Notice of Product Exclusion Amendment: China's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation, 63331-63332 [2020-22197]
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duties. See 84 FR 57144 (October 24
notice). Subsequently, the U.S. Trade
Representative announced a
determination to suspend until further
notice the additional duties on products
set out in Annex C (List 2) of the August
20 notice. See 84 FR 69447 (December
18, 2019). The U.S. Trade
Representative later determined to
further modify the action being taken by
reducing the additional duties for the
products covered in Annex A of the
August 20 notice (List 1) from 15
percent to 7.5 percent. See 85 FR 3741
(January 22, 2020).
The U.S. Trade Representative issued
a notice setting out the process for
product exclusions and opened a public
docket. In March 2020, the U.S. Trade
Representative announced three sets of
exclusions. See 85 FR 13970; 85 FR
15244; 85 FR 17936. Additional sets of
exclusions were published in May, June,
July, and August 2020. See 85 FR 28693;
85 FR 32098; 85 FR 35975; 85 FR 41658;
85 FR 44563; 85 FR 48627. The
exclusions the U.S. Trade
Representative granted under the $300
billion action expired on September 1,
2020. See 85 FR 13970.
On June 26, July 23, and August 11,
2020, the U.S. Trade Representative
invited the public to comment on
whether to extend by up to 12 months,
particular exclusions granted under the
$300 billion action. See 85 FR 38482; 85
FR 43639; 85 FR 48595. On September
2, 2020, the U.S. Trade Representative
announced a determination to extend
certain previously granted exclusions.
See 85 FR 54616.
B. Technical Amendments to an
Exclusion Extension
The Annex makes one technical
amendment to U.S. note 20(jjj)(53) to
subchapter III of chapter 99 of the
HTSUS, as set out in the Annex of the
notice published at 85 FR 54616
(September 2, 2020).
Annex
Effective with respect to goods entered for
consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse
for consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m.
eastern daylight time on September 1, 2019,
note 20(jjj)(53) to Subchapter III of chapter 99
of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS), is modified by
deleting ‘‘Bright C1060 galvanized round
wire, containing by weight 0.6 percent or
more of carbon, measuring at least 0.034 mm
but not more than 0.044 mm in diameter’’
and inserting ‘‘Bright C1060 round wire,
plated or coated with zinc, containing by
weight 0.6 percent or more of carbon, with
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a diameter measuring 0.034 mm or more but
less than 1 mm’’ in lieu thereof.
Joseph Barloon,
General Counsel, Office of the United States
Trade Representative.
Annex
A. Effective with respect to goods entered
for consumption, or withdrawn from
warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01
a.m. eastern daylight time on September 1,
2019, note 20(jjj)(53) to Subchapter III of
chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), is
modified by deleting ‘‘Bright C1060
galvanized round wire, containing by weight
0.6 percent or more of carbon, measuring at
least 0.034 mm but not more than 0.044 mm
in diameter’’ and inserting ‘‘Bright C1060
round wire, plated or coated with zinc,
containing by weight 0.6 percent or more of
carbon, with a diameter measuring 0.034 mm
or more but less than 1 mm’’ in lieu thereof.
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES
TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Notice of Product Exclusion
Amendment: China’s Acts, Policies,
and Practices Related to Technology
Transfer, Intellectual Property, and
Innovation
Office of the United States
Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
On August 20, 2019, at the
direction of the President, the U.S.
Trade Representative determined to
modify the action being taken in the
Section 301 investigation of China’s
acts, policies, and practices related to
technology transfer, intellectual
property, and innovation by imposing
additional duties of 10 percent ad
valorem on goods of China with an
annual trade value of approximately
$300 billion. The additional duties on
products in List 1, which is set out in
Annex A of that action, became effective
on September 1, 2019. On August 30,
2019, at the direction of the President,
the U.S. Trade Representative
determined to increase the rate of the
additional duty applicable to the tariff
subheadings covered by the action
announced in the August 20 notice from
10 to 15 percent. On January 22, 2020,
the U.S. Trade Representative
determined to reduce the rate from 15
to 7.5 percent. The U.S. Trade
Representative initiated a product
exclusion process in October 2019, and
interested persons have submitted
requests for the exclusion of specific
products. This notice announces the
U.S. Trade Representative’s
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determination to make one technical
amendment to a previously granted
exclusion.
