UPDATE 5/22/24: Details about affected HTS subheadings and the comment period are contained in a new notice from the USTR: Request for Comments on Proposed Modifications and Machinery Exclusion Process in Four-Year Review of Actions Taken in the Section 301 Investigation: China’s Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation
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The USTR has published a report (linked here) on the 4-year review of the Section 301 duties imposed on Chinese-origin goods and as a result, additional increases are coming to the Section 301, as follows:
| Battery parts (non-lithium-ion batteries) | Increase rate to 25% in 2024 |
| Electric vehicles | Increase rate to 100% in 2024 |
| Facemasks | Increase rate to 25% in 2024 |
| Lithium-ion electrical vehicle batteries | Increase rate to 25% in 2024 |
| Lithium-ion non-electrical vehicle batteries | Increase rate to 25% in 2026 |
| Medical gloves | Increase rate to 25% in 2026 |
| Natural graphite | Increase rate to 25% in 2026 |
| Other critical minerals | Increase rate to 25% in 2024 |
| Permanent magnets | Increase rate to 25% in 2026 |
| Semiconductors | Increase rate to 50% in 2025 |
| Ship to shore cranes | Increase rate to 25% in 2024 |
| Solar cells (whether or not assembled into modules) | Increase rate to 50% in 2024 |
| Steel and aluminum products | Increase rate to 25% in 2024 |
| Syringes and needles | Increase rate to 50% in 2024 |
An exclusion process will be established for machinery used in domestic manufacturing, including certain solar manufacturing equipment.
More information is available in the press release at the USTR website.