On February 14, 2018, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) published in the Federal Register a notice [Docket No. USTR–2018–0001] that establishes the procedures to request the exclusion of a particular product from the safeguard measure imposed on January 23, 2018 by the President on imports of crystalline silicon photovoltaic (CSPV) cells, whether or not partially or fully assembled into other products such as modules (other CSPV products), consisting of (1) a tariff-rate quota on imports of CSPV cells not partially or fully assembled into other products, with an unchanged rate of duty for the within-quota quantity and an increase in the rate of duty applicable to articles entered in excess of that quantity; and (2) an increase in the rate of duty on imports of other CSPV products, as provided for in the Proclamation’s annex. The notice also establishes the criteria for describing a particular product for which exclusion is sought, and identifies the factors that USTR may take into consideration when determining whether to exclude a particular product. It also solicits requests for exclusion of a particular product from the safeguard measure.
The deadline for the submission of requests for exclusion of a particular product from the safeguard measure is March 16, 2018 at 11:59 pm EST.
The deadline for the submission of comments in response to requests for exclusion of a particular product from the safeguard measure is April 16, 2018, at 11:59 pm EST.
