The United States has decided to further extend the exemption period for additional tariffs on 429 Chinese products. This is a measure taken by the United States after the outbreak of the COVID - 19 pandemic to ease the burden on industries and retailers.

? On September 6, local time, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced the extension of the exemption period for additional tariffs on 429 Chinese products until December 31, 2023.
? Among them, 352 are regular products and 77 are medical protective products.

?Regular products:Including hot - roll laminators, water filters, garage door openers, motorcycles, crab meat, catalysts, etc.
?Medical protective products:Including disposable plastic filters, ultrasonic scanning devices, X - ray examination tables, disposable gloves, hand - sanitizer pump bottles, etc.

? In 2018 - 2019, the United States imposed additional tariffs on hundreds of billions of dollars worth of Chinese products.
? In 2020, the United States exempted more than 2,200 Chinese products from additional tariffs.
? In December 2020, the USTR extended the exemption period for additional tariffs on some medical protective products.
? In October 2021, the USTR proposed to re - exempt 549 Chinese products from additional tariffs.
? In March 2022, the tariff exemption for 352 products was confirmed.

? In March 2022, the Ministry of Commerce stated that this would help the normal trade of related products.
? China calls on the United States to cancel all additional tariffs on China.

? Forforeign tradeEnterprises need to check the announcements and verify the tax numbers and items.
? Communicate with customers in a timely manner and make good export arrangements.

In the face of challenges in the global economy, economic and trade cooperation between China and the United States is particularly important. This extension of the tariff exemption not only brings practical benefits to both countries but also injects confidence into the global economic recovery.

The link to the list of products with the extended additional - tariff exemption period is as follows:Section 301 COVID-Related and Reinstated Exclusions Extensions FRN.pdf (ustr.gov)