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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE

[Docket Number USTR?2019?0004]

Request for Comments Concerning Proposed Modification of Action Pursuant to Section 301: China's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation

AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.

ACTION: Request for comments and notice of public hearing.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the direction of the President, the U.S. Trade Representative (Trade Representative) proposes a modification of the action being taken in this Section 301 investigation of the acts, policies, and practices of the Government of China related to technology transfer, intellectual property, and innovation. The proposed modification is to take further action in the form of an additional ad valorem duty of up to 25 percent on products of China with an annual trade value of approximately $300 billion. The products subject to this proposed modification are classified in the HTSUS subheadings set out in the Annex to this notice. The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) is seeking public comment and will hold a public hearing regarding this proposed modification.

DATES: To be assured of consideration, you must submit comments and responses in accordance with the following schedule:

June 10, 2019: Due date for filing requests to appear and a summary of expected testimony at the public hearing.

June 17, 2019: Due date for submission of written comments.

June 17, 2019: The Section 301 Committee will convene a public hearing in the main hearing room of the U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436, that begins at 9:30 a.m.

Seven days after the last day of the public hearing: Due date for submission of post-hearing rebuttal comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions about this proposed action, contact Assistant General Counsels Arthur Tsao or Megan Grimball, or Director of Industrial Goods Justin Hoffmann at (202) 395?5725. For questions on customs classification, contact traderemedy@cbp..

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Prior Determinations in the Investigation

For background on the proceedings in this investigation, please see the prior notices issued in the investigation, including 82 FR 40213 (August 24, 2017), 83 FR 14906 (April 6, 2018), 83 FR 28710 (June 20, 2018), 83 FR 33608 (July 17, 2018), 83 FR 38760 (August 7, 2018), 83 FR 40823 (August 16, 2018), 83 FRN 47974 (September 21, 2018), and 84 FRN 20459 (May 9, 2019).

On August 18, 2017, USTR initiated an investigation into certain acts, policies, and practices of the Government of China related to technology transfer, intellectual property, and innovation (82 FR 40213). During the investigation, the Trade Representative determined that the acts, policies, and practices of China under investigation are unreasonable or discriminatory and burden or restrict U.S. commerce, and are thus actionable under Section 301(b) of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (Trade Act).

At the direction of the President, the Trade Representative determined to take actions resulting in the imposition of an additional 25 percent duty on products of China with an annual trade value of approximately $250 billion. The additional duties were imposed in three tranches. Tranche 1 covered 818 tariff subheadings, with an approximate annual trade value of $34 billion. See 83 FR 28710 (June 20, 2018). Tranche 2 covered 279 tariff subheadings, with an approximate annual trade value of $16 billion. See 83 FR 40823 (August 16, 2018). Tranche 3 covered 5733 tariff subheadings, with an approximate annual trade value of $200 billion. See 83 FR 47974 (September 21, 2018); 83 FR 49153 (September 28, 2018); and 84 FR 20459 (May 9, 2019).

B. Proposed Modification of Action

The United States is engaging with China with the goal of obtaining the elimination of the acts, policies, and practices covered in the investigation. The leaders of the United States and China met on December 1, 2018, and agreed to hold negotiations on a range of issues, including those covered in this Section 301 investigation. See . Since the meeting on December 1, the United States and China have engaged in additional rounds of negotiation on these issues, including meetings in March, April, and May of 2019. Shortly in advance of the last scheduled round, China retreated from specific commitments made in previous

rounds. China also has announced further retaliatory action against U.S. commerce. The United States and China intend to continue further discussions.

Section 301(b) of the Trade Act provides that ``the Trade Representative shall take all appropriate and feasible action authorized under [section 301(c)], subject to the specific direction, if any, of the President regarding any such action . . . to obtain the elimination of [the] act, policy, or practice'' covered in the investigation. Section 307 of the Trade Act provides that ``[t]he Trade Representative may modify or terminate any action, subject to the specific direction, if any, of the President with respect to such action, that is being taken under [section 301] if . . . the burden or restriction on United States commerce . . . of the acts, policies, and practices that are the subject of such action has increased or decreased or if such action is being taken under section 301(b) of this title and is no longer appropriate.'' In light of China's failure to meaningfully address the acts, policies, and practices that are subject to this investigation and its response to the current action being taken in this investigation, and at the direction of the President, the Trade Representative proposes to modify the action being taken in this investigation.

