BACKGROUND 

On December 21, 2022, United States Trade Representative (USTR) published 87 FR 78187, extending 352 previously reinstated Section 301 product exclusions for nine months, through September 30, 2023. 

The exclusions listed are available for any product that meets the description as set out in the Annex to 87 FR 17380, regardless of whether the importer filed an exclusion request.  Further, the scope of each exclusion is governed by the scope of the 10-digit HTSUS classification and product descriptions provided in the Annex to 87 FR 17380, not by the product descriptions set out in any particular request for exclusion.   

The functionality for the acceptance of the extended product exclusions will be available in the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) as of 7 am eastern standard time, December 29, 2022.  

GUIDANCE 

Instructions for importers, brokers, and filers on submitting entries to CBP containing granted exclusions by the USTR from the Section 301 measures are set out below: 

• Per the Annex to 87 FR 17380 and Federal Register notice 87 FR 78187, in addition to reporting the regular Chapters 03, 05, 16, 29, 34, 38, 39, 40, 42, 48, 50, 51, 52, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 60, 61, 62, 63, 65, 68, 69, 70, 73, 75, 76, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 90, 91 and 94 classifications of the HTSUS for the imported merchandise, importers shall report the HTSUS classification 9903.88.67 (Articles, the product of China as provided for in U.S. notes 20(ttt)(i), 20(ttt)(ii), 20(ttt)(iii), and 20(ttt)(iv) to this subchapter, each covered by an exclusion granted by the USTR for imported merchandise subject to the exclusion). 

• Importers shall not submit the corresponding Chapter 99 HTSUS classification for the Section 301 duties when HTSUS 9903.88.67 is submitted. 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 

Imports which have been granted a product exclusion from the Section 301 measures and which are not subject to the Section 301 duties, are not covered by the Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) provisions of the Section 301 Federal Register notices, but instead are subject to the FTZ provisions in 19 CFR part 146.  

To request a refund of Section 301 duties paid on previous imports of products granted duty exclusions by the USTR, importers may file a Post Summary Correction (PSC) if within the PSC filing timeframe.  If the entry is beyond the PSC filing timeframe, importers may protest the liquidation if within the protest filing timeframe.  The latest guidance on the process for submitting retroactive claims for product exclusions to CBP is found in CSMS 42566154. 

Specifically, if importers enter Chinese goods subject to the extended exclusions under HTSUS classification 9903.88.67 on or after January 1, 2023, and pay Section 301 duties, importers should file Post Summary Corrections on or after January 2, 2023, to obtain a refund of duties paid.   

In situations where an importer has requested a product exclusion and the request is pending with the USTR, importers or their licensed representative may submit a request to extend the liquidation of impacted unliquidated entry summaries to CBP. 

Reminder: importers, brokers, and/or filers should refer to CSMS 39587858 (Entry Summary Order of Reporting for Multiple HTS when 98 or 99 HTS are required) for guidance when filing an entry summary in which a heading or subheading in Chapter 99 is claimed on imported merchandise.  

For ease of reference, a summary of Section 301 duties and product exclusion notifications is attached.  

Questions from the importing community concerning ACE entry rejections involving product exclusions should be referred to their CBP Client Representative. Questions related to Section 301 entry-filing requirements, please refer to CSMS message #CSMS #52417905 (Information on Trade Remedy Questions and Resources) CSMS #52417905 - UPDATE: Information on Trade Remedy Questions and Resources (govdelivery.com).