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AF-Logistics Courier Section 301 HTS Tariff Exclusion List is now available.

The Section 301 HTS exclusion list is frequently updated by our team. For further information, please contact our Consultants as our Trade Advisory team can help with Post Summary Corrections, Protests, and other duty minimization and mitigation projects. The full list is available here:

USTR extends Section 301 Tariff Exclusions to combat COVID-19 until Sept 30, 2021.

The US Trade Representative will extend the Section 301 Tariff Exclusions on certain imports from China through September 30, 2021 to support the US’ ongoing efforts to combat Covid-19.

This latest round of exclusions covers these goods when entered for consumption or withdrawn from a warehouse for consumption at 12:01 a.m. EST April 1, 2021 and ending at midnight EST on September 30, 2021.

For more information regarding Section 301 exclusions for Covid-19 related articles please use the below link: https://www.ncbfaa.org//userfiles/uploads/USTR_COVID_Extensions_FRN_March_2021.pdf

On October 2, 2020, the US Trade Representative (USTR) announced the extension of exclusions to Section 301 $16 Billion Trade Action (List 2) for products originating from China.

These exclusion extensions are effective with respect to goods entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m. Eastern daylight time on October 2, 2020 and before 11:59 p.m. December 31, 2020.

The extended exclusions are applicable for the following statistical reporting numbers:

  1. Elastomeric petroleum resins (CAS No. 64742-16-1) (described in statistical reporting number 3911.10.0000)
  2. Machine tool stands having leveling, stabilizing, attachment or other special features (described in statistical reporting number 8466.30.8000)
  3. Electric motors, with an output of 18.65 W or more but not exceeding 37.5 W, with attached cables, designed for use in adjusting motor vehicle seats (described in statistical reporting number 8501.10.6080)
  4. DC electric motors, 12 V, with an output exceeding 74.6 W but not exceeding 735 W, with lead wires and electrical connector, measuring not over 75 mm outside diameter, with a housing not over 100 mm in length and a shaft not over 60 mm in length (described in statistical reporting number 8501.31.4000)
  5. DC electric motors, 12 V, with an output not exceeding 515 W, measuring not over 95 mm in outside diameter, not over 155 mm in length and with a shaft not over 30 mm in length (described in statistical reporting number 8501.31.4000)
  6. DC electric motors, 120 V, with an output not exceeding 90 W, measuring not over 90 mm long by 35 mm wide by 35 mm high (described in statistical reporting number 8501.31.4000)
  7. DC electric motors, 13.5 V, with an output not exceeding 110 W, measuring not over 75 mm outside diameter, housing not over 120 mm long, a shaft not over 55 mm long and with a mounting flange not over 150 mm (described in statistical reporting number 8501.31.4000)
  8. DC electric motors, 230 V, with an output not exceeding 140 W, measuring not more than 45 mm in diameter and not over 100 mm in length (described in statistical reporting number 8501.31.4000)
  9. DC electric motors, 230 V, with output not exceeding 85 W, measuring not more than 90 mm in length by 35 mm in width by 35 mm in height (described in statistical reporting number 8501.31.4000)
  10. DC electric motors, 24 V, with an output not exceeding 515 W, measuring not over 95 mm in outside diameter, not over 155 mm in length and with a shaft not over 30 mm in length (described in statistical reporting number 8501.31.4000)
  11. DC electric motors, with an output exceeding 74.6 W but not exceeding 735 W, containing lead wires and an electrical connector (described in statistical reporting number 8501.31.4000)
  12. DC motors with a power output exceeding 74.6 W but not exceeding 230 W, measuring less than 105 mm in diameter and 50 mm or more but not over 100 mm in length (described in statistical reporting number 8501.31.4000)
  13. DC motors, of an output exceeding 74.6 W but not exceeding 735 W, each valued not over $18 (described in statistical reporting number 8501.31.4000)
  14. Direct Current (DC) permanent magnet motors rated at 90 W or more but not over 110 W and 24 V with torque of 65 Newton meters (Nm) and 2,035 Nm, incorporating a wheel that can manually actuate a valve (described in statistical reporting number 8501.31.4000)
  15. Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters (GFCIs), Appliance Leakage Current Interrupters (ALCIs), Leakage Current Detection Interrupters (LCDIs), and Arc Fault Circuit Interrupters (AFCIs) (described in statistical reporting number 8536.30.8000)
  16. Electronic AC passive infrared (PIR) motion sensing switches (described in statistical reporting number 8536.50.7000)
  17. Bottom shelf coupler assemblies designed for use with coupling systems of vehicles of heading 8605 or 8606 (described in statistical reporting number 8607.30.1000)
  18. Buffering/cushioning front retainer plates, designed for use with buffering/cushioning systems of vehicles of heading 8605 or 8606 (described in statistical reporting number 8607.30.1000) 8
  19. Buffering/cushioning intermediate aligning and overtravel protection members, designed for use with buffering/cushioning systems of vehicles of heading 8605 or 8606 (described in statistical reporting number 8607.30.1000)
  20. Buffering/cushioning rear aligning and overtravel protection members designed for use with buffering/cushioning systems of vehicles of heading 8605 or 8606 (described in statistical reporting number 8607.30.1000)
  21. Buffering/cushioning rear structural units, designed for use with buffering/cushioning systems of vehicles of heading 8605 or 8606 (described in statistical reporting number 8607.30.1000)
  22. Buffering/cushioning retention and alignment shafts, designed for use with buffering/cushioning systems of vehicles of heading 8605 or 8606 (described in statistical reporting number 8607.30.1000)
  23. Buffering/cushioning retention caps, designed for use with buffering/cushioning systems of freight railcars of heading 8606 (described in statistical reporting number 8607.30.1000)
  24. Draft pack rear aligning and overtravel protection members, designed for use with hybrid railcar cushioning systems of freight railcars of heading 8606 (described in statistical reporting number 8607.30.1000)
  25. Follower block plates, designed for use with buffering/cushioning systems of freight rail-cars of heading 8606 (described in statistical reporting number 8607.30.1000)
  26. Type F knuckles, designed for use with coupling systems of vehicles of heading 8605 or 8606 (described in statistical reporting number 8607.30.1000)
  27. Digital clinical thermometers, valued not over $11 each (described in statistical reporting number 9025.19.8040 prior to July 1, 2020; described in statistical reporting number 9025.19.8010 or 9025.19.8020 effective July 1, 2020)
  28. Portable, wireless enabled, electrical gas monitors (described in statistical reporting number 9027.10.2000)

