China Section 301 Modifications to the Actions Resulting from the 2024 Four-Year Review (25% additional duty)

A Section 301 measure is a U.S. trade action that can impose an additional duty on qualifying goods from a particular country. This measure concerns modifications arising from a four-year review of actions involving China. The added duty is generally applied in addition to ordinary customs duty and other applicable trade measures, rather than replacing them.

The measure typically affects U.S. imports of products that are both classified under covered HTSUS subheadings and determined to be products of China under the applicable origin rules. For an importer, the key issues are correct tariff classification, country of origin, the measure’s effective-entry rules, and whether an exclusion or other special provision applies. Classification or applicability questions may require a customs broker or trade counsel’s review.

What to check

• Confirm the product’s complete HTSUS classification, including any required statistical suffix, against the official Section 301 product list.
• Verify the product’s country of origin; the country of export is not necessarily the country of origin.
• Check the official measure text and current instructions for the applicable entry or importation date and filing requirements.
• Look for an active product exclusion, exclusion extension, or other exception, and confirm that its scope precisely covers the merchandise.
• Check whether the Section 301 duty must be reported in addition to ordinary duty, antidumping or countervailing duties, safeguards, or other applicable measures.