In particular, in accordance with the direction of the President, the Trade Representative is proposing to modify the action being taken in this investigation by taking further action in the form of an additional ad valorem duty of up to 25 percent on products of China covered in the list of 3,805 full and partial tariff subheadings set out in the Annex to this notice. The proposed product list has an approximate annual trade value of $300 billion. The proposed product list covers essentially all products not currently covered by action in this investigation. The proposed product list excludes pharmaceuticals, certain pharmaceutical inputs, select medical goods, rare earth materials, and critical minerals. Product exclusions granted by the Trade Representative on prior tranches from this investigation will not be affected.

Any merchandise subject to the increased tariffs admitted into a U.S. foreign trade zone on or after the effective date of the increased tariffs, except those eligible for admission under ``domestic status'' as defined in 19 CFR 146.43, would have to be admitted as ``privileged foreign status'' as defined in 19 CFR 146.41, and would be subject upon entry for consumption to the additional duty.

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D. Request for Public Comments

USTR invites comments from interested persons with respect to the proposed action to be taken in the investigation. To be assured of consideration, you must submit written comments by June 17, 2019. Posthearing rebuttal comments, which should be limited to rebutting or supplementing testimony at the hearing, must be submitted within seven days after the last day of the public hearing. USTR requests comments with respect to any aspect of the proposed action, including:

? The specific tariff subheadings to be subject to increased duties, including whether the subheadings listed in the Annex should be retained or removed, or whether subheadings not currently on the list should be added.

? The level of the increase, if any, in the rate of duty.

? The appropriate aggregate level of trade to be covered by additional duties.

In commenting on the inclusion or removal of particular tariff subheadings listed in the Annex, USTR requests that commenters address specifically whether imposing increased duties on a particular product would be practicable or effective to obtain the elimination of China's acts, policies, and practices, and whether imposing additional duties on a particular product would cause disproportionate economic harm to U.S. interests, including small- or mediumsize businesses and consumers.

E. Hearing Participation

The Section 301 Committee will convene a public hearing in the main hearing room of the U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436, beginning at 9:30 a.m. on June 17, 2019. You must submit requests to appear at the hearing by June 10, 2019. The request to appear must include a summary of testimony, and may be accompanied by a prehearing submission. Remarks at the hearing may be no longer than five minutes to allow for possible questions from the Section 301 Committee.

All requests to appear at the hearing must be in English and sent electronically via . To submit a request to appear at the hearing via , enter docket number USTR?2019?0004 on the

home page and click `search.' The site will provide a search-results page listing all documents associated with this docket. Find a reference to this notice and click on the link titled `comment now!'. In the `comment' field, include the name, address, email address, and telephone number of the person presenting the testimony. Attach a summary of the proposed testimony, and a pre-hearing submission if provided, by using the `upload file' field. The file name should include both the name of the person who will be presenting testimony and the entity they represent. In addition, please submit a request to appear and a PDF of the summary of proposed testimony by email to 301investigation@ustr.. In the subject line of the email, please include the name of the person who will be presenting testimony, followed by `request to appear.' Please also include the name, address, email address, and telephone number of the person presenting testimony in the body of the email message.

F. Procedures for Written Submissions

All submissions must be in English and sent electronically via . To submit comments via , enter docket number USTR?2019?0004 on the home page and click `search.' The site will provide a search-results page listing all documents associated with this docket. Find a reference to this notice and click on the link titled `comment now!' For further information on using the website, please consult the resources provided on the website by clicking on `How to Use ' on the bottom of the home page. We will not accept hand-delivered submissions.

The website allows users to submit comments by filling in a `comment' field or by attaching a document using an `upload file' field. USTR prefers that you submit comments in an attached document. If you attach a document, it is sufficient to type `see attached' in the `comment' field. USTR prefers submissions in Microsoft Word (.doc) or searchable Adobe Acrobat (.pdf). If you use an application other than those two, please indicate the name of the application in the `comment' field.

File names should reflect the name of the person or entity submitting the comments. Please do not attach separate cover letters to electronic submissions; rather, include any information that might appear in a cover letter in the comments themselves. Similarly, to the extent possible, please include any exhibits, annexes, or other attachments in the same file as the comment itself, rather than submitting them as separate files.

