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Change to Washer Quota Administration to Start Feb. 7

Starting Feb. 7, the allowance of 1.2 million imported large residential washers will be allocated quarterly, which will make it harder for imports to compete with domestically produced washers, since demand is not even throughout the year, the Office of…

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the U.S. Trade Representative said in a notice. The change, first announced in December 2019 (see 1912200068), will make the safeguard more effective, the administration said. In quota tariffs drop from 18 percent to 16 percent Feb. 7, as well; out of quota tariffs are 45 percent.