Could 23, 2024 – The Workplace of the U.S. Commerce Consultant (USTR) launched extra particulars on the face masks, gloves and needle codes for tariff will increase, in keeping with USTR and HIDA. The just lately printed Federal Register discover follows final week's White Home announcement on the tariff proposal and the four-year evaluation of the 2018 and 2019 tariff schedules carried out by USTR. The proposal for needles and syringes is a charge of fifty% and for face masks and gloves, the USTR is proposing a rise to 25%.

Under are the important thing factors and related HTSUS codes for affected face masks, gloves and needles:

• Responses have to be obtained by June 28
• Any proposed 2024 charges will go into impact on August 1 after they’re finalized
• The exclusion course of is solely for family manufacturing machines (not for medical merchandise)
• USTR requests touch upon:
  • Impression of the proposals on the economic system and shoppers
  • If the speed for medical merchandise needs to be larger than proposed
  • For face masks: if extra statistical reporting codes are to be included underneath tariff subheading 6307.90.98

USTR assertion