Crane Trade Services can assist you with understanding if these exclusions apply to your products and determine any duty mitigation possibilities- for assistance please contact us

On September 30, 2020, the US Trade Representative (USTR) announced the extension of exclusions to Section 301 $34 Billion Trade Action (List 1) for products originating from China.

These exclusion extensions are effective with respect to goods entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m. Eastern daylight time on October 2, 2020 and before 11:59 p.m. December 31, 2020.

The extended exclusions are applicable for the following statistical reporting numbers:

Please see the link here for the exclusion notice from the USTR.

  1. 9030.90.4600
  2. Chemically etched dies of steel, steel-rule cutting dies, movable magnetic dies, embossing folders and plastic embossing diffusers, of a kind used in manually powered roller machines for etching or stenciling a single sheet of card-stock, paper, leather, flexible magnet, plastics, metallic foil, vellum, felt or fabric, such sheets measuring not more than 50.8 cm in width or length (described in statistical reporting number 8420.99.9000)
  3. Operator riding self-propelled aerial work platforms of a kind described in statistical note 1 to chapter 84 effective July 1, 2019, to December 31, 2019, or in statistical 7 note 2 to chapter 84 effective January 1, 2020, powered by an electric motor, with a load capacity not exceeding 1,400 kg (described in statistical reporting number 8427.10.8010 prior to July 1, 2019; described in statistical reporting number 8427.10.8020 effective July 1, 2019)
  4. Cement retainer assemblies with diameter of 4.5 cm or more but not exceeding 51 cm and length of 30.5 cm or more but not exceeding 72 cm, composed of cylindrical cast iron components, nitrile rubber seal and brass back-up rings, suitable for use solely or principally with the machinery of subheadings 8430.41 or 8430.49 (described in statistical reporting number 8431.43.8060)
  5. Extrusion machines for processing rubber, twin-screw type, designed to produce inner liners for tires (described in statistical reporting number 8477.20.0015)
  6. Safety valves, of brass or bronze, containing a fusible element to automatically close the valve at a set temperature, each valued not over $5 (described in statistical reporting number 8481.40.0000)
  7. DC electric motors, of an output of less than 18.65 W, other than brushless, measuring less than 38 mm in diameter (described in statistical reporting number 8501.10.4060)
  8. DC motors, electronically commutated, three-phase, eight-pole of a kind used in HVAC systems, of an output of 750 W, valued not over $100 each (described in statistical reporting number 8501.31.6000)
  9. Combined positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) scanners which utilize multiple PET gantries (frames) on a common base (described in statistical reporting number 9022.12.0000)

Crane Trade Services can assist you with understanding if these exclusions apply to your products and determine any duty mitigation possibilities- for assistance please contact us

On September 20, 2020, the US Trade Representative (USTR) announced the extension of exclusions to Section 301 $34 Billion Trade Action (List 1) for products originating from China.

