Office of the United States Trade Representative September 24, 2024 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

In a notice published on September 18, 2024, the U.S. Trade Representative announced certain modifications to the actions taken in the Section 301 investigation of China's acts, policies, and practices related to technology transfer, intellectual property, and innovation, including imposing additional Section 301 duties or increasing the rate of existing Section 301 duties, on certain products of China in strategic sectors. Additionally, the U.S. Trade Representative proposed increasing Section 301 tariff rates on five subheadings of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) covering certain tungsten products, wafers, and polysilicon. This notice announces that USTR will open an electronic portal on September 23, 2024 for interested parties to submit comments on the proposed tariff increases for the five subheadings.