Notice of Modification of Section 301 Action: Enforcement of U.S. World Trade Organization (WTO) Rights in Large Civil Aircraft Dispute, 50866-50874 [2020-17973]
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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. World
Trade Organization (WTO) Rights in
Large Civil Aircraft Dispute
Office of the United States
Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice of modification of action.
AGENCY:
On June 26, 2020, the U.S.
Trade Representative announced a
review of the action being taken to
enforce U.S. World Trade Organization
(WTO) rights in the Large Civil Aircraft
dispute and requested public comments
on possible modifications. Based on this
review, the U.S. Trade Representative
has determined to modify the list of
products subject to additional duties of
25 percent ad valorem. At this time, the
U.S. Trade Representative has
determined to maintain the current
levels of additional duties.
DATES: The modifications to the Section
301 action set out in Annex 1 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withdrawn from warehouse for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 daylight savings time on
September 1, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
questions about the investigation and
modifications announced in this notice,
contact Associate General Counsel
Megan Grimball, (202) 395–5725, or
Director for Europe Michael Rogers, at
(202) 395–3320. For questions on
customs procedures or the classification
of products identified in the annexes,
contact Traderemedy@cbp.dhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
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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.
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
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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.
On July 5, 2019, 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).
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.
On October 9, 2019, the U.S. Trade
Representative published 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. The U.S. Trade Representative
determined to take action in the form of
additional duties on products of certain
member States of the EU, at levels of 10
or 25 percent ad valorem, effective
October 18, 2019. See 84 FR 54245
(October 9, 2019) and 84 FR 55998
(October 18, 2019).
On December 12, 2019, the U.S. Trade
Representative announced a review of
the action and invited public comments
regarding potential revisions. See 84 FR
67992 (December 12, 2019).
On February 14, 2020, the U.S. Trade
Representative announced a
determination to modify the list of nonaircraft products subject to 25 percent
duty and to increase duties on certain
large civil aircraft from 10 to 15 percent,
effective March 5 and March 18,
respectively. See 85 FR 10204 (Feb. 21,
2020) and 85 FR 14517 (March 12,
2020).
On June 26, 2020, the U.S. Trade
Representative published a notice
announcing another review of the action
and establishing a docket to receive
public comments. See 85 FR 38488. The
June 26 notice included a proposal to
impose additional duties of up to 100
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percent on a new list of products of
France, Germany, Spain and the United
Kingdom, covered by 30 tariff
subheadings with an approximate
annual trade value of $3.1 billion. See
85 FR 38488 (June 26, 2020) and 85 FR
39661 (July 1, 2020). The notice invited
interested persons to comment on
whether products of specific current or
former 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 products should be added to
the list. In response to the notice, USTR
received approximately 24,000 public
comments.
B. Revision of Action
Section 306(b)(2)(B)(i) of the Trade
Act of 1974, 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 EU has not taken any
action on six of the launch aid measures
found in the WTO compliance
proceedings to continue to be WTOinconsistent. Furthermore, although the
European Commission recently
announced amendments to French and
Spanish Airbus A350 XWB launch aid
contracts, these actions do not
implement the DSB’s recommendations
by withdrawing the subsidies received
by Airbus.
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 are in
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accordance with the statutory objective,
and take into account the public
comments, any 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 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 Annex 1 to this
notice, the U.S. Trade Representative
has determined to alter the composition
of the list of non-aircraft products
subject to additional duties. The level of
additional duties on non-aircraft
products will remain at 25 percent. In
addition, the additional duty on certain
large civil aircraft will remain at 15
percent.
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
the unofficial descriptive list of the
revisions made by this Notice. Annex 2,
section 2, contains an unofficial,
consolidated description of the action,
reflecting the changes in Annex 1.
In order to implement this
determination, effective September 1,
2020, subchapter III of chapter 99 of the
HTSUS is modified by 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 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
savings time on September 1, 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. As stated in the
February 21, 2020, notice, the U.S.
Trade Representative has determined
that the action may be revised as
appropriate immediately upon any
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.
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 daylight time
September 1, 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 ‘‘9903.89.52’’
each place that it appears and inserting
‘‘9903.89.55’’ in lieu thereof.
2. U.S. note 21(e) to such subchapter
is modified by deleting ‘‘0406.90.99’’.
3. U.S. note 21(l) to such subchapter
is modified by inserting ‘‘1905.31.00’’ in
numerical order.
