On March 31, 2021, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) published in the Federal Register
(86 FR 16819)
a request for written comments regarding a potential trade action in connection with the Section 301 investigation of Italy's Digital Services Tax (DST). USTR also will convene virtual public hearings and accept rebuttal comments in relation to the potential action.
Comments are due by April 30, 2021.
Italy has adopted a DST that applies to companies that during the previous calendar year, generated [euro]750 million or more in worldwide revenues and [euro]5.5 million or more in revenues deriving from the provision of digital services in Italy.
On January 14, 2021, based on information obtained during a investigation and the advice of the Section 301 Committee, the U.S. Trade Representative determined that Italy's DST is unreasonable or discriminatory and burdens or restricts U.S. commerce, and therefore is actionable under sections 301(b) and 304(a) of the Trade Act (19 U.S.C. 2411(b) and 2414(a))
USTR proposes to impose additional tariffs of up to 25 percent ad valorem on a list of goods from Italy.
The list published at 86 FR 16819 is quite extensive and contains the following articles of protential interest to clients of Agathon Associates.
Note: All products that are classified in the eight-digit subheadings of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) that are listed in this Annex are covered by the proposed action. The product descriptions that are contained in this Annex are provided for informational purposes only, and are not intended to delimit in any way the scope of the proposed action. Any questions regarding the scope of a particular HTSUS subheading should be referred to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. In the product descriptions, the abbreviation ``nesoi'' means ``not elsewhere specified or included''.
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HTSUS subheading Product description
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4202.29.10................. Handbags w. or w/o shld. strap or w/o
handle of mat. (o/t leather, shtng. of
plas., tex. mat., vul. fib. or paperbd.),
paper cov., of plas.
4202.29.50................. Handbags w. or w/o shld. strap or w/o
handle of mat. (o/t leather, shtng. of
plas., tex. mat., vul. fib. or paperbd.),
pap.cov.,of mat. nesoi.
4202.29.90................. Handbags with or without shoulder straps or
without handle, with outer surface of
vulcanized fiber or of paperboard, not
covered with paper.
4202.31.30................. Articles of a kind normally carried in the
pocket or handbag, with outer surface of
reptile leather.
4203.29.30................. Men's gloves, mittens and mitts of leather
or composition leather, nesoi, seamed.
4203.29.40................. Gloves, mittens and mitts of leather or
composition leather, nesoi, not lined, for
persons other than men.
4203.29.50................. Gloves, mittens and mitts of leather or
composition leather, nesoi, lined, for
persons other than men.
6103.10.10................. Men's or boys' suits, knitted or crocheted,
of wool or fine animal hair.
6103.31.00................. Men's or boys' suit-type jackets and
blazers, knitted or crocheted, of wool or
fine animal hair.
6103.32.00................. Men's or boys' suit-type jackets and
blazers, knitted or crocheted, of cotton.
6103.33.20................. Men's or boys' suit-type jackets and
blazers, knitted or crocheted, of
synthetic fibers, nesoi.
6103.39.80................. Men's or boys' suit-type jackets and
blazers, of textile mats, (except wool,
cotton, or mmf), cont less than 70% by wt
of silk, knitted/croc.
6104.31.00................. Women's or girls' suit-type jackets and
blazers, knitted or crocheted, of wool or
fine animal hair.
6104.32.00................. Women's or girls' suit-type jackets and
blazers, knitted or crocheted, of cotton.
6104.33.20................. Women's or girls' suit-type jackets and
blazers, knitted or crocheted, of
synthetic fibers, nesoi.
6110.30.10................. Sweaters, pullovers, sweatshirts and
similar articles, knitted or crocheted, of
man-made fibers, cont. 25% or more by
weight of leather.
6117.80.20................. Ties, bow ties and cravats, containing 70%
or more by weight of silk or silk waste,
knitted or crocheted.
6117.80.87................. Ties, bow ties and cravats, containing
under 70% by weight of silk or silk waste,
knitted or crocheted.
6117.80.95................. Made up clothing accessories (excl shawl,
scarve, and like, tie, cravat, headband,
ponytail holder and like), cont < 70% wt
of silk, k/c.
6203.19.10................. Men's or boys' suits, not knitted or
crocheted, of cotton.
