April 18, 2019

 

The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has just announced a third group of 21 specific products to be excluded from the additional 25% tariff rates imposed on List 1 goods. The exclusions are retroactive to July 6, 2018 and will remain in place until April 18, 2020. Various products are covered by this latest exclusion and were based on 348 exclusion requests.

 

The Federal register Notice can be found here, and a list of the specific products granted the exclusion are listed below.

 

If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact your V. Alexander account team.

 

(1) Pumps designed for countertop appliances for serving beer, the foregoing that

control the level of carbonation by means of sonic waves (described in

statistical reporting number 8413.19.0000)

 

(2) Roller machines designed for cutting, etching or embossing paper, foil or

fabric, manually powered (described in statistical reporting number

8420.10.9080)

 

(3) Water oxidizers and chlorinators (described in statistical reporting number

8421.21.0000)

 

(4) Ratchet winches designed for use with textile fabric strapping (described in

statistical reporting number 8425.39.0100)

 

(5) Continuous action elevators and conveyors, designed to convey mineral

materials (described in statistical reporting number 8428.33.0000)

 

(6) Counterweight castings of iron or steel designed for use on fork lift and other

works trucks (described in statistical reporting number 8431.20.0000)

 

(7) Tines, carriages, and other goods handling apparatus and parts designed for

use on fork lift and other works trucks (described in statistical reporting

number 8431.20.0000)

 

(8) Parts of drill sharpening machines (described in statistical reporting number

8466.93.9885)

 

(9) Outer shells of hydraulic accumulators, of iron or non-alloy steel, cylindrical

with hemispherical heads on each end (described in statistical reporting

number 8479.90.9496)

 

(10) Parts of mechanical awnings and shades (described in statistical reporting

number 8479.90.9496)

 

(11) Reject doors, pin protectors, liners, front walls, grates, hammers, rotor and end

disc caps, and anvil and breaker bars, of iron or steel, the foregoing parts of

metal shredders (described in statistical reporting number 8479.90.9496)

 

(12) Steering wheels designed for watercraft, of stainless steel, having a wheel

diameter exceeding 27 em but not exceeding 78 em (described in statistical

reporting number 8479.90.9496)

 

(13) Pressure regulators of brass or bronze, whether high or low inlet type, having

a rated flow rate of 55,000 – 150,000 BTU/hr, maximum inlet pressure of 0.17

MPa to 1. 72 MPa, inlet connection with POL or thread type of fitting

(described in statistical reporting number 8481.1 0.0090)

 

(14) Pipe brackets of aluminum, each with 4 ports, the foregoing measuring 27.9

em x 20.3 em x 17.8 em and weighing 11.34 kg, designed for installation into

air brake control valves (described in statistical reporting number

8481.90.9040)

 

(15) Push pins and C-poles of steel, designed for use in variable force solenoid

valves (described in statistical reporting number 8481.90.9040)

 

(16) Ball bearings of a width not exceeding 30 mm (described in statistical

reporting number 8482.10.5032)

 

(17) Inductor baseplates of aluminum, each with a length measuring 149.20 mm or

more but not over 275 mm, with a width measuring 119.40 mm or more but

not over 232 mm and with a depth of 10.50 mm or more but not over 19 mm,

with a weight of0.48 kg or more but not over 3.2 kg (described in statistical

reporting number 8504.90.9690)

 

(18) Parts of soldering irons and soldering machines (described in statistical

reporting number 8515.90.4000)

 

(19) Motor vehicle gear shift switch assemblies, comprised of a plunger, connector

and gear shift lever (described in statistical reporting number 8536.50.9065)

 

(20) Pressure switches designed for use in heat pumps and air-conditioning

condensers having a rating of 1.90 megapascals or more but not over 4.55

megapascals (described in statistical reporting number 8536.50.9065)

 

(21) Instruments for measuring or checking voltage or electrical connections;

electrical circuit tracers (described in statistical reporting number

9030.33.3800)