DATES: The amendment announced in
this notice applies as of September 1,
2019, the effective date of List 1 of the
$300 billion action. It is retroactive to
the date the original exclusion was
published and does not further extend
the period for the original exclusion.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection will
issue instructions on entry guidance and
implementation.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
general questions about this notice,
contact Associate General Counsel
Philip Butler, Assistant General Counsel
Megan Grimball, or Director of
Industrial Goods Justin Hoffmann at
(202) 395–5725. For specific questions
on customs classification or
implementation of the product
exclusions identified in the Annex to
this notice, contact traderemedy@
cbp.dhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Background
For background on the proceedings in
this investigation, please see prior
notices including: 82 FR 40213 (August
24, 2017), 83 FR 14906 (April 6, 2018),
83 FR 28710 (June 20, 2018), 83 FR
33608 (July 17, 2018), 83 FR 38760
(August 7, 2018), 83 FR 40823 (August
16, 2018), 83 FR 47974 (September 21,
2018), 83 FR 49153 (September 28,
2018), 84 FR 20459 (May 9, 2019), 84 FR
43304 (August 20, 2019), 84 FR 45821
(August 30, 2019), 84 FR 57144 (October
24, 2019), 84 FR 69447 (December 18,
2019), 85 FR 3741 (January 22, 2020), 85
FR 13970 (March 10, 2020), 85 FR 15244
(March 17, 2020), 85 FR 17936 (March
31, 2020), 85 FR 32098 (May 28, 2020),
85 FR 35975 (June 12, 2020), 85 FR
41658 (July 10, 2020), and 85 FR 44563
(July 23, 2020).
In a notice published on August 20,
2019, the U.S. Trade Representative, at
the direction of the President,
announced a determination to modify
the action being taken in the Section
301 investigation by imposing an
additional 10 percent ad valorem duty
on goods of China classified in 3,805
full and partial subheadings of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS), with an
approximate annual trade value of $300
billion. See 84 FR 43304 (August 20
notice). The August 20 notice contains
two separate lists of tariff subheadings,
with two different effective dates. List 1,
which is set out in Annex A of the
August 20 notice, went into effect
September 1, 2019. List 2, which is set
out in Annex C of the August 20 notice,
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was scheduled to take effect on
December 15, 2019.
On August 30, 2019, the U.S. Trade
Representative, at the direction of the
President, determined to modify the
action being taken in the investigation
by increasing the rate of additional duty
from 10 to 15 percent ad valorem on the
goods of China specified in Annex A
(List 1) and Annex C (List 2) of the
August 20 notice. See 84 FR 45821. On
October 24, 2019, the U.S. Trade
Representative established a process by
which U.S. stakeholders could request
exclusion of particular products
classified within an eight-digit HTSUS
subheading covered by List 1 of the
$300 billion action from the additional
duties. See 84 FR 57144 (the October 24
notice). Subsequently, the U.S. Trade
Representative announced a
determination to suspend until further
notice the additional duties on products
set out in Annex C (List 2) of the August
20 notice. See 84 FR 69447 (December
18, 2019). The U.S. Trade
Representative later determined to
further modify the action being taken by
reducing the additional duties for the
products covered in Annex A of the
August 20 notice (List 1) from 15 to 7.5
percent. See 85 FR 3741 (January 22,
2020).
Under the October 24 notice, requests
for exclusion had to identify the product
subject to the request in terms of the
physical characteristics that distinguish
the product from other products within
the relevant eight-digit subheading
covered by the $300 billion action.