6203.31.90................. Men's or boys' suit-type jackets and
blazers, of wool or fine animal hair, not
knitted or crocheted.
6203.32.10................. Men's or boys' suit-type jackets and
blazers, not knitted or crocheted, of
cotton, containing 36 percent or more of
flax fibers.
6203.32.20................. Men's or boys' suit-type jackets and
blazers, not knitted or crocheted, of
cotton, under 36% by weight of flax.
6203.33.10................. Men's or boys' suit-type jackets and
blazers, not knitted or crocheted, of
synthetic fibers, cont. 36% or more of
wool or fine animal hair.
6203.33.20................. Men's or boys' suit-type jackets and
blazers, not knitted or crocheted, of
synthetic fibers, under 36% by weight of
wool.
6203.39.10................. Men's or boys' suit-type jackets and
blazers, of artificial fibers, containing
36% or more by weight of wool or fine
animal hair, not k/c.
6203.39.20................. Men's or boys' suit-type jackets and
blazers, not knitted or crocheted, of
artificial fibers, under 36% by weight of
wool.
6203.39.50................. Men's or boys' suit-type jackets and
blazers, of textile materials (except
wool, cotton or mmf), cont 70% or more by
weight of silk, not k/c.
6203.39.90................. Men's or boys' suit-type jackets and
blazers, of text materials (except wool,
cotton or mmf), containing under 70% by
weight of silk, not k/c.
6204.31.10................. Women's or girls' suit-type jackets &
blazers, of wool or fine animal hair, not
knitted or crocheted, cont. 30% or more of
silk/silk waste.
6204.31.20................. Women's or girls' suit-type jackets and
blazers, of wool or fine animal hair, not
knitted or crocheted, under 30% by weight
of silk.
6204.32.20................. Women's or girls' suit-type jackets and
blazers, of cotton, not knitted or
crocheted, under 36% flax.
6204.33.10................. Women's or girls' suit-type jackets and
blazers, not knitted or crocheted, of
synthetic fibers, cont. 30% or more of
silk/silk waste.
6204.33.40................. Women's or girls' suit-type jackets &
blazers, not knitted or crocheted, of
synthetic fibers, cont. 36% or more of
wool or fine animal hair.
6204.33.50................. Women's or girls' suit-type jackets and
blazers, not knitted or crocheted, of
synthetic fibers, nesoi.
6204.39.20................. Women's or girls' suit-type jackets &
blazers, not knitted or crocheted, of
artificial fibers, cont. 36% or more of
wool or fine animal hair.
6204.39.30................. Women's or girls' suit-type jackets and
blazers, not knitted or crocheted, of
artificial fibers, under 36% by weight of
wool.
6204.39.60................. Women's or girls' suit-type jackets and
blazers, not knitted/crocheted, of textile
materials nesoi, cont. 70% + of silk or
silk waste.
6204.39.80................. Women's or girls' suit-type jackets and
blazers, not knitted or crocheted, of
textile materials nesoi.
6211.39.03................. Rec perf outwear, men's or boys' track
suits or other garments nesoi, not knitted
or crocheted, of wool or fine animal hair.
6211.39.30................. Men's or boys' track suits or other
garments nesoi, not knitted or crocheted,
of wool or fine animal hair, o/than rec
perf outwear.
6215.10.00................. Ties, bow ties and cravats, not knitted or
crocheted, of silk or silk waste.
6215.20.00................. Ties, bow ties and cravats, not knitted or
crocheted, of man-made fibers.
6215.90.00................. Ties, bow ties and cravats, not knitted or
crocheted, of textile materials nesoi.
6403.59.60................. Footwear w/outer soles and uppers of
leather, not cov. ankle, n/welt, for men,
youths and boys.
6403.91.60................. Footwear w/outer soles of rubber/plastics/
composition leather & uppers of leather,
covering the ankle, n/welt, for men,
youths and boys.
6403.91.90................. Footwear w/outer soles of rubber/plastics/
comp. leather & uppers of leather, cov.
ankle, n/welt, for persons other than men/
youths/boys.
6404.20.40................. Footwear w/outer soles of leather/comp.
leath., n/o 50% by wt. rub./plast. or rub./
plast./text. & 10%+ by wt. rub./plast.,
val. o/$2.50/pr.
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