On August 13th, 2019, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced that the U.S. plans to impose a 10% tariff on Chinese-origin goods not previously impacted by the preceding lists. The newly impacted products are split into two groups (List A and List B), each with a different implementation date:
· List A can be found here and will go into effect on September 1st. This list includes footwear, certain types of clothing, and linens.
· List B can be found here and will go into effect on December 15th. This list includes foods, baby items, certain types of clothing, watches and certain types of electronics.
The scope of the September 1st and December 15th effective dates will be clearly defined when the USTR officially announces the tariff in a Federal Register notice, expected in the next 48 hours.
As this tariff announcement is not yet official, at this point we are only alerting you of a potential impact. We will share updated information as soon as it becomes available.