Higher Bar Expected for Section 301 Exclusion Extensions
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative could be even tougher in its review of extension requests for Section 301 tariff exclusions (see 1910280059) than it had been previously, Sidley Austin lawyer Ted Murphy said in a blog post. "Any…
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company that is relying on an approved product exclusion from the first batch of approvals should consider filing comments with the USTR," he said. "We expect that the bar for securing a renewal/extension may well be higher than it was to secure the original approval (i.e., the need to answer the question why you still need the exclusion a year later). Companies relying on other approved product exclusions (those not from the first batch) also should watch this process closely." Although the possibility of exclusions is welcome news, " it also means that the Administration believes that there is at least a meaningful chance that the U.S.-China trade war will carry on and that the Section 301 duties will remain in place well into 2020," he said.