Effective July 6, 2018, the U.S. Trade Representative imposed additional
duties on goods of China with an annual trade value of approximately $34 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 the exclusion process in July 2018 and to date, has granted 10
sets of exclusions under the $34 billion action. The fifth set of exclusions was published
in June 2019 and will expire in June 2020.
Based on evaluation of the factors set out in the July 11 notice and March 20
notice, which are summarized above, pursuant to sections 301(b), 301(c), and 307(a) of
the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, and in accordance with the advice of the interagency
Section 301 Committee, the U.S. Trade Representative has determined to extend certain
product exclusions covered by the June 4 notice, as set out in the Annex to this notice. it will be extent to December 31, 2020.
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(1) Oil well and oil field crank-balanced, long-stroke and beam pumps (described in
statistical reporting number 8413.50.0010)
(2) Centrifugal pumps, submersible, other than for use with machines for making
cellulosic pulp, paper or paperboard; the foregoing pumps rated not over 15 kW
(described in statistical reporting number 8413.70.2004)
(3) Submersible pump incorporating a magnetic drive motor (described in statistical
reporting number 8413.70.2004)
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(4) Centrifugal pumps designed for eliminating condensate, the foregoing not
elsewhere specified or included (described in statistical reporting number
8413.70.2090)
(5) Housings for water pumps of subheading 8413.30.90 (described in statistical
reporting number 8413.91.9010)
(6) Solar water heaters incorporating glass tube heat collectors and including glass
tubes and stands with tanks (described in statistical reporting number 8419.19.0040)
(7) Heat exchanger plates, cores, finned tubes, cones, shells, bonnets, flanges and
baffles (described in statistical reporting number 8419.90.3000)
(8) Garage door opener/closers (described in statistical reporting number
8428.90.0290)
(9) Pile drivers, diesel powered (described in statistical reporting number
8430.10.0000)
(10) Welded frames designed to support conveyor rollers (described in statistical
reporting number 8431.39.0010)
(11) Coupling covers, including center members, flanged hubs, sleeves and shoes
(described in statistical reporting number 8483.90.8010)
(12) AC multi-phase motors, each of an output exceeding 300 kW but not exceeding
310 kW, fitted with pulleys and brakes to raise and lower passenger elevators
(described in statistical reporting number 8501.53.8040)
(13) Regenerative speed drive controllers for controlling speed of electric motors for
elevators (described in statistical reporting number 8504.40.4000)
(14) Speed drive controllers for electric motors, each such controller measuring 100
mm or more but not over 130 mm in length, 40 mm or more but not over 125 mm in
width and 24 mm or more but not over 85 mm in height (described in statistical
reporting number 8504.40.4000)
(15) Projector parts (described in statistical reporting number 8529.90.9900)
(16) Disposable surface electrodes for intra-operative neuromonitoring (“IONM”)
systems, each composed of a surface electrode pad, an insulated wire, and a standard
DIN 42802 connector (described in statistical reporting number 9018.19.9560)”