Requestors also had to provide the tendigit subheading of the HTSUS most
applicable to the particular product
requested for exclusion, and could
submit information on the ability of U.S.
Customs and Border Protection to
administer the requested exclusion.
Requestors were asked to provide the
quantity and value of the Chinese-origin
product that the requestor purchased in
the last three years, among other
information. With regard to the rationale
for the requested exclusion, requests
had to address the following factors:
• Whether the particular product is
available only from China and
specifically whether the particular
product and/or a comparable product is
available from sources in the United
States and/or third countries.
• Whether the imposition of
additional duties on the particular
product would cause severe economic
harm to the requestor or other U.S.
interests.
• Whether the particular product is
strategically important or related to
‘‘Made in China 2025’’ or other Chinese
industrial programs.
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The October 24 notice stated that the
U.S. Trade Representative would take
into account whether an exclusion
would undermine the objectives of the
Section 301 investigation.
The October 24 notice required
submission of requests for exclusion
from List 1 of the $300 billion action no
later than January 31, 2020, and noted
that the U.S. Trade Representative
periodically would announce decisions.
In March 2020, the U.S. Trade
Representative announced three sets of
exclusions. See 85 FR 13970; 85 FR
15244; 85 FR 17936. Additional sets of
exclusions were published in May, June,
July, and August 2020. See 85 FR 28693;
85 FR 32098; 85 FR 35975; 85 FR 41658;
85 FR 44563; 85 FR 48627. The status
of each request is posted on the
Exclusions Portal at https://
exclusions.ustr.gov/s/
docket?docketNumber=USTR-20190017.
B. Technical Amendment to an
Exclusion
The Annex makes one technical
amendment to U.S. note 20(ddd)(21) to
subchapter III of chapter 99 of the
HTSUS, as set out in the Annex of the
notice published at 85 FR 41658 (July
10, 2020).
Annex
Effective with respect to goods entered for
consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse
for consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m.
eastern daylight time on September 1, 2019,
note 20(ddd)(21) to Subchapter III of chapter
99 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS), is modified by
deleting ‘‘Bright C1060 galvanized round
wire, containing by weight 0.6 percent or
more of carbon, measuring at least 0.034 mm
but not more than 0.044 mm in diameter’’
and inserting ‘‘Bright C1060 round wire,
plated or coated with zinc, containing by
weight 0.6 percent or more of carbon, with
a diameter measuring 0.034 mm or more but
less than 1 mm’’ in lieu thereof.
Joseph Barloon,
General Counsel, Office of the United States
Trade Representative.
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES
TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Notice of Product Exclusion Extension
Amendments: China’s Acts, Policies,
and Practices Related to Technology
Transfer, Intellectual Property, and
Innovation
Office of the United States
Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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Effective September 24, 2018,
the U.S. Trade Representative imposed
additional duties on goods of China
with an annual trade value of
approximately $200 billion as part of
the action in the Section 301
investigation of China’s acts, policies,
and practices related to technology
transfer, intellectual property, and
innovation. The U.S. Trade
Representative initiated an exclusion
process on June 24, 2019, and has
granted 16 sets of exclusions under the
$200 billion action. These exclusions
expired on August 7, 2020. On May 6
and June 3, 2020, the U.S. Trade
Representative invited the public to
comment on whether to extend
particular granted exclusions. On
August 11, 2020, the U.S. Trade
Representative announced a
determination to extend certain
previously granted exclusions. This
notice announces the U.S. Trade
Representatives determination to make
two technical amendments to
previously extended exclusions.