4. U.S. note 21(n) to such subchapter
is modified by deleting ‘‘1905.31.00’’.
5. U.S. note 21(q) to such subchapter
is modified by deleting ‘‘subheading
8214.90.60’’ and inserting ‘‘subheadings
2007.99.05, 2007.99.10, 2007.99.15,
2007.99.20, 2007.99.25, 2007.99.35,
2007.99.60, or 8214.90.60’’ in lieu
thereof.
6. U.S. note 21 to such subchapter is
modified by inserting in alphabetical
order:
‘‘(r) Subheading 9903.89.55 and
superior text thereto shall apply to all
products of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany,
Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta,
Netherlands, Portugal, Romania,
Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, or
the United Kingdom that are classified
in subheading 0406.90.99.’’
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
September 1, 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:
Rates of duty
Heading/
subheading
Article description
1
2
General
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‘‘Articles the product of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden,
or the United Kingdom:
Provided for in subheadings enumerated in
U.S. note 21(r) to this subchapter.
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
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The duty provided in
the applicable subheading + 25%’’.
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
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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,
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the abbreviation ‘‘nesoi’’ means ‘‘not
elsewhere specified or included’’.
The following changes are made
effective September 1, 2020.
HTS subheading
0406.90.99 .............
(a) The following product has been
removed from Part 4 of the descriptive
list in Section 2.
Product description
Cheeses & subst. for cheese (incl. mixt.), nesoi, w/o cows milk, w/butterfat over 0.5 percent by wt, not subject to GN15.
(b) The following product has been
inserted into Part 11 of the descriptive
list in Section 2.
HTS subheading
1905.31.00 .............
Product description
Sweet biscuits.
(c) The following product has been
deleted from Part 13 of the descriptive
list in Section 2.
HTS subheading
1905.31.00 .............
Product description
Sweet biscuits.
(d) The following products have been
added to the action, and have been
inserted into Part 16 of the descriptive
list in Section 2.
HTS subheading
2007.99.05
2007.99.10
2007.99.15
2007.99.20
2007.99.25
2007.99.35
2007.99.60
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Product description
Lingonberry and raspberry jams.
Strawberry jam.
Currant and other berry jams, nesoi.
Apricot jam.
Cherry jam.
Peach jam.
Strawberry pastes and purees, being cooked preparations.
(e) Part 17 has been inserted into the
descriptive list in Section 2.
HTS subheading
0406.90.99 .............
Product description
Cheeses & subst. for cheese (incl. mixt.), nesoi, w/o cows milk, w/butterfat over 0.5 percent by wt, not subject to GN15.
Section 2—Descriptive List of Action,
Reflecting Changes as Described in
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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 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.
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.
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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. US 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 US note 10 to Ch.4.
Butter substitute dairy spreads, over 45% butterfat weight, subject to quota pursuant to chapter 4 additional US note 14.
Fresh (unripened/uncured) cheddar cheese, cheese/subs for cheese cont or proc from cheddar cheese, not subj to Ch4
US 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 Ch4 US 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 Ch4 US
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 US note 22 to ch4.
Romano, reggiano, provolone, provoletti, sbrinz and goya, made from cow’s milk, grated or powdered, subject to additional
US note 21 to Ch.4.
Romano, reggiano, provolone, provoletti, sbrinz and goya, made from cow’s milk, grated or powdered, not subject to Ch4
US note 21 or GN15.
Cheese containing or processed from american-type cheese (except cheddar), grated or powdered, subject to additional
US note 19 to Ch. 4.
Cheese containing or processed from italian-type cheeses made from cow’s milk, grated or powdered, subject to additional US 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 US 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 US
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 US note 16 to Ch. 4.
Stilton cheese, processed, not grated or powdered, subject to additional US note 24 to Ch. 4.
Blue-veined cheese (except roquefort), processed, not grated or powdered, not subject to gen. note 15 or additional US
note 17 to Ch. 4.
Cheddar cheese, processed, not grated or powdered, not subject to gen note 15 or to additional US note 18 to Ch. 4.
Colby cheese, processed, not grated or powdered, subject to additional US note 19 to Ch. 4.
Colby cheese, processed, not grated or powdered, not subject to gen note 15 or additional US 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 US note 19 to Ch. 4, not subject to GN15.
Processed cheese containing or processed from Italian-type, not grated/powdered, not subject to additional US note 21 to
Ch. 4, not GN15.
