USTR China Board Leaves Tariff Cut Authority Unnamed
USTR's China Board notice sketches reciprocal tariff cuts while naming no cut-side statute. That omission makes Section 301 modification authority the legal test.
Primary lensTariff authority
Sub-topicSection 301 track
Evidence base10 records used
Use caseAuthority exposure review
The June 5 notice lays out a Board of Trade process, product lists, trade values, comments, and rebuttals. It also says the Board could favorably modify additional tariffs imposed through certain U.S. authorities when the change does not conflict with U.S. law.
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