The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced a settlement with U.S. importers that were accused of mis-stating the tariff classification of Chinese chain saw chains and blades in order to avoid the high Section 301 tariffs imposed by the Trump administration and continued under the Biden administration.

In the coming months, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) will be required to review the Section 301 tariffs the United States is currently imposing on China.

On September 16, China’s Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council announced on its website that China will extend tariff exemptions for 81 products imported from the United States by seven months. This is the fifth time that China has extended tariff exemptions for U.S. goods. In the

In a letter [http://docs.chinatrademonitor.com/IndustryLetter301PhaseOne.pdf] to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai, a number of leading U.S. business groups outlined their priorities on China-related trade issues. They focused on three key issues: 1) Implementation of the Phase One agreement; 2)