This notice is to inform the Trade that the duty suspensions and reductions, pursuant to H.R. 4813, The Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2018 (MTB), for goods entered or withdrawn from a warehouse for consumption on or after October 13, 2018, will expire on December 31, 2020.

On September 13, 2018, the President signed into law the H.R. 4318. This MTB amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) to suspend and reduce tariffs on 1,660 products (see attachment) through December 31, 2020. The amendments are pursuant to the new process established in the American Manufacturing and Competitiveness Act of 2016 (H.R. 4923 / P.L. 114-159).

The MTB provisions expiring on December 31, 2020, are in the HTSUS subchapter II to chapter 99.

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Trade, Trade Transformation Office (TTO) has programmed in the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) the change to be effective on December 31, 2020, at 11:59 pm, EST.

Questions concerning this guidance should be directed to the CBP Trade Agreements Branch at FTA@cbp.dhs.gov.