Stilton cheese, nesoi, in original loaves, subject to additional US note 24 to Ch. 4.
Stilton cheese, nesoi, not in original loaves, subject to additional US 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 US 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 US note 19 to Ch. 4 and entered pursuant to its provisions.
Colby cheese, nesoi, not subject to gen. note 15 or to add. US note 19 to Ch. 4.
Cheeses & subst. for cheese(incl. mixt.), nesoi, w/romano/reggiano/parmesan/provolone/etc, f/cow milk, not subj. Ch4 US
note 21, not GN15.
Cheeses & subst. for cheese (incl. mixt.), nesoi, w/ or from blue-veined cheese, subj. to add. US note 17 to Ch.4, not
GN15.
Cheeses & subst. for cheese (incl. mixt.), nesoi, w/ or from blue-veined cheese, not subj. to add. US note 17 to Ch.4, not
GN15.
Cheeses & subst. for cheese (incl. mixt.), nesoi, w/ or from Am. cheese except cheddar, subj. to add. US note 19 to Ch.4,
not GN15.
Cheeses & subst. for cheese (incl. mixt.), nesoi, w/ or from swiss, emmentaler or gruyere, not subj. Ch4 US note 22, not
GN15.
Cheeses & subst. for cheese (incl. mixt.), nesoi, w/butterfat n/o 0.5 percent by wt, not subject to additional US 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.
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.
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 .............
0406.90.82 .............
0406.90.92 .............
0406.90.94 .............
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Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands,
Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia,
Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, or the United
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0805.21.00
0805.22.00
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
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HTS subheading
1605.56.30
1605.56.60
1605.59.05
1605.59.60
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Product description
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 US
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 US
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 US 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
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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
HTS subheading
0403.10.90
0405.10.10
0405.10.20
0406.30.89
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0811.90.80
1601.00.20
2008.60.00
2008.70.20
2008.97.90
2009.89.65
2009.89.80
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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 US 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 US note 16 to Ch. 4, 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 US note 14.
Other dairy spreads, not butter substitutes or of a type provided for in chapter 4 additional US note 1.
Processed cheese (incl. mixtures), nesoi, not over 0.5 percent by wt. butterfat, not grated or powdered, subject to Ch4 US
note 23, not GN15.
Cheeses & subst. for cheese (incl. mixt.), nesoi, w/or from cheddar cheese, not subj. to add. US 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.
0405.20.80 .............
0406.30.85 .............
0406.90.78 .............
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1602.41.90
1602.42.20
1602.42.40
1602.49.40
1602.49.90
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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 US
note 14.
Gruyere-process cheese, processed, not grated or powdered, subject to additional US note 22 to Ch. 4.
Gruyere-process cheese, processed, not grated or powdered, not subject to gen note 15 or additional US note 22 to Ch.
4.
Blue-veined cheese, nesoi, in original loaves, subject to add. US note 17 to Ch. 4.
Cheddar cheese, neosi, subject to add. US note 18 to Ch. 4.
Cheddar cheese, nesoi, not subject to gen. note 15 of the HTS or to additional US note 18 to Ch. 4.
Romano, Reggiano, Parmesan, Provolone, and Provoletti cheese, nesoi, from cow’s milk, subject to add. US 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 US note 21.
Swiss or Emmentaler cheese with eye formation, nesoi, not subject to gen. note 15 or to additional US note 25 to Ch. 4.
Cheeses & subst. for cheese (incl. mixt.), nesoi, w/or from swiss, emmentaler or gruyere, subj. to add. US 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 Ch4 US
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
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0406.90.42 .............
0406.90.48 .............
0406.90.90 .............
0406.90.97 .............
1605.53.60
2007.99.70
2008.40.00
2009.89.20
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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
HTS subheading
0406.90.46 .............
Swiss or Emmentaler cheese with eye formation, nesoi, subject to add. US 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
Part 8—Products of Austria, Belgium,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany,
Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia,
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,
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:
HTS subheading
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
US note 16 (quota).
Part 10—Products of France,
Germany, Spain or the United Kingdom
described below are subject to
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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 US 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 US note
5 to Ch. 7.
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Product description
0711.20.38 .............
0711.20.40 .............
2005.70.08 .............
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. US 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.
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
1905.31.00
2101.11.21
8201.40.60
8203.20.20
8203.20.60
8203.30.00
8203.40.60
8205.40.00
8211.93.00
8211.94.50
8467.19.10
8467.19.50
8468.80.10
8468.90.10
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8514.20.40 .............