DATES: The amendments announced in
this notice apply as of August 7, 2020,
and continue through December 31,
2020. This notice does not further
extend the period for product exclusion
extensions. U.S. Customs and Border
Protection will issue instructions on
entry guidance and implementation.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
general questions about this notice,
contact Associate General Counsel
Philip Butler or Assistant General
Counsel Benjamin Allen, or Director of
Industrial Goods Justin Hoffmann at
(202) 395–5725. For specific questions
on customs classification or
implementation of the product
exclusions identified in the Annex to
this notice, contact traderemedy@
cbp.dhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
A. Background
For background on the proceedings in
this investigation, please see prior
notices including 82 FR 40213 (August
24, 2017), 83 FR 14906 (April 6, 2018),
83 FR 28710 (June 20, 2018), 83 FR
33608 (July 17, 2018), 83 FR 38760
(August 7, 2018), 83 FR 47974
(September 21, 2018), 83 FR 49153
(September 28, 2018), 83 FR 65198
(December 19, 2018), 84 FR 7966 (March
5, 2019), 84 FR 20459 (May 9, 2019), 84
FR 29576 (June 24, 2019), 84 FR 38717
(August 7, 2019), 84 FR 46212
(September 3, 2019), 84 FR 49591
(September 20, 2019), 84 FR 57803
(October 28, 2019), 84 FR 61674
(November 13, 2019), 84 FR 65882
(November 29, 2019), 84 FR 69012
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Notice of Product Exclusion Amendment: China's Acts, Policies,
and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property,
and Innovation
AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: On August 20, 2019, at the direction of the President, the
U.S. Trade Representative determined to modify the action being taken
in the Section 301 investigation of China's acts, policies, and
practices related to technology transfer, intellectual property, and
innovation by imposing additional duties of 10 percent ad valorem on
goods of China with an annual trade value of approximately $300
billion. The additional duties on products in List 1, which is set out
in Annex A of that action, became effective on September 1, 2019. On
August 30, 2019, at the direction of the President, the U.S. Trade
Representative determined to increase the rate of the additional duty
applicable to the tariff subheadings covered by the action announced in
the August 20 notice from 10 to 15 percent. On January 22, 2020, the
U.S. Trade Representative determined to reduce the rate from 15 to 7.5
percent. The U.S. Trade Representative initiated a product exclusion
process in October 2019, and interested persons have submitted requests
for the exclusion of specific products. This notice announces the U.S.
Trade Representative's determination to make one technical amendment to
a previously granted exclusion.
DATES: The amendment announced in this notice applies as of September
1, 2019, the effective date of List 1 of the $300 billion action. It is
retroactive to the date the original exclusion was published and does
not further extend the period for the original exclusion. U.S. Customs
and Border Protection will issue instructions on entry guidance and
implementation.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general questions about this
notice, contact Associate General Counsel Philip Butler, Assistant
General Counsel Megan Grimball, or Director of Industrial Goods Justin
Hoffmann at (202) 395-5725. For specific questions on customs
classification or implementation of the product exclusions identified
in the Annex to this notice, contact [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Background
For background on the proceedings in this investigation, please see
prior notices including: 82 FR 40213 (August 24, 2017), 83 FR 14906
(April 6, 2018), 83 FR 28710 (June 20, 2018), 83 FR 33608 (July 17,
2018), 83 FR 38760 (August 7, 2018), 83 FR 40823 (August 16, 2018), 83
FR 47974 (September 21, 2018), 83 FR 49153 (September 28, 2018), 84 FR
20459 (May 9, 2019), 84 FR 43304 (August 20, 2019), 84 FR 45821 (August
30, 2019), 84 FR 57144 (October 24, 2019), 84 FR 69447 (December 18,
2019), 85 FR 3741 (January 22, 2020), 85 FR 13970 (March 10, 2020), 85
FR 15244 (March 17, 2020), 85 FR 17936 (March 31, 2020), 85 FR 32098
(May 28, 2020), 85 FR 35975 (June 12, 2020), 85 FR 41658 (July 10,
2020), and 85 FR 44563 (July 23, 2020).
In a notice published on August 20, 2019, the U.S. Trade
Representative, at the direction of the President, announced a
determination to modify the action being taken in the Section 301
investigation by imposing an additional 10 percent ad valorem duty on
goods of China classified in 3,805 full and partial subheadings of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), with an
approximate annual trade value of $300 billion. See 84 FR 43304 (August
20 notice). The August 20 notice contains two separate lists of tariff
subheadings, with two different effective dates. List 1, which is set
out in Annex A of the August 20 notice, went into effect September 1,
2019. List 2, which is set out in Annex C of the August 20 notice,
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was scheduled to take effect on December 15, 2019.
