Starting June 1, Section 301 tariffs will be reinstated on several household products—including down pillows, cotton pillowcases, feathers, down, lotion dispensers, and select textile yarns—after their temporary exclusions expire at midnight ET on May 31.
“Imports in transit won’t be grandfathered in—they’ll face the new duties upon arrival,” said Robert Leo, legal counsel for the Home Furnishings Association and a trade law expert.
Unless the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) grants a last-minute extension, these goods will see added tariffs of either 25% or 7.5%, on top of standard duty rates and existing 30% IEEPA tariffs on Chinese imports.
The move comes despite recent legal challenges to the IEEPA tariffs. While two U.S. courts initially blocked most of these levies this week, a federal appeals court temporarily reinstated them on May 29. The legal battle continues, with plaintiffs and the government filing responses by June 5 and June 9, respectively.
However, the court case does not affect the expiring Section 301 exemptions, which were extended last year just before their original May 2024 deadline. Now, with no further extensions announced, importers brace for higher costs.
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