In a Federal Register notice, USTR said the extensions were applied to products excluded from its 7.5 percent "Section 301" tariffs imposed a year ago on some $300 billion worth of Chinese goods a year ago amid tense trade talks between the world's two largest economies.
Reuters
The US Trade Representative's office said on September 1 it has extended China tariff exclusions for a wide range of goods, including smart watches and certain medical masks, through the end of 2020, rather than renewing the previous one-year extension.
In a Federal Register notice, USTR said the extensions were applied to products excluded from its 7.5 percent "Section 301" tariffs imposed a year ago on some $300 billion worth of Chinese goods a year ago amid tense trade talks between the world's two largest economies.
The products included a number of Bluetooth and wearable data-transmitting devices, such as those imported from China by Apple Inc, FitBit, Sonos and other technology companies.First Published on Sep 1, 2020 08:58 pm