For any comments submitted electronically that contain business confidential information, the file name of the business confidential version should begin with the characters `BC'. Any page containing business confidential information must be clearly marked `BUSINESS CONFIDENTIAL' on the top of that page and the submission should clearly indicate, via brackets, highlighting, or other means, the specific information that is business confidential. If you request business confidential treatment, you must certify in writing that disclosure of the information would endanger trade secrets or profitability, and that the information would not customarily be released to the public. Filers of submissions containing business confidential information also must submit a public version of their comments. The file name of the public version should begin with the character `P'. The `BC' and `P' should be followed by the name of the person or entity submitting the comments or rebuttal comments. If these procedures are not sufficient to protect business confidential information or otherwise protect business interests, please contact the USTR Tech Transfer Section 301 line at (202) 395?5725 to discuss whether alternative arrangements are possible.

USTR will post submissions in the docket for public inspection, except business confidential information. You can view submissions on the website by entering docket number USTR?2019? 0004 in the search field on the home page.

Joseph Barloon,

General Counsel, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.

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ANNEX--PROPOSED PRODUCT LIST

SECTION 1

[All products that are classified in the 8-digit subheadings of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS) that are listed in Section 1 of this Annex are covered by the proposed action. The product descriptions that are contained in Section 1 of 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 HTS subheading should be referred to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. In the product descriptions, the abbreviation ``nesoi'' means ``not elsewhere specified or included''.]

HTS subheading

Product description

0101.21.00 ........ 0101.29.00 ........ 0101.30.00 ........ 0101.90.30 ........ 0101.90.40 ........ 0102.21.00 ........ 0102.29.20 ........ 0102.29.40 ........ 0102.31.00 ........ 0102.39.00 ........ 0102.90.00 ........ 0103.10.00 ........ 0103.91.00 ........ 0103.92.00 ........ 0104.10.00 ........ 0104.20.00 ........ 0105.11.00 ........ 0105.12.00 ........ 0105.13.00 ........ 0105.14.00 ........ 0105.15.00 ........ 0105.94.00 ........ 0105.99.00 ........ 0106.11.00 ........ 0106.12.01 ........ 0106.13.00 ........ 0106.14.00 ........ 0106.19.30 ........ 0106.19.91 ........ 0106.20.00 ........ 0106.31.00 ........ 0106.32.00 ........ 0106.33.00 ........ 0106.39.01 ........ 0106.41.00 ........ 0106.49.00 ........ 0106.90.01 ........ 0201.10.05 ........ 0201.10.10 ........ 0201.10.50 ........ 0201.20.02 ........ 0201.20.04 ........ 0201.20.06 ........ 0201.20.10 ........ 0201.20.30 ........ 0201.20.50 ........ 0201.20.80 ........ 0201.30.02 ........ 0201.30.04 ........ 0201.30.06 ........ 0201.30.10 ........ 0201.30.30 ........ 0201.30.50 ........ 0201.30.80 ........ 0202.10.05 ........ 0202.10.10 ........ 0202.10.50 ........ 0202.20.02 ........ 0202.20.04 ........ 0202.20.06 ........ 0202.20.10 ........ 0202.20.30 ........ 0202.20.50 ........ 0202.20.80 ........ 0202.30.02 ........ 0202.30.04 ........

