2, 2019, the WTO Arbitrator issued a report that
concluded that the appropriate level of countermeasures in response to
the WTO-inconsistent launch aid provided by the EU or certain member
States to their large civil aircraft domestic industry is approximately
$7.5 billion annually. Subsequently, on October 9, 2019, the U.S. Trade
Representative announced a determination that the EU and certain member
States have denied U.S. rights under the WTO Agreement and have failed
to implement DSB recommendations concerning certain subsidies to the EU
large civil aircraft industry. See 84 FR 54245 (October 9, 2019)
(October 9 notice). The U.S. Trade Representative determined to take
action in the form of additional duties
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on products of certain member States of the EU, at levels of 10 or 25
percent ad valorem, as specified in annex A of the October 9 notice,
effective October 18, 2019. The Trade Representative made technical
adjustments and corrected certain errors effective October 18, 2019.
See 84 FR55998 (October 18, 2019).
On December 12, 2019, the U.S. Trade Representative announced a
review of the Section 301 action and invited public comments. See 84 FR
67992 (December 12, 2019) (December 12 notice). The December 12 notice
specifically requested comments on whether products of specific EU
member States should be removed from the list of products subject to
additional duties or should remain on the list; if a product remains on
the list, whether the current rate of additional duty should be
increased to as high as 100 percent; and whether additional EU products
should be added to the list. USTR received nearly 26,000 comments in
response to the December 12, 2019 notice.
B. Revision of Action
Section 306(b)(2)(B)(i) of the 1974 Trade Act, as amended, provides
in pertinent part that the ``Trade Representative shall periodically
revise the [retaliation] list or action to affect other goods of the
country or countries that have failed to implement the [WTO Dispute
Settlement Body] recommendation.'' Section 306(b)(2)(B)(ii) provides
that no revision is required under section 306(b)(2)(B) if the U.S.
Trade Representative determines that implementation of the DSB's
recommendations is imminent, or the U.S. Trade Representative agrees
with the affected industry concerned that revision of the list is not
necessary.
The U.S. Trade Representative has not determined that the
circumstances set forth in section 306(b)(2)(B)(ii) currently apply,
and accordingly has determined to revise the action being taken in the
investigation. The United States remains open to a negotiated
settlement that addresses current and future subsidies to Airbus
provided by the EU and certain current and former member States.
Section 306(b)(2)(D) provides in pertinent part that in revising
any list or action, the U.S. Trade Representative ``shall act in a
manner that is most likely to result in the country or countries
implementing the recommendations adopted in the dispute settlement
proceeding or in achieving mutually satisfactory solution to the issue
that gave rise to the dispute settlement proceeding.''
The modifications to the Section 301 action announced in this
Notice take into account the public comments and testimony in response
to the April 12, July 5, and December 12 notices, the advice of
advisory committees, and the advice of the Section 301 committee. In
accordance with section 306(b)(2)(F) of the Trade Act (19 U.S.C.
2416(b)(2)(F)), the revised action includes reciprocal goods of the
affected industry. The annual trade value of the list of tariff
subheadings subject to additional duties under the revised action
remains at approximately $7.5 billion, which is consistent with the WTO
Arbitrator's finding on the appropriate level of countermeasures.
As specified in the annexes to this notice, the U.S. Trade
Representative has determined to increase the duties on certain large
civil aircraft from 10 to percent to 15 percent, and to change the
composition of the list of products subject to additional duties of 25
percent. As of this time, the Trade Representative has decided not to
increase the rate of additional duties above the additional 25 percent
currently being applied to non-aircraft products. The U.S. Trade
Representative has also determined that going forward, the action may
be revised as appropriate immediately upon any EU imposition of
additional duties on U.S. products in connection with the Large Civil
Aircraft dispute or with the EU's WTO challenge to the alleged
subsidization of U.S. large civil aircraft.
Annex 1 to this Notice identifies the products affected by the
revised action, the rate of duty to be assessed, and the current or
former EU member States affected. Annex 2, section 1, contains
unofficial descriptions of the revisions made by this Notice. Section 2
of Annex 2 contains the unofficial descriptions of products covered by
the October 18 action, as revised by this Notice.
