{"id":84986,"date":"2019-08-13T11:08:48","date_gmt":"2019-08-13T18:08:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/69.46.6.243\/?p=84986"},"modified":"2019-08-13T11:09:45","modified_gmt":"2019-08-13T18:09:45","slug":"ustr-delays-some-tariffs-on-items-including-latops-cell-phones-game-consoles-more-until-after-holiday-shopping-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=84986","title":{"rendered":"USTR Delays Some Tariffs on Items Including, Laptops, Cell Phones, Game Consoles &#038; More Until After Holiday Shopping Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, DC&#8230;The United States Trade Representative (USTR) today announced the next steps in the process of imposing an additional tariff of 10 percent on approximately $300 billion of Chinese imports.\u00a0 On May 17, 2019, USTR published a list of products imported from China that would be potentially subject to an additional 10 percent tariff.\u00a0 This new tariff will go into effect on September 1 as announced by President Trump on August 1.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/ustr_logo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-84988\" srcset=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/ustr_logo.png 500w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/ustr_logo-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/ustr_logo-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/ustr_logo-30x30.png 30w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Certain products are being removed from the tariff list based on health, safety, national security and other factors and will not face additional tariffs of 10 percent.<\/p>\n<p>Further, as part of USTR\u2019s public comment and hearing process, it was determined that the tariff should be delayed to December 15 for certain articles.\u00a0 Products in this group include, for example, cell phones, laptop computers, video game consoles, certain toys, computer monitors, and certain items of footwear and clothing.<\/p>\n<p>USTR intends to conduct an exclusion process for products subject to the additional tariff.<\/p>\n<p>The USTR will publish\u00a0in the Federal Register as soon as possible\u00a0additional details and lists of the tariff lines affected by this announcement.<\/p>\n<p>###<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ustr.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/enforcement\/301Investigations\/List_4A_%28Effective_September_1%2C_2019%29.pdf\">List 4A (Effective September 1, 2019)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ustr.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/enforcement\/301Investigations\/List_4B_%28Effective_December_15%2C_2019%29.pdf\">List 4B (Effective December 15, 2019)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, DC&#8230;The United States Trade Representative (USTR) today announced the next steps in the process of imposing an additional tariff of 10 percent on approximately $300 billion of Chinese imports.\u00a0 On May 17, 2019, USTR published a list of products imported from China that would be potentially subject to an additional 10 percent tariff.\u00a0 This 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