Today (September 11, 2019), President Trump announced a short
reprieve for goods on Lists 1, 2 and 3. The 301 tariff on those
Chinese goods will still rise from 25% to 30%, but now instead of
that happening on October 1, 2019, the effective date will be
October 15, 2019. The stated reason for the delay is October 1,
2019 is the 70th Anniversary of the People's Republic of
China.
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As has been widely reported, on Friday, first President Trump
announced and then USTR Lighthizer confirmed the 301 tariffs on
goods out of China will increase. Specifically, the tariffs on the
goods on Lists 1, 2 and 3 will rise from 25% to 30% starting
October 1, 2019, while the tariffs on the List 4 products will
start at 15% on September 1, 2019 or December 15, 2019, rather than
the original 10%, depending on whether your product is on List 4A
or List 4B. USTR also acknowledged there will be a notice and
comment period provided in the Federal Register