In order to implement this determination, effective March 18, 2020,
subchapter III of chapter 99 of the HTSUS is modified by subparagraph C
of Annex 1 to this notice. Effective March 5, 2020, subchapter III of
chapter 99 of the HTSUS is modified by subparagraphs A and B of Annex 1
to this notice. The additional duties provided for in the HTSUS
subheadings established by Annex 1 apply in addition to all other
applicable duties, fees, exactions, and charges.
Any product listed in Annex 1, subparagraph C, to this notice,
except any product that is eligible for admission under `domestic
status' as defined in 19 CFR 146.43, which is subject to the additional
duty imposed by this determination, and is admitted into a U.S. foreign
trade zone on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on March 18,
2020, only may be admitted as `privileged foreign status' as defined in
19 CFR 146.41. Such products will be subject upon entry for consumption
to any ad valorem rates of duty or quantitative limitations related to
the classification under the applicable HTSUS subheading.
Any product listed in Annex 1, subparagraphs A and B to this
notice, except any product that is eligible for admission under
`domestic status' as defined in 19 CFR 146.43, which is subject to the
additional duty imposed by this determination, and is admitted into a
U.S. foreign trade zone on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on
March 5, 2020, only may be admitted as `privileged foreign status' as
defined in 19 CFR 146.41. Such products will be subject upon entry for
consumption to any ad valorem rates of duty or quantitative limitations
related to the classification under the applicable HTSUS subheading.
The U.S. Trade Representative will continue to consider the action
taken in this investigation.
Joseph Barloon,
General Counsel, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.
Annex 1
A. Effective with respect to goods entered for consumption, or
withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m.
eastern standard time March 5, 2020, U.S. note 21 to subchapter III of
chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is
modified as provided herein:
1. U.S. note 21(a) to such subchapter is modified by deleting
``9903.89.50'' each place that it appears and inserting ``9903.89.52''
in lieu thereof.
2. U.S. note 21(g) to such subchapter is modified by deleting
``2009.89.40''.
3. U.S. note 21 to such subchapter is modified by inserting in
alphabetical order:
``(q) Subheading 9903.89.52 and superior text thereto shall apply
to all products of France or Germany that are classified in subheading
8214.90.60.''
B. Effective with respect to goods entered for consumption, or
withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m.
eastern standard time March 5, 2020, the following new tariff
provisions are inserted in numerical sequence in subchapter III of
chapter 99, with the material in the following new tariff provisions
inserted in the columns entitled ``Heading/Subheading'', ``Article
Description'', and ``Rates of Duty 1--General'', respectively:
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Rates of Duty
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Heading/ subheading Article description 1
---------------------------------------- 2
General Special
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9903.89.52................. ``Articles the product The duty provided
of France or Germany: in the applicable
Provided for in subheading +
subheadings enumerated 25%''.
in U.S. note 21(q) to
this subchapter.
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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 March 18, 2020, the Rates of Duty 1--General
column of subheading 9903.89.05 is modified by deleting ``10%'' and
inserting ``15%'' in lieu thereof.
Annex 2
Section 1--Descriptive List of Changes From Annex 1
Note: The product descriptions that are contained this Annex are
provided for informational purposes only, and are not intended to
delimit in any way the scope of the action, except as specified below.
In all cases, the formal language in Annex 1 governs the tariff
treatment of products covered by the action. Section 1 of this Annex
describes the changes to the action that were undertaken as a result of
Annex 1, as reflected in the informal list presented in Section 2 of
this Annex.
Any questions regarding the scope of particular HTS subheadings
should be referred to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. In the
product descriptions, the abbreviation ``nesoi'' means ``not elsewhere
specified or included''.
(a) The additional duties on products in Part 1 below shall be
increased to 15 percent, effective March 18, 2020.
Part 1--Products of France, Germany, Spain, or the United Kingdom
described below are subject to additional import duties of 10 percent
ad valorem. Effective March 18, 2020, products of France, Germany,
Spain or the United Kingdom described below are subject to additional
duties of 15 percent ad valorem:
Note: For purposes of the 8-digit subheading of HTS listed below,
the product description defines and limits the scope of the proposed
action. This product is defined by U.S. note 21(b) and covers only
items in 9903.89.05.
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HTS subheading Product description
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8802.40.00 **.............. New airplanes and other new aircraft, as
defined in U.S. note 21(b) (other than
military airplanes or other military
aircraft), of an unladen weight exceeding
30,000 kg (described in statistical
reporting numbers 8802.40.0040,
8802.40.0060 or 8802.40.0070).
