Notice of Product Exclusion Amendment: China's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation
| Citation | 85 FR 73590 |
| Record Number | 2020-25403 |
| Published date | 18 November 2020 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Trade Representative Office Of The United States |
Federal Register, Volume 85 Issue 223 (Wednesday, November 18, 2020)
[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 223 (Wednesday, November 18, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 73590]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-25403]
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Notice of Product Exclusion Amendment: China's Acts, Policies,
and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property,
and Innovation
AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Effective August 23, 2018, the U.S. Trade Representative
imposed additional duties on goods of China with an annual trade value
of approximately $16 billion as part of the action in the Section 301
investigation of China's acts, policies, and practices related to
technology transfer, intellectual property, and innovation. The U.S.
Trade Representative's determination included a decision to establish a
product exclusion process. The U.S. Trade Representative initiated the
exclusion process in September 2018, and stakeholders have submitted
requests for the exclusion of specific products. This notice announces
the U.S. Trade Representative's determination to make an amendment to a
previously granted exclusion to subchapter III of chapter 99 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS).
DATES: The amendment announced in this notice is retroactive to the
date the original exclusion was published and does not extend the
period for the original exclusion. U.S. Customs and Border Protection
will issue instructions on entry guidance and implementation.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general questions about this
notice, contact Associate General Counsel Philip Butler or Director of
Industrial Goods Justin Hoffmann at (202) 395-5725. For specific
questions on customs classification or implementation of the product
exclusions identified in the Annex to this notice, contact
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Background
For background on the proceedings in this investigation, please see
prior notices including: 82 FR 40213 (August 24, 2017), 83 FR 14906
(April 6, 2018), 83 FR 28710 (June 20, 2018), 83 FR 33608 (July 17,
2018), 83 FR 38760 (August 7, 2018), 83 FR 40823 (August 16, 2018), 83
FR 47236 (September 18, 2018), 83 FR 47974 (September 21, 2018), 83 FR
65198 (December 19, 2018), 84 FR 7966 (March 5, 2019), 84 FR 20459 (May
9, 2019), 84 FR 29576 (June 24, 2019), 84 FR 37381 (July 31, 2019), 84
FR 49600 (September 20, 2019), 84 FR 52553 (October 2, 2019), 84 FR
69011 (December 17, 2019), 85 FR 10808 (February 25, 2020), 85 FR 28691
(May 13, 2020), 85 FR 43291 (July 16, 2020), and 85 FR 49414 (August
13, 2020).
Effective August 23, 2018, the U.S. Trade Representative imposed
additional 25 percent duties on goods of China classified in 279 eight-
digit subheadings of the HTSUS, with an approximate annual trade value
of $16 billion. See 83 FR 40823. The U.S. Trade Representative's
determination included a decision to establish a process by which U.S.
stakeholders could request exclusion of particular products classified
within an eight-digit HTSUS subheading covered by the $16 billion
action from the additional duties. The U.S. Trade Representative issued
a notice setting out the process for the product exclusions, and opened
a public docket. See 83 FR 47236 (the September 18 notice).
In July 2019, the U.S. Trade Representative granted an initial set
of exclusion requests. See 84 FR 37381. The U.S. Trade Representative
granted additional exclusions in September and October 2019, and
February and July 2020. See 84 FR 49600; 84 FR 52553; 85 FR 10808; 85
FR 43291.
B. Technical Amendment to Exclusion
The Annex makes one technical amendment to U.S. note 20(o)(14) to
subchapter III of chapter 99 of the HTSUS, as set out in the Annex of
the notice published at 84 FR 37381 (July 31, 2019).
Annex
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 August 23, 2018, and through July 31, 2020,
U.S. note 20(o)(14) to subchapter III of chapter 99 of the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), is modified by deleting
``Gasoline or liquid propane (LP)'' and inserting ``Gas (natural or
liquid propane (LP))'' in lieu thereof.
Joseph Barloon,
General Counsel, Office of the United States Trade Representative.
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