On June 4, 2019, the US Trade Representative (USTR) published a notice in the Federal Register announcing USTR’s determination to grant additional exclusion requests, as specified in the Annex to the notice. USTR will continue to issue decisions on pending requests on a periodic basis. The product exclusions announced in this notice will apply as of the July 6, 2018 effective date of the $34 billion action, and will extend for one year after the publication of this notice. US Customs and Border Protection will issue instructions on entry guidance and implementation. The notice announces USTR’s determination to grant additional exclusion requests, as specified in the Annex to the notice using the new HTS subheading “9903.88.10.” In addition to new subheading 9903.88.10, the notice inserts a new US note 20(m) to subchapter III of chapter 99; amends US notes 20(a) and 20(b) to subchapter III of chapter 99; and amends the Article Description of heading 9903.88.01. USTR will continue to issue decisions on pending requests on a periodic basis.