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** Only a portion of HS8 digit is to be covered.
(b) The following product has been removed from Part 6, effective
March 5, 2020.
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HTS subheading Product description
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2009.89.40................. Prune juice, concentrated or not
concentrated.
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(c) The following product have been added to the action, and Part
16 has been inserted into the descriptive list in Section 2, effective
March 5, 2020.
Part 16--Products of France or Germany described below are subject
to additional import duties of 25 percent ad valorem:
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HTS subheading Product description
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8214.90.60.................. Butchers' or kitchen chopping or mincing
knives (o/than cleavers w/their handles).
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Section 2--Descriptive List of Action, Reflecting Changes as Described
in Annex 1
Note: The product descriptions that are contained this Annex are
provided for informational purposes only, and are not intended to
delimit in any way the scope of the action, except as specified below.
In all cases, the formal language in Annex 1 and the notices published
at 84 FR 54245 and 84 FR 55998 governs the tariff treatment of products
covered by the action.
Any questions regarding the scope of particular HTS subheadings
should be referred to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. In the
product descriptions, the abbreviation ``nesoi'' means ``not elsewhere
specified or included''.
Part 1--Products of France, Germany, Spain, or the United Kingdom
described below are subject to additional import duties of 10 percent
ad valorem. Effective March 18, 2020, products of France, Germany,
Spain or the United Kingdom described below are subject to additional
imports of 15 percent ad valorem:
Note: For purposes of the 8-digit subheading of HTS listed below,
the product description defines and limits the scope of the proposed
action.
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HTS subheading Product description
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8802.40.00 **............... New airplanes and other new aircraft, as
defined in U.S. note 21(b), (other than
military airplanes or other military
aircraft), of an unladen weight exceeding
30,000 kg (described in statistical
reporting numbers 8802.40.0040,
8802.40.0060 or 8802.40.0070).
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** Only a portion of HS8 digit is to be covered.
Part 2--Products of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus,
Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece,
Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta,
Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain,
Sweden, or the United Kingdom described below are subject to additional
import duties of 25 percent ad valorem:
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HTS subheading Product description
------------------------------------------------------------------------
0403.10.50.................. Yogurt, in dry form, whether or not
flavored or containing added fruit or
cocoa, not subject to gen note 15 or add.
U.S. note 10 to Ch. 4.
0403.90.85.................. Fermented milk o/than dried fermented milk
or o/than dried milk with added lactic
ferments.
0403.90.90.................. Curdled milk/cream/kephir & other fermentd
or acid. milk/cream subject to add U.S.
note 10 to Ch. 4.
0405.20.20.................. Butter substitute dairy spreads, over 45%
butterfat weight, subject to quota
pursuant to chapter 4 additional U.S.
note 14.
0406.10.28.................. Fresh (unripened/uncured) cheddar cheese,
cheese/subs for cheese cont or proc from
cheddar cheese, not subj to Ch. 4 U.S.
note 18, not GN15.
0406.10.54.................. Fresh (unripened/uncured) Italian-type
cheeses from cow milk, cheese/substitutes
containing such Italian-type cheeses or
processed therefrom, subj to Ch. 4 U.S.
note 21, not subject to general note 15.
0406.10.58.................. Fresh (unrip./uncured) Italian-type
cheeses from cow milk, cheese/substitutes
cont or proc therefrom, not subj to Ch. 4
U.S. note 21 or GN15.
0406.10.68.................. Fresh (unripened/uncured) Swiss/Emmentaler
cheeses, except those with eye formation,
gruyere-process cheese and cheese cont or
proc. from such, not subject to
additional U.S. note 22 to Ch. 4.
0406.20.51.................. Romano, reggiano, provolone, provoletti,
sbrinz and goya, made from cow's milk,
grated or powdered, subject to additional
U.S. note 21 to Ch. 4.
0406.20.53.................. Romano, reggiano, provolone, provoletti,
sbrinz and goya, made from cow's milk,
grated or powdered, not subject to Ch. 4
U.S. note 21 or GN15.
0406.20.69.................. Cheese containing or processed from
american-type cheese (except cheddar),
grated or powdered, subject to additional
U.S. note 19 to Ch. 4.