These exclusion extensions are effective with respect to goods entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m. Eastern daylight time on September 20, 2020 and before 11:59 p.m. December 31, 2020.

The extended exclusions are applicable for the following statistical reporting numbers:

  1. Submersible centrifugal pumps (other than fuel, lubricating or cooling medium pumps for internal combustion piston engines; other than stock pumps imported for use with machines for making cellulosic pulp, paper or paperboard), not fitted or designed to be fitted with a measuring device, the foregoing capable of operating at 3,700 liters or more but not exceeding 41,000 liters per hour (described in statistical reporting number 8413.70.2004)
  2. Tabletop water fountains designed for indoor use, the essential character of which is imparted by submersible centrifugal pumps (described in statistical reporting number 8413.70.2004)
  3. Rotary compressors, each exceeding 746 W but not exceeding 2,238 W, with a cooling capacity ranging from 2.3 kW to 5.5 kW (described in statistical reporting number 8414.30.8060)
  4. Thermal roll laminators, each valued not over $450 (described in statistical reporting number 8420.10.9040)
  5. Cutting pads, platforms, base plates, pads, shims, trays, which function as guides for hand-operated table-top calendering machines of a width not exceeding 51 cm (described in statistical reporting number 8420.99.9000)
  6. Ionization filters valued over $35 but not over $45 each (described in statistical reporting number 8421.21.0000)
  7. Disposable plastic filters of a kind suitable for filtering and dehumidifying a patient’s breath in a medical device such as a gas analyzer (described in statistical reporting number 8421.39.8090)
  8. Parts of swimming pool vacuum cleaners (described in statistical reporting number 8421.99.0040)
  9. 3-member slides with ball bearings, of stainless steel, for use in household dishwashers (described in statistical reporting number 8422.90.0640)
  10. Shovel loaders, each with a bucket capacity of 11.4 m3 to 12 m3 , and an operating weight of 30,000 kg or more but not exceeding 36,000 kg (described in statistical reporting number 8429.51.1055)
  11. Animal feeding machinery (described in statistical reporting number 8436.80.0090)
  12. Parts of animal feeding machinery (described in statistical reporting number 8436.99.0090)
  13. Ink cartridges, each weighing more than 1 kg (described in statistical reporting number 8443.99.2010)
  14. Printer maintenance kits consisting of two or more replacement parts for printer units of subheading 8443.32.10 specified in additional U.S. note 2 to chapter 84 (described in statistical reporting number 8443.99.2050)
  15. Horizontal lathes for removing metal, electrically powered, not numerically controlled, each with mill head attachment mounted above the lathe headstock (described in statistical reporting number 8458.19.0020)
  16. New numerically-controlled milling machines capable of end beveling pipe of an outside diameter of 60 cm or more but not exceeding 305 cm (described in statistical reporting number 8459.61.0080)
  17. Press brakes, not numerically controlled, having a drive capacity rating of 3kW (described in statistical reporting number 8462.29.0030)
  18. New hydraulic shearing machines, not numerically controlled, with a power of 7.5 kW, valued at $3,025 or more each (described in statistical reporting number 8462.39.0050)
  19. Tool holders of a kind used to hold various types of metal working tools for use on milling machine spindles (described in statistical reporting number 8466.10.0175)
  20. Modularized plants for the manufacture of lithium hydroxide by functions involving mixing, kneading or stirring (described in statistical reporting number 8479.82.0040)
  21. Ball type angle cock valve bodies, of cast iron, for oleohydraulic or pneumatic transmissions (described in statistical reporting number 8481.90.9020) 8
  22. Valve bodies, of aluminum, of valves for oleohydraulic or pneumatic transmissions (described in statistical reporting number 8481.90.9020)
  23. Hydraulic valve parts, other than valve bodies, of valves for oleohydraulic or pneumatic transmissions, each valued not over $5 (described in statistical reporting number 8481.90.9040)
  24. Angular contact ball bearings, not for use with wheel hub bearing units, having an inner diameter of 25 mm or greater but not exceeding 55 mm, an outer diameter of 50 mm or greater but not exceeding 95 mm, a width of 20 mm or greater but not exceeding 35 mm, with single or double row of steel balls and a cage of steel or plastics (described in statistical reporting number 8482.10.5028)
  25. Angular contact ball bearings, not over 40 mm in width, other than wheel hub bearing units (described in statistical reporting number 8482.10.5028)
  26. Electric motors, AC, permanent split capacitor type, not exceeding 16 W (described in statistical reporting number 8501.10.4020)
  27. DC motors, of an output exceeding 37.5 W but not exceeding 74.6 W, valued over $2 but not over $30 each (described in statistical reporting number 8501.31.2000)
  28. AC motors, multi-phase, of rolled steel frame construction (described in statistical reporting number 8501.51.4040)
