Mallory Alexander’s consulting arm, M-PACT Solutions, has updated their Section 301 tool here to reflect the changes to List 3 that were announced on August 24, 2020 in Federal Register notice 85 FR 52188. Please see the below exclusions and modifications that are represented in the update.

Two products are being added to the exclusion list (NOTE: exclusions must be claimed using HTSUS 9903.88.48 and are retroactive from September 24, 2018 to August 7, 2020):

U.S. Note 20(aaa) – added:
  • Wallets, whether or not with wrist straps, of reinforced plastics, each measuring at least 17.5 cm long by 2 cm wide by 11 cm high and not more than 19 cm long by 2 cm wide by 11 cm high (described in statistical reporting number 4202.32.1000)
  • Mixtures containing N,N-dimethyldodecan-1-amine (CAS No. 112-18-5) and N,N-dimethyltetradecan-1-amine (CAS No. 112-75-4) (described in statistical reporting number 3824.99.9297)
Eight previously granted exclusions are being modified (NOTE: exclusions must be claimed using the appropriate exclusion HTSUS and are retroactive from September 24, 2018 to August 7, 2020):
  • HTSUS 9403.20.0078 inserted (U.S. note 20(qq)(100) – exclusion 9903.88.38)
  • HTSUS 5903.10.2090 description changed (U.S. note 20(ll)(17) – exclusion 9903.88.33)
  • HTSUS 8466.93.1560 descriptions changed (U.S. notes 20(yy)(78), (79), (80), (81), (82), & (83) – exclusion 9903.88.46)