0406.20.77.................. Cheese containing or processed from
italian-type cheeses made from cow's
milk, grated or powdered, subject to
additional U.S. note 21 to Ch. 4.
0406.20.79.................. Cheese containing or processed from
italian-type cheeses made from cow's
milk, grated or powdered, not subject to
additional U.S. note 21 to Ch. 4.
0406.20.87.................. Cheese (including mixtures), nesoi, n/o
0.5 percent by wt. of butterfat, grated
or powdered, not subject to additional
U.S. note 23 to Ch. 4.
0406.20.91.................. Cheese (including mixtures), nesoi, o/0.5
percent by wt of butterfat, w/cow's milk,
grated or powdered, not subject to
additional U.S. note 16 to Ch. 4.
0406.30.05.................. Stilton cheese, processed, not grated or
powdered, subject to additional U.S. note
24 to Ch. 4.
0406.30.18.................. Blue-veined cheese (except roquefort),
processed, not grated or powdered, not
subject to gen. note 15 or additional
U.S. note 17 to Ch. 4.
0406.30.28.................. Cheddar cheese, processed, not grated or
powdered, not subject to gen note 15 or
to additional U.S. note 18 to Ch. 4.
0406.30.34.................. Colby cheese, processed, not grated or
powdered, subject to additional U.S. note
19 to Ch. 4.
0406.30.38.................. Colby cheese, processed, not grated or
powdered, not subject to gen note 15 or
additional U.S. note 19 to Ch. 4.
0406.30.55.................. Processed cheeses made from sheep's milk,
including mixtures of such cheeses, not
grated or powdered.
0406.30.69.................. Processed cheese containing or processed
from american-type cheese (except
cheddar), not grated/powdered, subject to
additional U.S. note 19 to Ch. 4, not
subject to GN15.
0406.30.79.................. Processed cheese containing or processed
from Italian-type, not grated/powdered,
not subject to additional U.S. note 21 to
Ch. 4, not GN15.
0406.40.44.................. Stilton cheese, nesoi, in original loaves,
subject to additional U.S. note 24 to Ch.
4.
0406.40.48.................. Stilton cheese, nesoi, not in original
loaves, subject to additional U.S. note
24 to Ch. 4.
0406.90.32.................. Goya cheese from cow's milk, not in
original loaves, nesoi, not subject to
gen. note 15 or to additional U.S. note
21 to Ch. 4.
0406.90.43.................. Reggiano, Parmesan, Provolone, and
Provoletti cheese, nesoi, not from cow's
milk, not subject to gen. note 15.
0406.90.52.................. Colby cheese, nesoi, subject to additional
U.S. note 19 to Ch. 4 and entered
pursuant to its provisions.
0406.90.54.................. Colby cheese, nesoi, not subject to gen.
note 15 or to add. U.S. note 19 to Ch. 4.
0406.90.68.................. Cheeses & subst. for cheese(incl. mixt.),
nesoi, w/romano/reggiano/parmesan/
provolone/etc, f/cow milk, not subj. Ch.
4 U.S. note 21, not GN15.
0406.90.72.................. Cheeses & subst. for cheese (incl. mixt.),
nesoi, w/or from blue-veined cheese,
subj. to add. U.S. note 17 to Ch. 4, not
GN15.
0406.90.74.................. Cheeses & subst. for cheese (incl. mixt.),
nesoi, w/or from blue-veined cheese, not
subj. to add. U.S. note 17 to Ch. 4, not
GN15.
0406.90.82.................. Cheeses & subst. for cheese (incl. mixt.),
nesoi, w/or from Am. cheese except
cheddar, subj. to add. U.S. note 19 to
Ch. 4, not GN15.
0406.90.92.................. Cheeses & subst. for cheese (incl. mixt.),
nesoi, w/or from swiss, emmentaler or
gruyere, not subj. Ch. 4 U.S. note 22,
not GN15.
0406.90.94.................. Cheeses & subst. for cheese (incl. mixt.),
nesoi, w/butterfat n/o 0.5 percent by wt,
not subject to additional U.S. note 23 to
Ch. 4, not GN15.
0805.10.00.................. Oranges, fresh or dried.
0805.21.00.................. Mandarins and other similar citrus hybrids
including tangerines, satsumas,
clementines, wilkings, fresh or dried.