9002.11.90 .............
Product description
Coffee, roasted, not decaffeinated.
Coffee, roasted, decaffeinated.
Sweet biscuits.
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.
Knives having other than fixed blades.
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.
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
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
1905.32.00
4901.10.00
4908.10.00
4911.91.20
4911.91.30
4911.91.40
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8429.52.10 .............
8429.52.50 .............
8467.29.00 .............
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are subject to additional import duties
of 25 percent ad valorem:
Product description
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.
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.
Part 14—Products of Germany,
Ireland, Italy, Spain, or the United
Kingdom described below are subject to
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HTS subheading
2208.70.00 .............
50873
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
2007.99.05
2007.99.10
2007.99.15
2007.99.20
2007.99.25
2007.99.35
2007.99.60
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Product description
Butchers’ or kitchen chopping or mincing knives (o/than cleavers w/their handles).
Lingonberry and raspberry jams.
Strawberry jam.
Currant and other berry jams, nesoi.
Apricot jam.
Cherry jam.
Peach jam.
Strawberry pastes and purees, being cooked preparations.
Part 17—Products of Austria,
Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus,
Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, Germany, Hungary, Ireland,
Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg,
Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania,
Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, or
the United Kingdom described below
HTS subheading
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Product description
Cheeses & subst. for cheese (incl. mixt.), nesoi, w/o cows milk, w/butterfat over 0.5 percent by wt, not subject to GN15.
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BILLING CODE 3290–F0–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA- 2019–0271]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Renewal of an Approved
Information Collection: Accident
Recordkeeping Requirements
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA),
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
FMCSA announces its plan to submit
the Information Collection Request (ICR)
described below to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for its
review and approval. FMCSA requests
approval to renew the ICR titled
‘‘Accident Recordkeeping
Requirements.’’ This ICR relates to
Agency requirements that motor carriers
maintain a record of accidents involving
their commercial motor vehicles
(CMVs). Motor carriers are not required
to report this data to FMCSA, but must
produce it upon inquiry by authorized
Federal, State or local officials.
DATES: Please send your comments by
September 17, 2020. OMB must receive
your comments by this date in order to
act quickly on the ICR.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Pearlie Robinson, Driver and Carrier
Operations Division, DOT, FMCSA,
West Building 6th Floor, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC
20590. Telephone: 202–366–4325.
Email: MCPSD@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Accident Recordkeeping
Requirements.
OMB Control Number: 2126–0009.
Type of Request: Renewal of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Motor carriers.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
89,270.
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Estimated Number of Responses:
184,749.
Estimated Time per Response: 18
minutes.
Expiration Date: September 30, 2020.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
55,425 burden hours (184,749 accidents
× 18 minutes per response/60 minutes
in an hour = 55,425 hours).
Definitions: ‘‘Accident’’ is an
occurrence involving a CMV operating
on a highway in interstate or intrastate
commerce that results in (1) a fatality;
(2) bodily injury to a person who, as a
result of the injury, receives medical
treatment away from the scene of the
accident; or (3) one or more motor
vehicles incurring disabling damage as
a result of the accident, requiring the
motor vehicle(s) to be transported away
from the scene by a tow truck or other
motor vehicle. The term accident does
not include (i) an occurrence involving
only boarding or alighting from a
stationary motor vehicle, or (ii) an
occurrence involving only the loading
or unloading of cargo (49 CFR 390.5).
Background
Title 49 of the Code of Federal
Regulations, Section 390.15(b), requires
motor carriers to make certain specified
records and information pertaining to
CMV accidents available to an
authorized representative or special
agent of FMCSA upon request or as part
of an inquiry. Motor carriers are
required to maintain an ‘‘accident
register’’ consisting of information
concerning all ‘‘accidents’’ involving
their CMVs (49 CFR 390.15(b) (see
‘‘Definition: Accident’’ below). The
following information must be recorded
for each accident: Date, location, driver
name, number of injuries, number of
fatalities, and whether certain
dangerous hazardous materials were
released. In addition, the motor carrier
must maintain copies of all accident
reports required by insurers or
governmental entities. Motor carriers
must maintain this information for three
years after the date of the accident.
Section 390.15 does not require motor
carriers to submit any information or
records to FMCSA or any other party.
