The State Council Customs Tariff Commission’s Report on the Application of the United StatesAnnouncement on raising the tariff rate for some imported goods
Announcement No.3 [2019] of the Tax Commission
On May 9, 2019, the U.S. government announced that from May 10, 2019, the tariff rate on 200 billion U.S. dollars of list goods imported from China will be increased from 10% to 25%. The above-mentioned measures by the United States have led to the escalation of Sino-US economic and trade frictions, which violates the consensus of China and the United States on resolving trade differences through consultation, harms the interests of both sides, and does not meet the general expectations of the international community.
According to the Foreign Trade Law of People’s Republic of China (PRC), Regulations on Import and Export Tariffs of People’s Republic of China (PRC) and other laws and regulations and the basic principles of international law, the State Council Customs Tariff Commission decided to increase the tariff rate on some imported goods originating in the United States from 0: 00 on June 1, 2019. The relevant matters are hereby announced as follows:
1. For some goods in the Announcement of the State Council Customs Tariff Commission on Imposing Tariffs on Imported Goods Originating in the United States of America of about 60 billion US dollars (Announcement No.8 of the Tax Commission [2018]), the tariff rate will be increased, and it will be implemented according to the announcement of the State Council Customs Tariff Commission on Imposing Tariffs on Some Imported Goods Originating in the United States (Announcement No.6 of the Tax Commission [2018]). That is, a tariff of 25% will be imposed on 2493 items listed in Annex 1; Impose a 20% tariff on 1078 items listed in Annex 2; A 10% tariff will be imposed on 974 items listed in Annex 3. A tariff of 5% will still be imposed on the 595 items listed in Annex 4.
2. Other matters shall be implemented in accordance with Announcement [2018] No.6 of the Tax Commission.
Annex: 1. List of goods subject to 25% tariff on the United States
2. List of goods subject to 20% tariff on the United States
3. List of goods subject to 10% tariff on the United States
4. List of goods subject to 5% tariff on the United States
The State Council Customs Tariff Commission
May 13, 2019