USTR Request for Public Comments on 301 Investigation

15 Nov USTR Request for Public Comments on 301 Investigation

The Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) announced in a formal notice to the Federal Register the next steps in the statutory four-year review of the Section 301 Tariffs. 

The USTR will be seeking public comments on the subject and as of  November 15, 2022, the USTR will open a portal here: https://comments.USTR.gov and interested parties have until January 17, 2022 to submit commentary.

Per the formal notice, the type of commentary sought is as follows:

• The effectiveness of the actions in obtaining the elimination of China’s acts, policies, and practices related to technology transfer, intellectual property, and innovation.
• The effectiveness of the actions in counteracting China’s acts, policies, and practices related to technology transfer, intellectual property, and innovation.
• Other actions or modifications that would be more effective in obtaining the
  elimination of or in counteracting China’s acts, policies, and practices related to
  technology transfer, intellectual property, and innovation.
• The effects of the actions on the U.S. economy, including U.S. consumers.
• The effects of the actions on domestic manufacturing, including in terms of capital investments, domestic capacity and production levels, industry concentrations, and profits.
• The effects of the actions on U.S. technology, including in terms of U.S. technological leadership and U.S. technological development.
• The effects of the actions on U.S. workers, including with respect to employment and wages.
• The effects of the actions on U.S. small businesses.
• The effects of the actions on U.S. supply chain resilience.
• The effects of the actions on the goals of U.S. critical supply chains outlined in
  Executive Order 14017 and in subsequent reports and findings. 
• Whether the actions have resulted in higher additional duties on inputs used for
  additional manufacturing in the United States than the additional duties on particular downstream product(s) or finished good(s) incorporating those inputs.

This is your chance to be heard and to make an impact on policy. You can read more at the USTR website here.