This ICR supports the DOT strategic
goal of safety. By requiring motor
carriers to gather and record information
concerning CMV accidents, FMCSA is
strengthening its ability to assess the
safety performance of motor carriers.
This information is a valuable resource
in Agency initiatives to prevent, and
reduce the severity of, CMV crashes.
The Agency has modified several of
its estimates for this ICR. The estimated
number of annual respondents has
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decreased substantially, while the
numbers of responses, burden hours,
and annual costs to respondents have
increased. Explanations for these
changes are summarized below.
The previously-approved number of
annual respondents is 866,122. This
estimate was based on records of all
interstate and intrastate motor carriers
with ‘‘recent activity’’ in the Motor
Carrier Management Information System
(MCMIS) for calendar year 2015.
However, not all of these motor carriers
experience a DOT-reportable crash
every calendar year. To more accurately
estimate the annual number of
respondents, we looked at the carriers
associated with crashes reported in
MCMIS for calendar years 2016 through
2018 and calculated the annual average.
This gave us a significantly reduced
estimate of 89,270 respondents per year.
The previously-approved burden is
36,157 burden hours. The Agency
increases its estimate to 55,425 burden
hours. The text of section 390.15(b) is
unchanged; the increase in burden
hours does not reflect changes in the
requirements for accident
recordkeeping. The adjustment in
annual burden hours is due to a revised
estimate of the number of reportable
accidents from 120,522 to 184,749 per
year, using interstate and intrastate
DOT-reportable motor carrier crash
records in MCMIS for calendar years
2016 through 2018. In the previous
iteration of this ICR, only crash records
for calendar year 2015 were considered,
and only crashes for carriers with a DOT
number and ‘‘recent activity’’ in MCMIS
were included. In the current iteration
of this ICR, we include recorded crashes
in which there is not a recorded DOT
number, but the CRASH_CARRIER_
INTERSTATE field in MCMIS is coded
as ‘‘Interstate’’ or ‘‘Intrastate’’ (thus
suggesting that they are commercial
carriers). This change in approach has
resulted in an increased estimate of
annual crashes subject to the Accident
Register reporting requirements, and
thus an increase in the number of
responses, as each crash is associated
with one response.
The revised version of this ICR
includes estimated labor costs
associated with maintaining the
Accident Register. The previous
iteration of this ICR did not include
such an estimate; it only reported the
estimated annual burden hours. The
estimated annual labor cost for industry
resulting from the Accident Register
reporting requirements is $1,860,617.
Finally, the estimated annual cost
associated with accident recordkeeping
(outside of labor costs) is increased from
$8,437 to $106,785. In the previous
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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.
World Trade Organization (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: On June 26, 2020, the U.S. Trade Representative announced a
review of the action being taken to enforce U.S. World Trade
Organization (WTO) rights in the Large Civil Aircraft dispute and
requested public comments on possible modifications. Based on this
review, the U.S. Trade Representative has determined to modify the list
of products subject to additional duties of 25 percent ad valorem. At
this time, the U.S. Trade Representative has determined to maintain the
current levels of additional duties.
DATES: The modifications to the Section 301 action set out in Annex 1
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 daylight savings time on September 1, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions about the investigation
and modifications announced in this notice, contact Associate General
Counsel Megan Grimball, (202) 395-5725, or Director for Europe Michael
Rogers, at (202) 395-3320. For questions on customs procedures or the
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.
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.
On July 5, 2019, 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).
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.
On October 9, 2019, the U.S. Trade Representative published 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. The U.S. Trade Representative determined to take
action in the form of additional duties on products of certain member
States of the EU, at levels of 10 or 25 percent ad valorem, effective
October 18, 2019. See 84 FR 54245 (October 9, 2019) and 84 FR 55998
(October 18, 2019).
On December 12, 2019, the U.S. Trade Representative announced a
review of the action and invited public comments regarding potential
revisions. See 84 FR 67992 (December 12, 2019).
On February 14, 2020, the U.S. Trade Representative announced a
determination to modify the list of non-aircraft products subject to 25
percent duty and to increase duties on certain large civil aircraft
from 10 to 15 percent, effective March 5 and March 18, respectively.
See 85 FR 10204 (Feb. 21, 2020) and 85 FR 14517 (March 12, 2020).
