Trade Cases
August 13, 2019
Leibowitz on Trade: New Dates on New China Tariffs
Written by Sandy Williams
Trade attorney and Steel Market Update contributor Lewis Leibowitz offers the following update on events in Washington:
The U.S. Trade Representative’s Office announced new effective dates on billions of dollars of imports from China today. Goods that, according to an analysis from the advocacy group Tariffs Hurt the Heartland, amounted to $28 billion in trade value, will not be hit with new 10 percent tariffs against China. On Sept. 1, 10 percent tariffs will be imposed by the United States on $112 billion in 2017 trade value. Ten percent tariffs on $160 billion in trade value will be delayed until Dec. 15 to permit popular items for Christmas to be imported without the tariff burden.
