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#Exclusions & Exemptions

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Oct 22Thu
  1. CBP · CSMS

    CBP issues updated ACE guidance on Section 301 China conforming amendment for five exclusions

    CBP states in CSMS # 70261629 that ACE will accept entries under the conforming amendment to five Section 301 China product exclusions from 6 pm on October 23, 2026, reflecting USTR's Federal Register notices 91 FR 56538 and 91 FR 64211 and the July 1, 2026 changes to ten-digit HTSUS statistical reporting categories. The amendment revises U.S. notes 20(vvv)(i)(4), (i)(5), (i)(6), (i)(20) and (iv)(4) to subchapter III of chapter 99, all reported under 9903.88.69, replacing classifications 8413.91.9065, 8413.91.9085, 8413.91.9096, 3926.90.9910 and 8479.90.9596 with 8413.91.9039, 8413.91.9046, 8413.91.9059, 8413.91.9099, 3926.90.9915, 3926.90.9920 and 8479.90.9591. Importers must not submit the corresponding Chapter 99 HTSUS number for Section 301 China duties when 9903.88.69 is submitted.

Oct 6Tue
  1. Federal Register · USTR

    USTR issues conforming amendment to a Section 301 product exclusion for China

    USTR published a notice of conforming amendment to a product exclusion in the Section 301 investigation of China's acts, policies, and practices related to technology transfer, intellectual property, and innovation. The notice text was not available; the Federal Register page returned an automated-access notice, so the excluded products, HTS codes, rates and effective date are not stated here.

Sep 22Tue
  1. Federal Register · BIS (EAR / Entity List)

    BIS defines zero-tariff specialty pharmaceuticals and eligible jurisdictions under Proclamation 11020

    BIS issued a notice defining the pharmaceutical products and listing the jurisdictions eligible for a zero ad valorem Section 232 tariff rate under Proclamation 11020 of April 2, 2026, covering orphan-indication drugs and associated ingredients, nuclear medicines, plasma derived therapies, fertility drugs, cell therapy products, gene therapy products, antibody drug conjugates, chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear medical countermeasures, and animal health. Products and associated ingredients receive the zero rate if they are of a jurisdiction with a current or forthcoming trade and security framework agreement or meet an urgent U.S. health need.

  2. CBP · CSMS

    CBP issues guidance on Section 301 China conforming amendment to four product exclusions

    CBP states in CSMS # 69990649 that USTR's Federal Register notice 91 FR 56538, published September 2, 2026, amends four Section 301 China product exclusions to conform with HTSUS ten-digit statistical reporting changes effective July 1, 2026, and that ACE will accept the conforming amendment from noon on September 23, 2026. U.S. notes 20(vvv)(i)(4), (i)(5) and (i)(6) under 9903.88.69 now cover statistical reporting numbers 8413.91.9039, 8413.91.9046, 8413.91.9059 and 8413.91.9099, which were previously classified under 8413.91.9065, 8413.91.9085 or 8413.91.9096 through June 30, 2026. U.S. note 20(vvv)(iv)(4) under 9903.88.69 now covers 3926.90.9915 and 3926.90.9920, previously classified under 3926.90.9910.

Sep 1Tue
  1. Federal Register · USTR

    USTR amends four Section 301 China product exclusions to conform to USITC HTSUS changes

    USTR is making conforming amendments to four product exclusions associated with the Section 301 investigation of China's acts, policies and practices related to technology transfer, intellectual property and innovation, after the USITC implemented changes to HTSUS statistical reporting categories effective July 1, 2026. The conforming amendments in the Annex to the notice are effective as of July 1, 2026. CBP will issue instructions on entry guidance and implementation.

Aug 11Tue
  1. CIT · Slip Opinions

    CIT remands Commerce denials of Mirror Metals Section 232 steel exclusion requests

    The U.S. Court of International Trade granted Mirror Metals, Inc.'s motion for judgment on the agency record in Court No. 24-00260 and remanded Commerce's denials of its 63 requests to exclude flat-rolled stainless steel products from Section 232 tariffs, in Slip Op. 26-89 dated August 11, 2026. The court found Commerce ignored the regulations' requirements for objections and failed to explain the denials in light of Mirror Metals' rebuttal evidence. The subject steel covers #8 non-directional finish, bright annealed finish and #4 satin finish products; the exclusion requests were filed between October 2022 and March 2024, when the December 14, 2020 exclusion regulations applied.

Feb 13Fri
  1. Ministry of Finance · Tariff Commission Notices

    China's Tariff Commission and ministries grant import tax breaks for energy and resource exploration during the 15th Five-Year Plan

    China's Ministry of Finance, the General Administration of Customs and the State Taxation Administration issued Cai Guan Shui [2026] No. 16, effective January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2030, exempting import duties on equipment, instruments, spare parts and special tools that cannot be produced domestically and are used directly in offshore oil and gas exploration and development, including emergency rescue for offshore oil and gas pipelines. For Sino-foreign cooperative offshore oil and gas projects, including those approved before December 31, 1994, import duties and import-stage VAT are exempt.