--- title: USTR Opens Section 301 Tariff Exclusion Process for Certain Machinery from China Used in Domestic Manufacturing description: USTR opens a process to request temporary exclusions on certain Chinese machinery used in U.S. manufacturing, focusing on solar equipment, with a submission deadline of March 31, 2025. image: https://blog.aiag.org/hubfs/BLOG/tariff%20blue%20-%20blog.jpg --- [![White AIAG Logo - Uniting Minds.Elevating Standards.](https://blog.aiag.org/hs-fs/hubfs/White%20AIAG%20Logo%20-%20Uniting%20Minds.Elevating%20Standards..png?width=254&height=76&name=White%20AIAG%20Logo%20-%20Uniting%20Minds.Elevating%20Standards..png)](http://www.aiag.org/) [< Back to Blog Listings](https://blog.aiag.org/) # USTR Opens Section 301 Tariff Exclusion Process for Certain Machinery from China Used in Domestic Manufacturing by [www.thompsonhinesmartrade.com](https://blog.aiag.org/author/www-thompsonhinesmartrade-com) | Nov 04, 2024 ![tariff blue - blog](https://blog.aiag.org/hs-fs/hubfs/BLOG/tariff%20blue%20-%20blog.jpg?width=500&height=375&name=tariff%20blue%20-%20blog.jpg) On October 15, 2024, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced that it has opened a process for interested parties to request that certain machinery from China be temporarily excluded from Section 301 duties in the “Investigation of China’s Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation”. Upon concluding its statutorily-mandated four-year review of the China Section 301 tariffs, President Joseph Biden directed the USTR to establish a product exclusion process for machinery from China used in domestic manufacturing and to prioritize exclusions for certain solar manufacturing equipment from China. *See* Thompson Hine Update of [September 16, 2024](https://www.thompsonhinesmartrade.com/2024/09/ustr-finalizes-action-on-china-section-301-tariffs-following-four-year-review/). Consistent with the President’s direction, the current product exclusion process covers particular machinery from China used in domestic manufacturing classified within a subheading under Chapters 84 and 85 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). A list of eligible subheadings at Appendix E of the September 18, 2024 USTR *Federal Register* notice appears [here](https://ustr.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b58f12c4da47019d98a1e84ef&id=2d199796d1&e=a92a2762bc). As of October 15, 2024, the USTR has opened an electronic portal ([https://comments.ustr.gov](https://comments.ustr.gov/)) for accepting exclusion requests under the docket, “Temporary Exclusions for Machinery Used in Domestic Manufacturing,” at USTR–2024–0020. The deadline for submitting exclusion requests is March 31, 2025. Each request must identify a particular product and provide both supporting data and a rationale for the requested exclusion. The USTR will evaluate each request on a case-by-case basis, considering the stated rationale for the exclusion, whether the exclusion would undermine the objective of the Section 301 investigation, and whether the request adequately defines the product. 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