CHINA EXCLUSIONS ON SOME MEDICAL PRODUCTS HAVE BEEN EXTENDED EFFECTIVE 1/1/21-3/31/21

Please refer to the Federal Register notice here:

In light of the rising spread and ongoing efforts to combat COVID-19, the U.S. Trade Representative has determined that maintaining or re-imposing additional duties on certain products subject to the action no longer is appropriate and that the application of additional duties to these products could impact U.S. preparedness to address COVID-19.

In light of the evolving nature of the battle against COVID-19, the U.S. Trade Representative has determined to extend the exclusions in the annexes and the modifications on medical-care products and to remove the duties from additional medical-care products effective from January 1, 2021, to March 31, 2021. The U.S. Trade Representative may consider further extensions and/or additional modifications as appropriate.

The exclusions and modifications are available for any product that meets the description in the Annexes. Further, the scope of each exclusion and modification is governed by the scope of the ten-digit Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) subheadings and product descriptions in the annexes to this notice.

Please contact your Western Overseas representative if you have questions.