0805.22.00.................. Clementines, fresh or dried, other.
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0805.50.20.................. Lemons, fresh or dried.
0812.10.00.................. Cherries, provisionally preserved, but
unsuitable in that state for immediate
consumption.
0813.40.30.................. Cherries, dried.
1602.49.10.................. Prepared or preserved pork offal,
including mixtures.
1605.53.05.................. Mussels, containing fish meats or in
prepared meals.
1605.56.05.................. Products of clams, cockles, and arkshells
containing fish meat; prepared meals.
1605.56.10.................. Razor clams, in airtight containers,
prepared or preserved, nesoi.
1605.56.15.................. Boiled clams in immediate airtight
containers, the contents of which do not
exceed 680 g gross weight.
1605.56.20.................. Clams, prepared or preserved, excluding
boiled clams, in immediate airtight
containers, nesoi.
1605.56.30.................. Clams, prepared or preserved, other than
in airtight containers.
1605.56.60.................. Cockles and arkshells, prepared or
preserved.
1605.59.05.................. Products of molluscs nesoi containing fish
meat; prepared meals of molluscs nesoi.
1605.59.60.................. Molluscs nesoi, prepared or preserved.
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Part 3--Products of Germany, Spain, or the United Kingdom described
below are subject to additional import duties of 25 percent ad valorem:
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HTS subheading Product description
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0203.29.40.................. Frozen meat of swine, other than retail
cuts, nesoi.
0404.10.05.................. Whey protein concentrates.
0406.10.84.................. Fresh cheese, and substitutes for cheese,
cont. cows milk, neosi, over 0.5 percent
by wt. of butterfat, descr in add U.S.
note 16 to Ch. 4, not GN15.
0406.10.88.................. Fresh cheese, and substitutes for cheese,
cont. cows milk, neosi, over 0.5 percent
by wt. of butterfat, not descr in add
U.S. note 16 to Ch. 4, not GN 15.
0406.10.95.................. Fresh cheese, and substitutes for cheese,
not cont. cows milk, neosi, over 0.5
percent by wt. of butterfat.
0406.90.16.................. Edam and gouda cheese, nesoi, subject to
additional U.S. note 20 to Ch. 4.
0406.90.56.................. Cheeses, nesoi, from sheep's milk in
original loaves and suitable for grating.
1509.10.20.................. Virgin olive oil and its fractions,
whether or not refined, not chemically
modified, weighing with the immediate
container under 18 kg.
1509.90.20.................. Olive oil, other than virgin olive oil,
and its fractions, not chemically
modified, weighing with the immediate
container under 18 kg.
2005.70.12.................. Olives, green, not pitted, in saline, not
ripe.
2005.70.25.................. Olives, green, in a saline solution,
pitted or stuffed, not place packed.
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Part 4--Products of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus,
Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary,
Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands,
Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, or the United
Kingdom described below are subject to additional import duties of 25
percent ad valorem:
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HTS subheading Product description
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0403.10.90.................. Yogurt, not in dry form, whether or not
flavored or containing add fruit or
cocoa.
0405.10.10.................. Butter subject to quota pursuant to
chapter 4 additional U.S. note 6.
0405.10.20.................. Butter not subject to general note 15 and
in excess of quota in chapter 4
additional U.S. note 6.
0406.30.89.................. Processed cheese (incl. mixtures), nesoi,
w/cow's milk, not grated or powdered,
subject to add U.S. note 16 to Ch. 4, not
subject to GN15.
0406.90.99.................. Cheeses & subst. for cheese (incl. mixt.),
nesoi, w/o cows milk, w/butterfat over
0.5 percent by wt, not subject to GN15.
0811.90.80.................. Fruit, nesoi, frozen, whether or not
previously steamed or boiled.
1601.00.20.................. Pork sausages and similar products of
pork, pork offal or blood; food
preparations based on these products.
2008.60.00.................. Cherries, otherwise prepared or preserved,
nesoi.
2008.70.20.................. Peaches (excluding nectarines), otherwise
prepared or preserved, not elsewhere
specified or included.
2008.97.90.................. Mixtures of fruit or other edible parts of
plants, otherwise prepared or preserved,
nesoi (excluding tropical fruit salad).
2009.89.65.................. Cherry juice, concentrated or not
concentrated.
