The U.S. Trade Representative announced on December 28, 2018 that certain products are now excluded from Section 301 for one year.
U.S. Customs issued instructions this afternoon indicating that 31 product categories have been excluded from List #1 of the Chinese sanctions under Section 301 effective now.
CBP will issue implementation instructions regarding entry procedures at a later date which will include details about the transmission of HTS#9903.88.05 to identify these 31 products and guidance on the application of retroactive benefits via Post Summary Correction (PSC) or Protest for any affected shipments with entries dated on or after July 6, 2018. Customs states that any updates to the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) will occur ten days after the government shutdown has ended.
Product numbers (viii) to (xxxi) must not only be properly classified under the Harmonized Tariff Scheduled number included herein, but they must fully satisfy the product description detailed as well. The complete list of products is as follows:
(i) 8412.21.0075 (certain hydraulic power engines and motors)
(ii) 8418.69.0120 (self-contained drinking water coolers)
(iii) 8480.71.8045 (injection type molds for rubber of plastics)
(iv) 8482.10.5044 (single row radial bearings, not maximum or full capacity type, having an outside diameter of 9 mm and over but not over 30 mm)
(v) 8482.10.5048 (single row radial bearings, not maximum or full capacity type, having an outside diameter of over 30 mm and over but not over 52 mm)
(vi) 8482.10.5052 (single row radial bearings, not maximum or full capacity type, having an outside diameter of 52 mm and over but not over 100 mm)
(vii) 8525.60.1010 (transmission apparatus incorporating reception apparatus – Citizens Band (CB) transceivers)
(viii) Spark-ignition engines for marine propulsion, outboard, each rated at not less than
29.83 kW but not more than 44.74 kW (described in statistical reporting number
8407.21.0080)
(ix) Welded hydraulic linear acting (cylinders) engines and motors, each with piston
bore of 12.7 mm or more but not over 34.6 mm, with stroke not over 11.43 m,
overall length not over 15.24 m and rod diameter not over 1.219 m (described in
statistical reporting number 8412.21.0030)
(x) Stretchers of stainless steel, designed to move rollers to adjust tension of paper
fabric to be dried, each with a pivoting arm with an actuator, linear rail movement
with an actuator, and front and back units with mounting holes for tube roll bearing
housings (described in statistical reporting number 8419.90.2000)
(xi) Roller machines with dies for embossing paper, manually powered (described in
statistical reporting number 8420.10.9080)
(xii) Salad spinners of plastics, with capacity of at least 2.4 liters but not more than 3.8
liters (described in statistical reporting number 8421.19.0000)
(xiii) Nonelectric water filtration apparatus consisting of three cylinder-shaped filter
cartridges, each measuring 6.35 em by 26.67 em, having water storage tank and
plastic tubing measuring 0.63 em or more but not over 0.95 em, presented with
installation kit (described in statistical reporting number 8421.21.0000)
(xiv) Winches, each having a winch frame with a corrosion resistant coating and stainless
steel mandrel with nylon bushings, operated manually by a worm gear mechanism
(described in statistical reporting number 8425.39.0100)
(xv) Elevators, comprising L-shaped steel buckets bolted to a steel chain, with guide
rollers and a drive system (described in statistical reporting number 8428.32.0000)
(xvi) Belt conveyors, each comprising a frame with leveling feet, electric motor and food
grade plastic conveyor belt (described in statistical reporting number 8428.33.0000)
(xvii) Belt conveyors, each comprising a welded frame with leveling feet and casters,
electric motor and food grade plastic modular conveyor belt (described in statistical
reporting number 8428.33.0000)
(xviii) Guards of stainless steel, designed to shield operators of papermaking machines
from moving or rotating equipment, each with dimensions ranging from 30 em by
30 em by 50 em to 50 em by 50 em by 4 m, weighing 30 kg or more but not over 100