Live purebred breeding horses. Live horses other than purebred breeding horses. Live asses. Mules and hinnies imported for immediate slaughter. Mules and hinnies not imported for immediate slaughter. Live purebred breeding cattle. Cows imported specially for dairy purposes. Live cattle other than purebred or those imported for dairy purposes. Live purebred breeding buffalo. Live buffalo, other than purebred breeding animals. Live bovine animals, other than cattle and buffalo. Live purebred breeding swine. Live swine, other than purebred breeding swine, weighing less than 50 kg each. Live swine, other than purebred breeding swine, weighing 50 kg or more. Live sheep. Live goats. Live chickens weighing not over 185 g each. Live turkeys weighing not more than over 185 g each. Live ducks, weighing not more than 185 g each. Live geese, weighing not more than 185 g each. Live guinea fowls, weighing not more than 185 g each. Live Poultry; Chickens. Live ducks, geese, turkeys and guineas, weighing over 185 g each. Live primates. Live whales, dolphins and porpoises; manatees and dugongs, seals, sea lions, and walruses. Live camels and other camelids (Camelidae). Live rabbits and hares. Live foxes. Live mammals, not elsewhere specified or included. Live reptiles (including snakes and turtles). Live birds of prey. Live psittaciforme birds (including parrots, parakeets, macaws and cockatoos). Ostriches; emus. Live birds, other than poultry, birds of prey or psittaciforme birds. Bees. Live insects other than bees. Live animals other than mammals, reptiles, insects, and birds. Bovine carcasses and halves, fresh or chld., descr. in gen. note 15 of the HTS. Bovine carcasses and halves, fresh or chld., descr. in add. US note 3 to Ch. 2. Bovine carcasses and halves, fresh or chld., other than descr. in gen. note 15 or add. US note 3 to Ch. 2. High-qual. beef cuts w/bone in, processed, fresh or chld., descr in gen. note 15 of the HTS. Bovine meat cuts (except high-qual. beef cuts), w/bone in, processed, fresh or chld., descr in gen. note 15 of the HTS. Bovine meat cuts, w/bone in, not processed, fresh or chld., descr in gen. note 15 of the HTS. High-qual. beef cuts, w/bone in, processed, fresh or chld., descr in add. US note 3 to Ch. 2. Bovine meat cuts (except high-qual. beef cuts), w/bone in, processed, fresh or chld., descr in add. US note 3 to Ch. 2. Bovine meat cuts, w/bone in, not processed, fresh or chld., descr in add. US note 3 to Ch. 2. Bovine meat cuts, w/bone in, fresh or chld., not descr in gen. note 15 or add. US note 3 to Ch. 2. High-qual. beef cuts, boneless, processed, fresh or chld., descr in gen. note 15 of the HTS. Bovine meat cuts (except high-qual. beef cuts), boneless, processed, fresh or chld., descr in gen. note 15 of the HTS. Bovine meat cuts, boneless, not processed, fresh or chld., descr in gen. note 15 of the HTS. High-qual. beef cuts, boneless, processed, fresh or chld., descr in add. US note 3 to Ch. 2. Bovine meat cuts (except high-qual. beef cuts), boneless, processed, fresh or chld., descr in add. US note 3 to Ch. 2. Bovine meat cuts, boneless, not processed, fresh or chld., descr in add. US note 3 to Ch. 2. Bovine meat cuts, boneless, fresh or chld., not descr in gen. note 15 or add. US note 3 to Ch. 2. Bovine carcasses and halves, frozen, descr. in gen. note 15 of the HTS. Bovine carcasses and halves, frozen, descr. in add. US note 3 to Ch. 2. Bovine carcasses and halves, frozen, other than descr. in gen. note 15 or add. US note 3 to Ch. 2. High-qual. beef cuts w/bone in, processed, frozen, descr in gen. note 15 of the HTS. Bovine meat cuts (except high-qual. beef cuts), w/bone in, processed, frozen, descr in gen. note 15 of the HTS. Bovine meat cuts, w/bone in, not processed, frozen, descr in gen. note 15 of the HTS. High-qual. beef cuts, w/bone in, processed, frozen, descr in add. US note 3 to Ch. 2. Bovine meat cuts (except high-qual. beef cuts), w/bone in, processed, frozen, descr in add. US note 3 to Ch. 2. Bovine meat cuts, w/bone in, not processed, frozen, descr in add. US note 3 to Ch. 2. Bovine meat cuts, w/bone in, frozen, not descr in gen. note 15 or add. US note 3 to Ch. 2. High-qual. beef cuts, boneless, processed, frozen, descr in gen. note 15 of the HTS. Bovine meat cuts (except high-qual. beef cuts), boneless, processed, frozen, descr in gen. note 15 of the HTS.

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ANNEX--PROPOSED PRODUCT LIST--Continued

SECTION 1

[All products that are classified in the 8-digit subheadings of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS) that are listed in Section 1 of this Annex are covered by the proposed action. The product descriptions that are contained in Section 1 of 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 HTS subheading should be referred to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. In the product descriptions, the abbreviation ``nesoi'' means ``not elsewhere specified or included''.]