2009.89.80.................. Juice of any single vegetable, other than
tomato, concentrated or not concentrated.
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Part 5--Products of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus,
Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece,
Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta,
Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, or
the United Kingdom described below are subject to additional import
duties of 25 percent ad valorem:
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HTS subheading Product description
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0405.20.30.................. Butter substitute dairy spreads, over 45
percent butterfat weight, not subj to gen
note 15 and in excess of quota in Ch. 4
additional U.S. note 14.
0405.20.80.................. Other dairy spreads, not butter
substitutes or of a type provided for in
chapter 4 additional U.S. note 1.
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0406.30.85.................. Processed cheese (incl. mixtures), nesoi,
not over 0.5 percent by wt. butterfat,
not grated or powdered, subject to Ch. 4
U.S. note 23, not GN15.
0406.90.78.................. Cheeses & subst. for cheese (incl. mixt.),
nesoi, w/or from cheddar cheese, not
subj. to add. U.S. note 18 to Ch. 4, not
GN15.
1602.41.90.................. Prepared or preserved pork hams and cuts
thereof, not containing cereals or
vegetables, nesoi.
1602.42.20.................. Pork shoulders and cuts thereof, boned and
cooked and packed in airtight containers.
1602.42.40.................. Prepared or preserved pork shoulders and
cuts thereof, other than boned and cooked
and packed in airtight containers.
1602.49.40.................. Prepared or preserved pork, not containing
cereals or vegetables, nesoi.
1602.49.90.................. Prepared or preserved pork, nesoi.
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Part 6--Products of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus,
Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary,
Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands,
Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, or the
United Kingdom described below are subject to additional import duties
of 25 percent ad valorem:
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HTS subheading Product description
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0405.90.10.................. Fats and oils derived from milk, other
than butter or dairy spreads, subject to
quota pursuant to chapter 4 additional
U.S. note 14.
0406.30.51.................. Gruyere-process cheese, processed, not
grated or powdered, subject to additional
U.S. note 22 to Ch. 4.
0406.30.53.................. Gruyere-process cheese, processed, not
grated or powdered, not subject to gen
note 15 or additional U.S. note 22 to Ch.
4.
0406.40.54.................. Blue-veined cheese, nesoi, in original
loaves, subject to add. U.S. note 17 to
Ch. 4.
0406.90.08.................. Cheddar cheese, neosi, subject to add.
U.S. note 18 to Ch. 4.
0406.90.12.................. Cheddar cheese, nesoi, not subject to gen.
note 15 of the HTS or to additional U.S.
note 18 to Ch. 4.
0406.90.41.................. Romano, Reggiano, Parmesan, Provolone, and
Provoletti cheese, nesoi, from cow's
milk, subject to add. U.S. note 21 to Ch.
4.
0406.90.42.................. Romano, Reggiano, Parmesan, Provolone, and
Provoletti cheese, nesoi, from cow's
milk, not subj to GN 15 or Ch4 additional
U.S. note 21.
0406.90.48.................. Swiss or Emmentaler cheese with eye
formation, nesoi, not subject to gen.
note 15 or to additional U.S. note 25 to
Ch. 4.
0406.90.90.................. Cheeses & subst. for cheese (incl. mixt.),
nesoi, w/or from swiss, emmentaler or
gruyere, subj. to add. U.S. note 22 to
Ch.4, not GN15.
0406.90.97.................. Cheeses & subst. for cheese (incl. mixt.),
nesoi, w/cow's milk, w/butterfat over 0.5
percent by wt, not subject to Ch. 4 U.S.
note 16, not subject to GN15.
1605.53.60.................. Mussels, prepared or preserved.
2007.99.70.................. Currant and berry fruit jellies.
2008.40.00.................. Pears, otherwise prepared or preserved,
nesoi.
2009.89.20.................. Pear juice, concentrated or not
concentrated.
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Part 7--Products of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus,
Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland,
Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal,
Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, or the United Kingdom
described below are subject to additional import duties of 25 percent
ad valorem:
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HTS subheading Product description
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0406.90.46.................. Swiss or Emmentaler cheese with eye
formation, nesoi, subject to add. U.S.
note 25 to Ch. 4.
