On July 10, 2018, United States Trade Representative released Product Exclusion Process for Chinese Products Subject to Section 301 Tariffs. According to the list, the Trump administration will levy another round of tariffs on imports from  China valued at 200 billion US dollar. These products will face 10% tariffs after a public comment period. Several kinds of fastener products were on the list, including: 

·7318.11.00 Iron or steel, coach screws 

·7318.12.00 Iron or steel, wood screws (o/than coach screws) 

·7318.13.00 Iron or steel, screw hooks and screw rings 

·7318.14.10 Iron or steel, self-tapping screws, w/shanks or threads less than 6 mm in diameter 

·7318.14.50 Iron or steel, self-tapping screws, w/shanks or threads 6 mm or more in diameter 

·7318.15.20 Iron or steel, bolts and bolts & their nuts or washers, imported in the same shipment 

·7318.15.40 Iron or steel, machine screws (o/than cap screws), 9.5 mm or more in length and 3.2 mm in diameter 

·7318.15.50 Iron or steel, threaded studs 

·7318.15.60 Iron or steel, screws and bolts, nesoi, having shanks or threads less than 6 mm in diameter 

·7318.15.80 Iron or steel, screws and bolts, nesoi, having shanks or threads 6 mm or more in diameter 

·7318.19.00 Iron or steel, threaded articles similar to screws, bolts, nuts, coach screws & screw hooks, nesoi 

·7318.21.00 Iron or steel, spring washers and other lock washers 

·7318.22.00 Iron or steel, washers (o/than spring washers and other lock washers) 

·7318.23.00 Iron or steel, rivets 

·7318.24.00 Iron or steel, cotters and cotter pins 

·7318.29.00 Iron or steel, nonthreaded articles similar to rivets, cotters, cotter pins, washers and spring washers 

7415.10.00 Copper or iron/steel w/heads of copper, nails and tacks, drawing pins, staples and similar articles

7415.21.00 Copper, washers (including spring washers)

7415.29.00 Copper, rivets, cotters, cotter pins and similar non-threaded articles (o/than washers)

7415.33.05 Copper screws for wood

7415.33.10 Muntz or yellow metal copper bolts

7415.33.80 Screws (other than wood screws), bolts (other than Muntz or yellow metal) and nuts, of copper, threaded, nesoi

7415.39.00 Copper, screw hooks and other threaded articles, nesoi

7616.10.10 Aluminum, nails, tacks and staples

7616.10.30 Aluminum, rivets

7616.10.50 Aluminum, cotters and cotter pins

7616.10.70 Aluminum, screws, bolts, nuts, screw hooks, washers and similar articles w/shanks, threads, or holes o/6 mm in diameter

7616.10.90 Aluminum, screws, bolts, nuts, screw hooks, washers and similar articles w/shanks, threads or holes 6 mm or less in diameter

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 am on August 20-23, 2018. August 30, 2018 will be due date for submission of post-hearing rebuttal comments

Source: United States Trade Representative