Heading 9903

9903.88.50

Effective with respect to entries on or after June 4, 2020, and through December 31, 2020, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(ccc) to this subchapter, each covered by an exclusion granted by the U.S. Trade Representative

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U.S. note 20(ccc)

(ccc) The U.S. Trade Representative determined to establish a process by which particular products classified in heading 9903.88.01 and provided for in U.S. notes 20(a) and 20(b) to this subchapter could be excluded from the additional duties imposed by heading 9903.88.01. See 83 Fed. Reg. 28710 (June 20, 2018) and 83 Fed. Reg. 32181 (July 11, 2018). Pursuant to the product exclusion process, the U.S. Trade Representative has determined that, as provided in heading 9903.88.50, the additional duties provided for in heading 9903.88.01 shall not apply to the following particular products, which are provided for in the enumerated statistical reporting numbers: [ Compiler's note: expired. ]

(1) Oil well and oil field crank-balanced, long-stroke and beam pumps (described in statistical reporting number 8413.50.0010)

(2) Centrifugal pumps, submersible, other than for use with machines for making cellulosic pulp, paper or paperboard; the foregoing pumps rated not over 15 kW (described in statistical reporting number 8413.70.2004)

(3) Submersible pump incorporating a magnetic drive motor (described in statistical reporting number 8413.70.2004)

(4) Centrifugal pumps designed for eliminating condensate, the foregoing not elsewhere specified or included (described in statistical reporting number 8413.70.2090)

(5) Housings for water pumps of subheading 8413.30.90 (described in statistical reporting number 8413.91.9010)

(6) Solar water heaters incorporating glass tube heat collectors and including glass tubes and stands with tanks (described in statistical reporting number 8419.19.0040)

(7) Heat exchanger plates, cores, finned tubes, cones, shells, bonnets, flanges and baffles (described in statistical reporting number 8419.90.3000)

(8) Garage door opener/closers (described in statistical reporting number 8428.90.0290)

(9) Pile drivers, diesel powered (described in statistical reporting number 8430.10.0000)

(10) Welded frames designed to support conveyor rollers (described in statistical reporting number 8431.39.0010)

(11) Coupling covers, including center members, flanged hubs, sleeves and shoes (described in statistical reporting number 8483.90.8010)

(12) AC multi-phase motors, each of an output exceeding 300 kW but not exceeding 310 kW, fitted with pulleys and brakes to raise and lower passenger elevators (described in statistical reporting number 8501.53.8040)

(13) Regenerative speed drive controllers for controlling speed of electric motors for elevators (described in statistical reporting number 8504.40.4000)

(14) Speed drive controllers for electric motors, each such controller measuring 100 mm or more but not over 130 mm in length, 40 mm or more but not over 125 mm in width and 24 mm or more but not over 85 mm in height (described in statistical reporting number 8504.40.4000)

(15) Projector parts (described in statistical reporting number 8529.90.9900)

(16) Disposable surface electrodes for intra-operative neuromonitoring (“IONM”) systems, each composed of a surface electrode pad, an insulated wire, and a standard DIN 42802 connector (described in statistical reporting number 9018.19.9560)

History in the official tariff

In every edition since the 2025 Basic Edition, in force from December 31, 2024, the earliest TariffTrust holds.

Its description and rates have not changed since.

In the tariff

  1. 9903.88.50Effective with respect to entries on or after June 4, 2020, and through December 31, 2020, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(ccc) to this subchapter, each covered by an exclusion granted by the U.S. Trade RepresentativeThe duty provided in the applicable subheading