kg (described in statistical reporting number 8439.99.1000)
(xix) Scrapers (“doctors”) of stainless steel, designed to scrape impurities from the
rotating roll surface of the forming and press sections of papermaking machines,
each comprising a beam with a blade of non-symmetrical cross section, long aspect
ratio, and mounting journals and turning devices on either end, with dimensions
ranging from 50 em by 50 em by 8 m to 60 em by 6 m by 11 m, weighing 1 metric ton
or more but not over 3 metric tons (described in statistical reporting number
8439.99.1000)
(xx) Frameworks of the forming and press section of papermaking machines, of stainless
steel or cladded mild steel with stainless or acid proof steel, each with dimensions
ranging from 1 m by 1 m by 1 m to 2.3 m by 2.3 m by 12 m, weighing 500 kg or more
but not over 40 metric tons (described in statistical reporting number 8439.99.1000)
(xxi) Guides of stainless steel, designed for locating conveyer belts on papermaking
machines, each with a moving arm with an actuator and front and back units with
mounting holes for tube roll bearing houses, each with dimensions ranging from 40
em by 50 em by 30 em to 1m by 1 m by 50 em, weighing 300 kg or more but not
over 500 kg (described in statistical reporting number 8439.99.1000)
(xxii) Rollers of steel and cast iron (“nip rollers”) with bearing journals on either end,
designed for use in paper manufacturing to mechanically compress paper web to
remove water or impart desired mechanical properties in paper web, each with a
polymer cover, the foregoing with length of 7 m or more but not over 12 m, with
diameter of 1 m or more but not over 1.5 m, weighing 15 metric tons or more but
not over 30 metric tons (described in statistical reporting number 8439.99.1000)
(xxiii) Open containers (“savealls”) of stainless steel, designed to catch water run off
generated in the papermaking process, constructed of large square shaped plates
and flat constructions with mounting holes on ends, each with dimensions ranging
from 50 em by 50 em by 50 em to 1.5 m by 1 m by 10 m, weighing 50 kg or more but
not over 2 metric tons (described in statistical reporting number 8439.99.1000)
(xxiv) Stretchers of stainless steel, designed to move rollers of papermaking machines to
adjust tension of fabric, each with a pivoting arm with an actuator, linear rail
movement with an actuator and front and back units with mounting holes for tube
roll bearing housings (described in statistical reporting number 8439.99.1000)
(xxv) Suction boxes of stainless steel, which remove water from paper web or
papermaking fabrics during papermaking, each with dimensions ranging from 50 em
by 50 em by 8 m to 1 m by 1 m by 10 m, weighing 1.5 metric tons or more but not
over 2 metric tons (described in statistical reporting number 8439.99.1000)
(xxvi) Rollers of stainless steel or cast iron, designed for use in paper manufacturing to
support and convey papermaking cloth (i.e. fabric) or the paper web, each weighing
7 metric tons or more but not over 20 metric tons, measuring 7 m or more but not
over 12 m in length, with diameter of 40 em or more but not over 1.5 m, presented
with bearing journals on either end and a polymer cover (described in statistical
reporting number 8439.99.1000)
(xxvii) Workstands designed to use with miter saws, each with metal tube frame, 4 metal
legs and 2 metal extension arms (described in statistical reporting number
8466.92.5010)
(xxviii) Workstands designed for use with miter saws, each with wheels to make workstand
mobile and with sides that fold up to extend the work area (described in statistical
reporting number 8466.92.5010)
(xxix) Angle cock handle assemblies, of iron and steel, each measuring 11.43 em by 21.59
em by 5.08 em and weighing 0.748 kg (described in statistical reporting number
8481.90.9040)
(xxx) Radiation therapy systems, each encased by steel-based structural shell with gantry
cover comprising three pairs of plastics-based panels (described in statistical
reporting number 9022.14.0000)
(xxxi) Thermostats designed for air conditioning or heating systems, not designed to
connect to the internet, the foregoing designed for wall mounting (described in
statistical reporting number 9032.10.0030