On June 26, 2020, the U.S. Trade Representative published a notice
announcing another review of the action and establishing a docket to
receive public comments. See 85 FR 38488. The June 26 notice included a
proposal to impose additional duties of up to 100 percent on a new list
of products of France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom, covered
by 30 tariff subheadings with an approximate annual trade value of $3.1
billion. See 85 FR 38488 (June 26, 2020) and 85 FR 39661 (July 1,
2020). The notice invited interested persons to comment on whether
products of specific current or former 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 products should be added to the
list. In response to the notice, USTR received approximately 24,000
public comments.
B. Revision of Action
Section 306(b)(2)(B)(i) of the Trade Act of 1974, 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 EU has not taken any action on six of the launch aid
measures found in the WTO compliance proceedings to continue to be WTO-
inconsistent. Furthermore, although the European Commission recently
announced amendments to French and Spanish Airbus A350 XWB launch aid
contracts, these actions do not implement the DSB's recommendations by
withdrawing the subsidies received by Airbus.
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 are in
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accordance with the statutory objective, and take into account the
public comments, any 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 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 Annex 1 to this notice, the U.S. Trade
Representative has determined to alter the composition of the list of
non-aircraft products subject to additional duties. The level of
additional duties on non-aircraft products will remain at 25 percent.
In addition, the additional duty on certain large civil aircraft will
remain at 15 percent.
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 the
unofficial descriptive list of the revisions made by this Notice. Annex
2, section 2, contains an unofficial, consolidated description of the
action, reflecting the changes in Annex 1.
In order to implement this determination, effective September 1,
2020, subchapter III of chapter 99 of the HTSUS is modified by 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 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 savings time on September 1, 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. As stated in the February 21, 2020,
notice, the U.S. Trade Representative has determined that the action
may be revised as appropriate immediately upon any 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.
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 daylight time September 1, 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
``9903.89.52'' each place that it appears and inserting ``9903.89.55''
in lieu thereof.
2. U.S. note 21(e) to such subchapter is modified by deleting
``0406.90.99''.
3. U.S. note 21(l) to such subchapter is modified by inserting
``1905.31.00'' in numerical order.
4. U.S. note 21(n) to such subchapter is modified by deleting
``1905.31.00''.
5. U.S. note 21(q) to such subchapter is modified by deleting
``subheading 8214.90.60'' and inserting ``subheadings 2007.99.05,
2007.99.10, 2007.99.15, 2007.99.20, 2007.99.25, 2007.99.35, 2007.99.60,
or 8214.90.60'' in lieu thereof.
6. U.S. note 21 to such subchapter is modified by inserting in
alphabetical order:
``(r) Subheading 9903.89.55 and superior text thereto shall apply
to all products of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy,
Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania,
Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, or the United Kingdom that are
classified in subheading 0406.90.99.''
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 September 1, 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 Special
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9903.89.55................. ``Articles the product The duty provided
of Austria, Belgium, in the applicable
Bulgaria, Croatia, subheading +
Cyprus, Czech 25%''.
Republic, Denmark,
Estonia, Finland,
Germany, Hungary,
Ireland, Italy,
Latvia, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Malta,
Netherlands, Portugal,
Romania, Slovakia,
Slovenia, Spain,
Sweden, or the United
Kingdom:
Provided for in
subheadings enumerated
in U.S. note 21(r) to
this subchapter.
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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,
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the abbreviation ``nesoi'' means ``not elsewhere specified or
included''.
The following changes are made effective September 1, 2020.
(a) The following product has been removed from Part 4 of the
descriptive list in Section 2.
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HTS subheading Product description
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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.
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(b) The following product has been inserted into Part 11 of the
descriptive list in Section 2.
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HTS subheading Product description
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1905.31.00................. Sweet biscuits.
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(c) The following product has been deleted from Part 13 of the
descriptive list in Section 2.
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HTS subheading Product description
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1905.31.00................. Sweet biscuits.
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(d) The following products have been added to the action, and have
been inserted into Part 16 of the descriptive list in Section 2.
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HTS subheading Product description
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2007.99.05................. Lingonberry and raspberry jams.
2007.99.10................. Strawberry jam.
2007.99.15................. Currant and other berry jams, nesoi.
2007.99.20................. Apricot jam.
2007.99.25................. Cherry jam.
2007.99.35................. Peach jam.
2007.99.60................. Strawberry pastes and purees, being cooked
preparations.
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(e) Part 17 has been inserted into the descriptive list in Section
2.
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HTS subheading Product description
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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.
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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 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.
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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.
US 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 US note
10 to Ch.4.