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Part 8--Products of Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland,
Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland,
Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, or the United
Kingdom described below are subject to additional import duties of 25
percent ad valorem:
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HTS subheading Product description
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0406.90.57.................. Pecorino cheese, from sheep's milk, in
original loaves, not suitable for
grating.
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Part 9--Products of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus,
Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary,
Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal,
Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, or the United Kingdom
described below are subject to additional import duties of 25 percent
ad valorem:
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HTS subheading Product description
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0406.90.95.................. Cheeses & subst. for cheese (incl. mixt.),
nesoi, w/cows milk, w/butterfat over 0.5
percent by wt, subject to Ch. 4
additional U.S. note 16 (quota).
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Part 10--Products of France, Germany, Spain or the United Kingdom
described below are subject to additional import duties of 25 percent
ad valorem:
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HTS subheading Product description
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0711.20.18.................. Olives, n/pitted, green, in saline sol.,
in contain. >8 kg, drained wt, for
repacking or sale, subject to additional
U.S. note 5 to Ch. 7.
0711.20.28.................. Olives, n/pitted, green, in saline sol.,
in contain. >8 kg, drained wt, for
repacking or sale, not subject to
additional U.S. note 5 to Ch. 7.
0711.20.38.................. Olives, n/pitted, nesoi.
0711.20.40.................. Olives, pitted or stuffed, provisionally
preserved but unsuitable in that state
for immediate consumption.
2005.70.08.................. Olives, green, not pitted, in saline, not
ripe, in containers holding over kg for
repkg, not subject to add. U.S. note 4 to
Ch. 20.
2005.70.16.................. Olives, green, in saline, place packed,
stuffed, in containers holding not over 1
kg, aggregate quantity n/o 2700 m ton/yr.
2005.70.23.................. Olives, green, in saline, place packed,
stuffed, not in containers holding 1 kg
or less.
2204.21.50.................. Wine other than Tokay (not carbonated),
not over 14 percent alcohol, in
containers not over 2 liters.
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Part 11--Products of Germany described below are subject to
additional import duties of 25 percent ad valorem:
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HTS subheading Product description
------------------------------------------------------------------------
0901.21.00.................. Coffee, roasted, not decaffeinated.
0901.22.00.................. Coffee, roasted, decaffeinated.
2101.11.21.................. Instant coffee, not flavored.
8201.40.60.................. Axes, bill hooks and similar hewing tools
(o/than machetes), and base metal parts
thereof.
8203.20.20.................. Base metal tweezers.
8203.20.60.................. Pliers (including cutting pliers but not
slip joint pliers), pincers and similar
tools.
8203.30.00.................. Metal cutting shears and similar tools,
and base metal parts thereof.
8203.40.60.................. Pipe cutters, bolt cutters, perforating
punches and similar tools, nesoi, and
base metal parts thereof.
8205.40.00.................. Screwdrivers and base metal parts thereof.
8211.94.50.................. Base metal blades for knives having other
than fixed blades.
8467.19.10.................. Tools for working in the hand, pneumatic,
other than rotary type, suitable for
metal working.
8467.19.50.................. Tools for working in the hand, pneumatic,
other than rotary type, other than
suitable for metal working.
8468.80.10.................. Machinery and apparatus, hand-directed or
controlled, used for soldering, brazing
or welding, not gas-operated.
8468.90.10.................. Parts of hand-directed or -controlled
machinery, apparatus and appliances used
for soldering, brazing, welding or
tempering.
8514.20.40.................. Industrial or laboratory microwave ovens
for making hot drinks or for cooking or
heating food.
9002.11.90.................. Objective lenses and parts & access.
thereof, for cameras, projectors, or
photographic enlargers or reducers,
except projection, nesoi.
9013.10.10.................. Telescopic sights for rifles not designed
for use with infrared light.
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Part 12--Products of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus,
Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland,
Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal,
Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, or the United Kingdom
described below are subject to additional import duties of 25 percent
ad valorem:
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HTS subheading Product description
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1602.49.20.................. Pork other than ham and shoulder and cuts
thereof, not containing cereals or
vegetables, boned and cooked and packed
in airtight containers.
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Part 13--Products of Germany or the United Kingdom described below
are subject to additional import duties of 25 percent ad valorem:
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HTS subheading Product description
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1905.31.00.................. Sweet biscuits.
1905.32.00.................. Waffles and wafers.