HTS subheading

Product description

0202.30.06 ........ 0202.30.10 ........ 0202.30.30 ........ 0202.30.50 ........ 0202.30.80 ........ 0203.11.00 ........ 0203.12.10 ........ 0203.12.90 ........ 0203.19.20 ........ 0203.19.40 ........ 0203.21.00 ........ 0203.22.10 ........ 0203.22.90 ........ 0204.10.00 ........ 0204.21.00 ........ 0204.22.20 ........ 0204.22.40 ........ 0204.23.20 ........ 0204.23.40 ........ 0204.30.00 ........ 0204.41.00 ........ 0204.42.20 ........ 0204.42.40 ........ 0204.43.20 ........ 0204.43.40 ........ 0204.50.00 ........ 0205.00.00 ........ 0206.21.00 ........ 0206.22.00 ........ 0206.29.00 ........ 0206.30.00 ........ 0206.41.00 ........ 0206.49.00 ........ 0206.80.00 ........ 0206.90.00 ........ 0207.11.00 ........ 0207.12.00 ........ 0207.13.00 ........ 0207.14.00 ........ 0207.24.00 ........ 0207.25.20 ........ 0207.25.40 ........ 0207.26.00 ........ 0207.27.00 ........ 0207.41.00 ........ 0207.42.00 ........ 0207.43.00 ........ 0207.44.00 ........ 0207.45.00 ........ 0207.51.00 ........ 0207.52.00 ........ 0207.53.00 ........ 0207.54.00 ........ 0207.55.00 ........ 0207.60.10 ........ 0207.60.20 ........ 0207.60.30 ........ 0207.60.40 ........ 0207.60.60 ........ 0208.30.00 ........ 0208.40.01 ........

0208.50.00 ........ 0208.60.00 ........ 0208.90.30 ........ 0208.90.91 ........

Bovine meat cuts, boneless, not processed, frozen, descr in gen. note 15 of the HTS. High-qual. beef cuts, boneless, processed, frozen, descr in add. US note 3 to Ch. 2. Bovine meat cuts (except high-qual. beef cuts), boneless, processed, frozen, descr in add. US note 3 to Ch. 2. Bovine meat cuts, boneless, not processed, frozen, descr in add. US note 3 to Ch. 2. Bovine meat cuts, boneless, frozen, not descr in gen. note 15 or add. US note 3 to Ch. 2. Carcasses and half-carcasses of swine, fresh or chilled. Fresh or chilled retail cuts of ham, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in. Fresh or chilled hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in, other than processed. Meat of swine nesoi, retail cuts, fresh or chilled. Meat of swine, nesoi, non retail cuts, fresh or chilled. Carcasses and half-carcasses of swine, frozen. Frozen retail cuts of hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in. Frozen hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in, other than retail cuts. Carcasses and half-carcasses of lamb, fresh or chilled. Carcasses and half-carcasses of sheep, other than lamb, fresh or chilled. Cuts of lamb meat with bone in, fresh or chilled. Cuts of sheep meat with bone in, nesoi, fresh or chilled. Boneless meat of lamb, fresh or chilled. Boneless meat of sheep, nesoi, fresh or chilled. Carcasses and half-carcasses of lamb, frozen. Carcasses and half-carcasses of sheep, other than lamb, frozen. Cuts of lamb meat with bone in, frozen. Cuts of sheep meat with bone in, nesoi, frozen. Boneless meat of lamb, frozen. Boneless meat of sheep, nesoi, frozen. Meat of goats, fresh, chilled or frozen. Meat of horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh, chilled or frozen. Tongues of bovine animals, frozen. Livers of bovine animals, frozen. Edible offal of bovine animals, except tongues or livers, frozen. Edible offal of swine, fresh or chilled. Livers of swine, frozen. Edible offal of swine, except liver, frozen. Edible offal of sheep, goats, horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh or chilled. Edible offal of sheep, goats, horses, asses, mules or hinnies, frozen. Chickens, not cut in pieces, fresh or chilled. Chickens, not cut in pieces, frozen. Cuts and offal of chickens, fresh or chilled. Cuts and offal of chickens, frozen. Turkeys, not cut in pieces, fresh or chilled. Turkeys, not cut in pieces, valued less than 88 cents/kg, frozen. Turkeys, not cut in pieces, valued 88 cents or more per kg, frozen. Cuts and offal of turkeys, fresh or chilled. Cuts and offal of turkeys, frozen. Ducks, not cut in pieces, fresh or chilled. Ducks, not cut in pieces, frozen. Fatty livers of ducks, fresh or chilled. Cuts and offal, other than fatty livers, of ducks, fresh or chilled. Cuts and offal of ducks, frozen. Geese, not cut in pieces, fresh or chilled. Geese, not cut in pieces, frozen. Fatty livers of geese, fresh or chilled. Cuts and offal, other than fatty livers, of geese, fresh or chilled. Cuts and offal of geese, frozen. Guinea fowls, not cut in pieces, fresh or chilled. Guinea fowls, not cut in pieces, frozen. Fatty livers of guinea fowls, fresh or chilled. Cuts and offal, other than fatty livers, of guinea fowls, fresh or chilled. Cuts and offal of guinea fowls, frozen. Meat and edible meat offal of primates, fresh, chilled or frozen. Meat and edible meat offal of whales, dolphins, porpoises, manatees, dugongs, seals, seal lions or walruses, fresh, chilled or