0405.20.20................. Butter substitute dairy spreads, over 45%
butterfat weight, subject to quota
pursuant to chapter 4 additional US note
14.
0406.10.28................. Fresh (unripened/uncured) cheddar cheese,
cheese/subs for cheese cont or proc from
cheddar cheese, not subj to Ch4 US 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 Ch4 US 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 Ch4 US 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
US note 22 to ch4.
0406.20.51................. Romano, reggiano, provolone, provoletti,
sbrinz and goya, made from cow's milk,
grated or powdered, subject to additional
US 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 Ch4 US
note 21 or GN15.
0406.20.69................. Cheese containing or processed from
american-type cheese (except cheddar),
grated or powdered, subject to additional
US 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 US 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 US
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 US
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 US note 16 to Ch. 4.
0406.30.05................. Stilton cheese, processed, not grated or
powdered, subject to additional US 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 US
note 17 to Ch. 4.
0406.30.28................. Cheddar cheese, processed, not grated or
powdered, not subject to gen note 15 or to
additional US note 18 to Ch. 4.
0406.30.34................. Colby cheese, processed, not grated or
powdered, subject to additional US note 19
to Ch. 4.
0406.30.38................. Colby cheese, processed, not grated or
powdered, not subject to gen note 15 or
additional US 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 US 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 US note 21 to
Ch. 4, not GN15.
0406.40.44................. Stilton cheese, nesoi, in original loaves,
subject to additional US note 24 to Ch. 4.
0406.40.48................. Stilton cheese, nesoi, not in original
loaves, subject to additional US 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 US 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
US 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. US 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. Ch4
US note 21, not GN15.
0406.90.72................. Cheeses & subst. for cheese (incl. mixt.),
nesoi, w/ or from blue-veined cheese,
subj. to add. US 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. US 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. US 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. Ch4 US 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 US 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.
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.
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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 US 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 US
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 US 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 US 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 US note 16 to Ch. 4, 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 US note 14.
0405.20.80................. Other dairy spreads, not butter substitutes
or of a type provided for in chapter 4
additional US note 1.
0406.30.85................. Processed cheese (incl. mixtures), nesoi,
not over 0.5 percent by wt. butterfat, not
grated or powdered, subject to Ch4 US note
23, not GN15.
0406.90.78................. Cheeses & subst. for cheese (incl. mixt.),
nesoi, w/or from cheddar cheese, not subj.
to add. US 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 US note
14.
0406.30.51................. Gruyere-process cheese, processed, not
grated or powdered, subject to additional
US note 22 to Ch. 4.
0406.30.53................. Gruyere-process cheese, processed, not
grated or powdered, not subject to gen
note 15 or additional US note 22 to Ch. 4.
0406.40.54................. Blue-veined cheese, nesoi, in original
loaves, subject to add. US note 17 to Ch.
4.
0406.90.08................. Cheddar cheese, neosi, subject to add. US
note 18 to Ch. 4.
0406.90.12................. Cheddar cheese, nesoi, not subject to gen.
note 15 of the HTS or to additional US
note 18 to Ch. 4.
0406.90.41................. Romano, Reggiano, Parmesan, Provolone, and
Provoletti cheese, nesoi, from cow's milk,
subject to add. US 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 US
note 21.
0406.90.48................. Swiss or Emmentaler cheese with eye
formation, nesoi, not subject to gen. note
15 or to additional US 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. US 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 Ch4 US 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. US 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
US 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 US 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 US note
5 to Ch. 7.
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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. US 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
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0901.21.00................. Coffee, roasted, not decaffeinated.
0901.22.00................. Coffee, roasted, decaffeinated.
1905.31.00................. Sweet biscuits.
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.
8211.93.00................. Knives having other than fixed blades.
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.
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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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1905.32.00................. 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.
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).
2007.99.05................. Lingonberry and raspberry jams.
2007.99.10................. Strawberry jam.
2007.99.15................. Currant and other berry jams, nesoi.
2007.99.20................. Apricot jam.
2007.99.25................. Cherry jam.
2007.99.35................. Peach jam.
2007.99.60................. Strawberry pastes and purees, being cooked
preparations.
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Part 17--Products of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus,
Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, 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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0406.90.99................. Cheeses & subst. for cheese (incl. mixt.),
nesoi, w/o cows milk, w/butterfat over 0.5
percent by wt, not subject to GN15.
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[FR Doc. 2020-17973 Filed 8-17-20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3290-F0-P