Section 301CBP guidanceUpdated Oct 7, 2026

USTR conforms China Section 301 exclusion 20(vvv)(i)(20) to new HTS statistical number

USTR makes a conforming amendment to Section 301 product exclusion U.S. note 20(vvv)(i)(20) to subchapter III of chapter 99 of the HTSUS, following USITC changes to ten-digit statistical reporting categories effective July 1, 2026. The excluded product is now described under statistical reporting number 8479.90.9591 from July 1, 2026, with the earlier description applying through June 30, 2026. The amendment maintains pre-existing product coverage and applies retroactively to goods of China entered on or after July 1, 2026. CBP will issue entry and implementation instructions.

Countries: 🇨🇳 China

How we got here

Every official document behind this update, oldest first.

  1. Filed earlySep 1, 2026 · Federal Register (public inspection) · Notice
    China's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation: Conforming Amendments to Product Exclusions
  2. PublishedSep 2, 2026 · Federal Register · Notice
    Notice of Conforming Amendments to Product Exclusions: China's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation
  3. CBP guidanceSep 22, 2026 · CBP CSMS · CSMS message
    GUIDANCE: Section 301 China Conforming Amendment
  4. Filed earlyOct 6, 2026 · Federal Register (public inspection) · Notice
    Conforming Amendment to Product Exclusion: China's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation
  5. PublishedOct 7, 2026 · Federal Register · Notice
    Notice of Conforming Amendment to Product Exclusion: China's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation
Stages
  1. Announced
  2. Signed
  3. ✓ Filed early
  4. ✓ Published
  5. ✓ CBP guidance
  6. In the HTS

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