On Friday, October 23, President Trump issued a Proclamation (the “Proclamation”) modifying the scope of products from Canada subject to Section 338 tariffs. Please see our previous post on Section 338 tariffs here.
The Proclamation removes certain products, including plywood sheets, paper products, machinery, refrigeration equipment, and packing crates and boxes from the scope of Section 338. Additions to the scope of Section 338 include products such as shampoo, diagnostic reagents, vinyl flooring, pleasure boat parts, rubber mats, window A/Cs, chest freezers, and handheld electrical tools, among others.
The following changes to the scope of the Section 338 duties are effective 12:01 a.m. eastern on October 30, 2026:
- Twenty-two (22) goods listed in Annex I, Part A to the Proclamation will no longer be subject to the 50% ad valorem duty rate if classified under the following Harmonized Tariff Schedule (“HTSUS”) classifications:
1212.21.00; 3920.20.00; 3923.10.90; 3923.21.00; 4412.33.06; 4412.33.26; 4412.33.32; 4412.33.57; 4412.34.26; 4412.34.32; 4412.34.57; 4811.51.20; 4811.51.40; 4819.10.00; 4819.40.00; 4823.70.00; 4823.90.10; 8418.69.01; 8419.89.95; 8422.30.91; 8422.40.91; and 8433.60.00.
- One hundred (100) goods listed in Annex I, Part B to the Proclamation will be subject to the 50% ad valorem duty rate if classified under the below HTSUS classifications:
1806.10.05; 1806.10.10; 1806.10.15; 1806.10.22; 1806.10.24; 1806.10.28; 1806.10.34; 1806.10.38; 1806.10.43; 1806.10.45; 1806.10.55; 1806.10.65; 1806.10.75; 3208.20.00; 3214.10.00; 3305.10.00; 3401.11.50; 3402.50.51; 3403.19.50; 3403.99.00; 3404.90.51; 3822.19.00; 3822.90.00; 3825.10.01; 3825.20.00; 3825.30.00; 3907.61.00; 3909.50.10; 3918.10.20; 3926.90.30; 4016.91.00; 4409.10.05; 4411.12.10; 4411.12.90; 4411.92.10; 4415.10.30; 4418.75.70; 4418.91.91; 4421.20.20; 4421.99.60; 4802.56.70; 4804.31.60; 4807.00.94; 4811.41.10; 4811.59.20; 4811.59.40; 4819.30.00; 4821.90.20; 5701.10.16; 5701.10.40; 5701.10.90; 5701.90.10; 5701.90.20; 5702.10.90; 5702.20.10; 5702.20.20; 5702.31.10; 5702.31.20; 5702.32.10; 5702.32.20; 5702.39.20; 5702.41.10; 5702.41.20; 5702.42.10; 5702.42.20; 5702.49.10; 5702.49.20; 5702.50.20; 5702.50.40; 5702.50.52; 5702.50.56; 5702.50.59; 5702.91.40; 5702.92.10; 5702.92.90; 5702.99.05; 5702.99.15; 5702.99.20; 5703.10.20; 5703.10.80; 5703.21.00; 5703.29.10; 5703.29.20; 5703.31.00; 5703.39.10; 5703.90.00; 5704.10.00; 5704.20.00; 5704.90.01; 5705.00.10; 5705.00.20; 8415.10.30; 8418.30.00; 8467.29.00; 8481.80.30; 8903.93.05; 9018.90.60; 9023.00.00; 9027.30.80; and 9506.99.05.
The Section 338 duty rates are in addition to any other applicable duties, including those imposed under Section 232. The Proclamation does not contain any language allowing for an in-transit exemption for any product newly covered by Section 338 tariffs.
We encourage clients to review the above list of HTS numbers and contact your Husch Blackwell trade attorney with questions with respect to your specific products. The Husch Blackwell International Trade and Supply Chain team will continue to monitor and provide upd
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