4901.10.00.................. Printed books, brochures, leaflets and
similar printed matter in single sheets,
whether or not folded.
4908.10.00.................. Transfers (decalcomanias), vitrifiable.
4911.91.20.................. Lithographs on paper or paperboard, not
over 0.51 mm in thickness, printed not
over 20 years at time of importation.
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4911.91.30.................. Lithographs on paper or paperboard, over
0.51 mm in thickness, printed not over 20
years at time of importation.
4911.91.40.................. Pictures, designs and photographs,
excluding lithographs on paper or
paperboard, printed not over 20 years at
time of importation.
8429.52.10.................. Self-propelled backhoes, shovels,
clamshells and draglines with a 360
degree revolving superstructure.
8429.52.50.................. Self-propelled machinery with a 360 degree
revolving superstructure, other than
backhoes, shovels, clamshells and
draglines.
8467.29.00.................. Electromechanical tools for working in the
hand, other than drills or saws, with
self-contained electric motor.
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Part 14--Products of Germany, Ireland, Italy, Spain, or the United
Kingdom described below are subject to additional import duties of 25
percent ad valorem:
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HTS subheading Product description
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2208.70.00.................. Liqueurs and cordials.
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Part 15--Products of the United Kingdom described below are subject
to additional import duties of 25 percent ad valorem:
Note: For purposes of 2208.30.30, the product description defines
and limits the scope of the proposed action.
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HTS subheading Product description
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2208.30.30 **............... Single-malt Irish and Scotch Whiskies.
6110.11.00.................. Sweaters, pullovers, sweatshirts,
waistcoats (vests) and similar articles,
knitted or crocheted, of wool.
6110.12.10.................. Sweaters, pullovers, sweatshirts,
waistcoats (vests) and similar articles,
knitted or crocheted, of Kashmir goats,
wholly of cashmere.
6110.20.20.................. Sweaters, pullovers and similar articles,
knitted or crocheted, of cotton, nesoi.
6110.30.30.................. Sweaters, pullovers and similar articles,
knitted or crocheted, of manmade fibers,
nesoi.
6202.99.15.................. Rec perf outwear, women's/girls' anoraks,
wind-breakers & similar articles, not k/
c, tex mats (not wool, cotton or mmf),
cont <70 percent by wt of silk.
6202.99.80.................. Women's/girls' anoraks, wind-breakers &
similar articles, not k/c, of tex mats
(not wool, cotton or mmf), cont <70% by
wt of silk.
6203.11.60.................. Men's or boys' suits of wool, not knitted
or crocheted, nesoi, of wool yarn with
average fiber diameter of 18.5 micron or
less.
6203.11.90.................. Men's or boys' suits of wool or fine
animal hair, not knitted or crocheted,
nesoi.
6203.19.30.................. Men's or boys' suits, of artificial
fibers, nesoi, not knitted or crocheted.
6203.19.90.................. Men's or boys' suits, of textile
mats(except wool, cotton or mmf),
containing under 70 percent by weight of
silk or silk waste, not knit or
crocheted.
6208.21.00.................. Women's or girls' nightdresses and
pajamas, not knitted or crocheted, of
cotton.
6211.12.40.................. Women's or girls' swimwear, of textile
materials(except mmf), containing 70% or
more by weight of silk or silk waste, not
knit or crocheted.
6211.12.80.................. Women's or girls' swimwear, of textile
materials(except mmf), containing under
70% by weight of silk or silk waste, not
knit or crocheted.
6301.30.00.................. Blankets (other than electric blankets)
and traveling rugs, of cotton.
6301.90.00.................. Blankets and traveling rugs, nesoi.
6302.21.50.................. Bed linen, not knit or crocheted, printed,
of cotton, cont any embroidery, lace,
braid, edging, trimming, piping or
applique work, n/napped.
6302.21.90.................. Bed linen, not knit or croc, printed, of
cotton, not cont any embroidery, lace,
braid, edging, trimming, piping or
applique work, not napped.
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** Only a portion of HS8 digit is to be covered.
Part 16--Products of France or Germany described below are subject
to additional import duties of 25 percent ad valorem:
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HTS subheading Product description
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8214.90.60.................. Butchers' or kitchen chopping or mincing
knives (o/than cleavers w/their handles).
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[FR Doc. 2020-03454 Filed 2-20-20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3290-F0-P
