© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden waves as he walks in the direction of Marine One to depart for a weekend at Camp David from the White Home in Washington, U.S., September 2, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
2/2
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration stated on Friday it can maintain tariffs on tons of of billions of {dollars} value of Chinese language imports in place whereas it continues a statutory evaluate of the duties imposed by former President Donald Trump.
The U.S. Commerce Consultant’s workplace stated in a federal discover that it acquired requests from firms and different events to take care of the “Part 301” tariffs imposed in 2018 and 2019. The feedback had been collected throughout the spring and summer time.
Based mostly on the 1974 commerce legislation underneath which the duties had been imposed, USTR will transfer on to a proper evaluate of whether or not to maintain the tariffs in place, a course of that would take months.
The Biden administration had been contemplating whether or not to take away some tariffs as a method to scale 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.