frozen. Meat and edible meat offal of reptiles, fresh, chilled or frozen. Meat and edible meat offal of camels and other camelids, fresh, chilled or frozen. Fresh, chilled or frozen quail, eviscerated, not in pieces. Other meat and edible meat offal not elsewhere specified or included, fresh, chilled or frozen.

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ANNEX--PROPOSED PRODUCT LIST--Continued

SECTION 1

[All products that are classified in the 8-digit subheadings of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS) that are listed in Section 1 of this Annex are covered by the proposed action. The product descriptions that are contained in Section 1 of 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 HTS subheading should be referred to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. In the product descriptions, the abbreviation ``nesoi'' means ``not elsewhere specified or included''.]

HTS subheading

Product description

0209.10.00 ........ 0209.90.00 ........ 0210.11.00 ........ 0210.12.00 ........ 0210.20.00 ........ 0210.91.00 ........ 0210.92.01 ........

0210.93.00 ........ 0210.99.20 ........ 0210.99.91 ........ 0303.69.00 ........ 0304.71.10 ........

0304.71.50 ........ 0304.72.10 ........

0304.75.10 ........ 0304.75.50 ........ 0304.81.10 ........ 0304.81.50 ........ 0304.94.10 ........ 0304.95.90 ........ 0401.10.00 ........ 0401.20.20 ........

0401.20.40 ........

0401.40.02 ........ 0401.40.05 ........ 0401.40.25 ........

0401.50.02 ........ 0401.50.05 ........ 0401.50.25 ........

0401.50.42 ........ 0401.50.50 ........ 0401.50.75 ........ 0402.10.05 ........

0402.10.10 ........

0402.10.50 ........ 0402.21.02 ........

0402.21.05 ........

0402.21.25 ........

0402.21.27 ........

0402.21.30 ........

0402.21.50 ........

0402.21.73 ........ 0402.21.75 ........

0402.21.90 ........

0402.29.05 ........ 0402.29.10 ........

0402.29.50 ........

Pig fat, free of lean meat, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, in brine, dried or smoked. Poultry fat, not rendered or otherwise extracted, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, in brine, dried or smoked. Hams, shoulders and cuts thereof with bone in, salted, in brine, dried or smoked. Bellies (streaky) and cuts thereof of swine, salted, in brine, dried or smoked. Meat of bovine animals, salted, in brine, dried or smoked. Meat and edible offal of primates, salted, in brine, dried or smoked; edible flours and meals thereof. Meat, edible offal, & meals of whales, dolphins, porpoises, manatees, dugongs, seals, sea lions, walruses, salted, in brine,

dried or smoked. Meat and edible offal of reptiles, salted, in brine, dried or smoked; edible flours and meals thereof. Meat and edible offal of poultry of heading 0105, in brine, dried or smoked; edible flours and meals thereof. Meat and edible offal not elsewhere specified or included, salted, in brine, dried or smoked; edible flours and meals thereof. Other fish in Bregmacerotidae et al,etc. frozen, excluding fillets, other meat portions, livers and roes. Frozen cod fillets, skinned, in blocks weighing over 4.5 kg, to be minced, ground or cut into pieces of uniform weight and di-

mension. Fillets, frozen, of cod, other than above. Frozen haddock fillets, skinned, in blocks weighing over 4.5 kg, to be minced, ground or cut into pieces of uniform weight and

