U.S. Trade Rep. Finalizes Tariffs on $200 Billion of Chinese Imports

The White House and the U.S. Trade Representative announced that they will move forward with tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese imports, which includes tires.

The additional 10% tariff will be effective starting Sept. 24 and will increase to 25% by the start of 2019, according to a statement from the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR). The list contains 5,745 full or partial lines of the original 6,031 tariff lines that were on a proposed list of Chinese imports announced July 10. Changes to the list were made after the USTR and the interagency Section 301 Committee received comments over a six-week period and testimony during a six-day public hearing in August.

Below is a list of tire and tire-related products included in the upcoming tariff, according to the Tire Retread and Repair Information Bureau (TRIB).

New pneumatic radial tires, of rubber, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)
New pneumatic tires excluding radials, of rubber, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)
New pneumatic radial tires, of rubber, of a kind used on buses or trucks
New pneumatic tires excluding radials, of rubber, of a kind used on buses or trucks
New pneumatic tires, of rubber, of a kind used on motorcycles
New pneumatic tires, of rubber, of a kind used on bicycles
New pneumatic tires of a kind used on agricultural or forestry vehicles and machines New pneumatic tires of a kind used on construction, mining or industrial handling vehicles and machines having a herring‐bone or similar tread
New pneumatic tires of a kind used on construction, mining or industrial handling vehicles and machines having a radial tread
New pneumatic tires of a kind used on construction, mining or industrial handling vehicles and machines, other
New pneumatic tires, of a kind NESOI, have a herring‐bone or similar tread
New pneumatic tires, of a kind NESOI*, have a radial tread
New pneumatic tires, NESOI
Retreaded radial pneumatic tires, of rubber, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)
Retreaded pnuematic tires (nonradials), of rubber, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)
Retreaded pnuematic radial tires, of rubber, of a kind used on buses or trucks Retreaded pnuematic tires (nonradials), of rubber, of a kind used on buses or trucks Retreaded pneumatic
tires, of rubber, designed for certain agricultural or horticultural machinery
Retreaded pnuematic radial tires, of rubber, not elsewhere specified or included Used pneumatic tires of rubber, for aircraft
Solid or cushion tires of rubber
Interchangeable tire treads and tire flaps, of natural rubber, NESOI
Inner tubes of rubber, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars), buses or trucks
Tire cord fabric of high tenacity yarn of nylon or other polyamides
Tire cord fabric of high tenacity yarn of polyesters
Tire cord fabric of high tenacity yarns of viscose rayon
Woven fiberglass tire cord fabric of rovings of multiple sizes and types
Machinery for molding or otherwise forming rubber or plastics other than for molding or retreading pneumatic tires, NESOI