Section 301 - China

Products facing additional tariffs

$375 billion worth of products across variety of capital, intermediate inputs, and consumer goods categories. There are four lists of tariffs imposed thus far.

Additional duty rates

Additional duty rates range from 7.5% (list 4a – $125B) to 25% (lists 1-3 $250B).

Active trade measure?

Yes. Ongoing since July 2018.

View information regarding the products affected by this trade measure

• United States Trade Representative – How to Navigate the Section 301 Process

Review the lists of exclusions granted to some products.

• List 1 - $34 Billion Trade Action
• List 2 - $16 Billion Trade Action
• List 3 - $200 Billion Trade Action
• List 4 - $300 Billion Trade Action

Get more details about the situation

• Download the timeline of events leading up to today.
• Congressional Research Service – Trump Administration Tariffs & Affected Trade

Duty exclusion search tool

Calculate your potential savings with our exclusions tool. This single report is based on consolidated rounds of tariffs imposed and exclusions granted. It can help you navigate this challenging environment and potentially recover duties and mitigate the future impact on your supply chain.

Exclusion opportunity

The USTR created a product exclusion process, whereby firms could petition for an exemption from the Section 301 tariff increases for specific imports. The USTR stated that product exclusion determinations would be made on a case-by-case basis.

Comment/exclusion requests/extension requests

The period to request an exclusion has closed, and there are no more open dockets to request extension of an exclusion. The USTR stated the following at the Senate Hearing regarding the president’s 2020 Trade Agenda in June 2020: The USTR is not considering automatic extension of previously approved exclusions. Rather, prior to a group of exclusions expiring, USTR has issued a Federal Register Notice asking the public to comment on whether to extend these particular exclusions for up to one year.

Public dockets
USTR invites interested parties to submit comments on the public dockets listed.

Background Summary Report CRS – August 2020