dimension. Frozen Alaska pollack fillets, skinned, in blocks weighing over 4.5 kg, to be minced, ground or cut. Fillets, frozen, of Alaska pollock, other than above. Frozen salmon fillets, skinned, in blocks weighing over 4.5 kg, to be minced, ground or cut into pieces of uniform weight. Other frozen salmon fillets. Alaska pollack chilled or frozen fillets,in bulk or in immediate containers weighing with their contents over 6.8 kg each. Bregamacerotidae other fish, other than Alaska pollack, nesoi, chilled or frozen fillets,nesoi. Milk and cream, unconcentrated, with no added sweeteners, fat content, by weight, not more than 1 percent. Milk and cream, unconcentrated, unsweetened, fat content over 1% but n/o 6%, for not over 11,356,236 liters entered in any

calendar year. Milk and cream, unconcentrated, unsweetened, fat content over 1% but not over 6%, for over 11,356,236 liters entered in any

calendar year. Milk and cream, not concentrated, not sweetened, fat content o/6% but not o/10%, subject to gen. note 15 of the HTS. Milk and cream, not concentrated, not sweetened, fat content o/6% but not o/10%, subject to add. US note 5 to Ch. 4. Milk and cream, not concentrated, not sweetened, fat content o/6% but not o/10%, not subject to gen. nte 15 or add. nte 5 to

Ch. 4. Milk and cream, not concentrated, not sweetened, fat content o/10% but not o/45%, subject to gen. note 15 of the HTS. Milk and cream, not concentrated, not sweetened, fat content o/10% but not o/45%, subject to add. US note 5 to Ch. 4. Milk and cream, not concentrated, not sweetened, fat content o/10% but not o/45%, not subject to gen. nte 15 or add. nte 5

to Ch. 4. Milk and cream, not concentrated, not sweetened, fat content o/45%, subject to gen. note 15 of the HTS. Milk and cream, not concentrated, not sweetened, fat content o/45%, subject to add. US note 6 to Ch. 4. Milk and cream, not concentrated, not sweetened, fat content o/45%, not subject to gen. nte 15 or add. nte 6 to Ch. 4. Milk & cream, concen or sweetened, in powder, granules or other solid forms, w/fat content by weight not o/1.5%, subj to

GN15. Milk & cream in powder granules/other solid forms fat content by weight not exceeding 1.5% whether/not sweetened, de-

scribed in addl note 7. Milk & cream in powder granules/other solid forms fat content by weight not exceeding 1.5% whether/not sweetened, nesoi. Milk & cream, concen, not sweetened, in powder, granules or other solid forms, w/fat content o/1.5% but not o/3%, subj to

GN15. Milk & cream, concen, not sweetened, in powder, granules or other solid forms, w/fat content o/1.5% but not o/3%, subj Ch4

US note 7. Milk & cream, concen, not sweetened, in powder, granules or other solid forms, w/fat content o/1.5% but not o/3%, not subj

GN15/Ch4 US note7. Milk & cream, concen, not sweetened, in powder, granules or other solid forms, w/fat content o/3% but not o/35%, subject to

gen. note 15. Milk & cream, concen, not sweetened, in powder/granules/oth solid forms, fat cont o/3% but not o/35%, subj to Ch 4 US note

7. Milk & cream, concen, not sweetened, in powder/granules/oth solid forms, fat cont o/3% but not o/35%, not subj to GN15 or

Ch 4 US.S. note 7. Milk & cream, concen, not sweetened, in powder, granules or other solid forms, w/fat content o/35%, subject to gen. note 15. Milk & cream, concen, not sweetened, in powder, granules or other solid forms, w/fat content o/35%, subject to add. US note

9 to Ch.4. Milk & cream, concen, not sweetened, in powder, granules or other solid forms, w/fat content o/35%, not subj to GN15 or Ch4

US note 9. Milk & cream, concen, sweetened, in powder, granules or other solid forms, w/fat content o/1.5%, subject to gen. note 15. Milk & cream, concen, sweetened, in powder, granules or other solid forms, w/fat content o/1.5%, subject to add. US note 10

to Ch.4. Milk & cream, concen, sweetened, in powder, granules or other solid forms, w/fat content o/1.5%, not subj to GN15 or Ch4

US note 10.

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