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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration mentioned on Friday it would preserve tariffs on a whole bunch of billions of {dollars} price of Chinese language imports in place whereas it continues a statutory assessment of the duties imposed by former President Donald Trump.
The U.S. Commerce Consultant’s workplace mentioned in a federal discover that it obtained requests from corporations and different events to take care of the “Part 301” tariffs imposed in 2018 and 2019. The feedback had been collected in the course of the spring and summer season.
Primarily based on the 1974 commerce legislation underneath which the duties had been imposed, USTR will transfer on to a proper assessment of whether or not to maintain the tariffs in place, a course of that might take months.
The Biden administration had been contemplating whether or not to take away some tariffs as a method to cut back inflationary pressures.
Reuters reported final month that consideration of this transfer had been placed on maintain following China’s army maneuvers close to Taiwan after Home Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s go to to the island.