  29. AC motors, multi-phase, of an output of 186.5 kW or more but not exceeding 373 kW, having a cast iron frame construction (described in statistical reporting number 8501.53.8040)
  30. Dual layer printed circuit board assemblies, each valued over $30 but not over $35 (described in statistical reporting number 8504.90.7500)
  31. Transceivers, 10-meter, not hand-held, for operation in infrequencies of 28.000 to 29.700 MHz (described in statistical reporting number 8525.60.1050)
  32. Limit switches, for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 V, each valued over $19 but not over $32 (described in statistical reporting number 8536.50.9055)
  33. Modular light switches, for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 V, presented in polyethylene terephthalate (PET) housings, designed for use with a backplate (described in statistical reporting number 8536.50.9065)
  34. Switches designed for use in motor vehicles, driver or passenger activated (described in statistical reporting number 8536.50.9065)
  35. Coaxial connectors, for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 V, valued over $0.20 but not over $0.30 each (described in statistical reporting number 8536.69.4010)
  36. Butt splice connectors, for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 V, each valued not over $3 (described in statistical reporting number 8536.90.4000)
  37. Ring terminals, for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 V (described in statistical reporting number 8536.90.4000)
  38. Twist-on wire connectors, for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 V, each valued not over $0.03 (described in statistical reporting number 8536.90.4000)
  39. S-band and X-band linear accelerators designed for use in radiation surgery or radiation therapy equipment (described in statistical reporting number 8543.10.0000)
  40. Four-wheel off-road vehicles, with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engines, of a cylinder capacity not exceeding 1,000 cc, with straddle seat and handlebar control, each with label indicating that vehicle is for 9 operation only by persons at least 16 years of age, each valued not over $5000 (described in statistical reporting number 8703.21.0110)
  41. Works trucks, electrical, operator riding, each of a curb weight exceeding 8,500 kg but not exceeding 9,500 kg (described in statistical reporting number 8709.11.0030)
  42. Depth-sounding apparatus, each valued not over $50 (described in statistical reporting number 9014.80.2000)
  43. Disposable electrocardiograph (ECG) electrodes (described in statistical reporting number 9018.11.9000)
  44. Portable ultrasonic scanner consoles, each weighing less than 4 kg, presented with or without transducer (described in statistical reporting number 9018.12.0000)
  45. Digital peak flow meters suitable for use by medical professionals (described in statistical reporting number 9018.19.9550)
  46. Fingertip pulse oximeters suitable for use by medical professionals (described in statistical reporting number 9018.19.9550)
  47. Bismuth germanate crystals with set dimensional and surface finish requirements and used as a detection element in Positron Emission Tomography (PET) detectors (described in statistical reporting number 9018.19.9560)
  48. Magnetic resonance imaging (“MRI”) patient enclosure devices, each incorporating radio frequency and gradient coils (described in statistical reporting number 9018.19.9560)
  49. Parts and accessories of capnography monitors (described in statistical reporting number 9018.19.9560)
  50. Otoscopes (described in statistical reporting number 9018.90.2000)
  51. Anesthesia masks (described in statistical reporting number 9018.90.3000)
  52. Electrosurgical cautery pencils with electrical connectors (described in statistical reporting number 9018.90.6000)
  53. Printed circuit board assemblies designed for use in displaying operational performance of medical infusion equipment (described in statistical reporting number 9018.90.7580)
  54. X-ray tables (described in statistical reporting number 9022.90.2500)
  55. X-ray tube housings and parts thereof (described in statistical reporting number 9022.90.4000)
  56. Parts and accessories, of metal, for mobile X-ray apparatus (described in statistical reporting number 9022.90.6000)
  57. Printed circuit board assemblies, of a kind designed for use in X-ray apparatus (described in statistical reporting number 9022.90.6000
  58. Vertical stands specially designed to support, contain or adjust the movement of Xray digital detectors, or the X-ray tube and collimator in complete X-ray diagnostic systems (described in statistical reporting number 9022.90.6000)
  59. Thermoplastic masks of polycaprolactone for the use of immobilizing patients, during the use of alpha, beta or gamma radiations, for radiography or radiotherapy (described in statistical reporting number 9022.90.9500)
  60. Automatic thermostats for heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems, containing temperature and humidity sensors, designed for wall mounting (described in statistical reporting number 9032.10.0030)
  61. Battery balancers designed for regulating voltage across batteries, other than for 6, 12, or 24 volt systems (described in statistical reporting number 9032.89.4000).
  62. Thermostat covers (described in statistical reporting number 9032.90.6120).