On August 30, 2019, the U.S. Trade Representative, at the direction
of the President, determined to modify the action being taken in the
investigation by increasing the rate of additional duty from 10 to 15
percent ad valorem on the goods of China specified in Annex A (List 1)
and Annex C (List 2) of the August 20 notice. See 84 FR 45821. On
October 24, 2019, the U.S. Trade Representative established a process
by which U.S. stakeholders could request exclusion of particular
products classified within an eight-digit HTSUS subheading covered by
List 1 of the $300 billion action from the additional duties. See 84 FR
57144 (the October 24 notice). Subsequently, the U.S. Trade
Representative announced a determination to suspend until further
notice the additional duties on products set out in Annex C (List 2) of
the August 20 notice. See 84 FR 69447 (December 18, 2019). The U.S.
Trade Representative later determined to further modify the action
being taken by reducing the additional duties for the products covered
in Annex A of the August 20 notice (List 1) from 15 to 7.5 percent. See
85 FR 3741 (January 22, 2020).
Under the October 24 notice, requests for exclusion had to identify
the product subject to the request in terms of the physical
characteristics that distinguish the product from other products within
the relevant eight-digit subheading covered by the $300 billion action.
Requestors also had to provide the ten-digit subheading of the HTSUS
most applicable to the particular product requested for exclusion, and
could submit information on the ability of U.S. Customs and Border
Protection to administer the requested exclusion. Requestors were asked
to provide the quantity and value of the Chinese-origin product that
the requestor purchased in the last three years, among other
information. With regard to the rationale for the requested exclusion,
requests had to address the following factors:
Whether the particular product is available only from
China and specifically whether the particular product and/or a
comparable product is available from sources in the United States and/
or third countries.
Whether the imposition of additional duties on the
particular product would cause severe economic harm to the requestor or
other U.S. interests.
Whether the particular product is strategically important
or related to ``Made in China 2025'' or other Chinese industrial
programs.
The October 24 notice stated that the U.S. Trade Representative
would take into account whether an exclusion would undermine the
objectives of the Section 301 investigation.
The October 24 notice required submission of requests for exclusion
from List 1 of the $300 billion action no later than January 31, 2020,
and noted that the U.S. Trade Representative periodically would
announce decisions. In March 2020, the U.S. Trade Representative
announced three sets of exclusions. See 85 FR 13970; 85 FR 15244; 85 FR
17936. Additional sets of exclusions were published in May, June, July,
and August 2020. See 85 FR 28693; 85 FR 32098; 85 FR 35975; 85 FR
41658; 85 FR 44563; 85 FR 48627. The status of each request is posted
on the Exclusions Portal at https://exclusions.ustr.gov/s/docket?docketNumber=USTR-2019-0017.
B. Technical Amendment to an Exclusion
The Annex makes one technical amendment to U.S. note 20(ddd)(21) to
subchapter III of chapter 99 of the HTSUS, as set out in the Annex of
the notice published at 85 FR 41658 (July 10, 2020).
Annex
Effective with respect to goods entered for consumption, or
withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m.
eastern daylight time on September 1, 2019, note 20(ddd)(21) to
Subchapter III of chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
the United States (HTSUS), is modified by deleting ``Bright C1060
galvanized round wire, containing by weight 0.6 percent or more of
carbon, measuring at least 0.034 mm but not more than 0.044 mm in
diameter'' and inserting ``Bright C1060 round wire, plated or coated
with zinc, containing by weight 0.6 percent or more of carbon, with
a diameter measuring 0.034 mm or more but less than 1 mm'' in lieu
thereof.
Joseph Barloon,
General Counsel, Office of the United States Trade Representative.
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