Announcement of the State Council Customs Tariff Commission on temporarily not imposing tariff measures on some imported goods originating in the United States

Announcement of the State Council Customs Tariff Commission on temporarily not imposing tariff measures on some imported goods originating in the United States
Announcement No.7 [2019] of the Tax Commission

In order to implement the results of recent consultations between China and the United States on economic and trade issues, according to People’s Republic of China (PRC) Customs Law, People’s Republic of China (PRC) Foreign Trade Law, People’s Republic of China (PRC) Import and Export Tariff Regulations and other laws and regulations and the basic principles of international law, the the State Council Customs Tariff Commission decided not to impose additional tariffs on some imported goods originating in the United States for the time being. The relevant matters are as follows:

1. From 12: 01 on December 15, 2019, the measures of tariff increase stipulated in Announcement No.4 of the Tax Commission [2019] will not be implemented for the goods in Annex 2 of Announcement No.4 of the the State Council Customs Tariff Commission on Imposing Tariffs on Some Imported Goods Originated in the United States. That is, the 10% tariff imposed by Announcement No.4 of the Tax Commission [2019] will not be levied for the 749 items listed in the first part of Annex 2 and the 163 items listed in the second part; For the 634 items listed in the third part of Annex 2 and the 1815 items listed in the fourth part, the 5% tariff imposed by Announcement No.4 of the Tax Commission [2019] will not be levied for the time being. The implementation time will be notified separately.

2. Since 12: 01 on December 15, 2019, the Announcement of the State Council Customs Tariff Commission on Resumption of Tariffs on Automobiles and Parts Originated in the United States (Announcement [2019] No.5 of the Tax Commission) will not be implemented for the time being. That is, from 12: 01 on December 15, 2019, the 28 tax items listed in Annex 1 of the Announcement of the State Council Customs Tariff Commission on Suspension of Tariffs on Cars and Parts Originated in the United States (Announcement of the Tax Commission [2018] No.10) will continue to be suspended, and the Announcement of the State Council Customs Tariff Commission on Imposing Tariffs on Imported Goods Originated in the United States (Announcement of the Tax Commission [2008] For the 116 items listed in Annex 2 of Announcement No.10 [2018] of the Tax Commission, the 25% tariff imposed by the Announcement of the State Council Customs Tariff Commission on Imposing Tariffs on Imported Goods Originating in the United States (Announcement No.7 [2018] of the Tax Commission) will continue to be suspended; For the 67 items listed in Annex 3 of Announcement No.10 [2018] of the Tax Commission, the 5% tariff imposed by the Announcement of the State Council Customs Tariff Commission on Imposing Tariffs on Imported Goods Originating in the United States (Announcement No.8 [2018] of the Tax Commission) will continue to be suspended. The implementation time will be notified separately.

The State Council Customs Tariff Commission
December 15, 2019