Section 301 duties are live, while textile TRQ relief is not
The Section 301 rates are operative, not provisional. Treat textile TRQ relief as unavailable, calculate the five-partner duty top-up at entry, follow the China docket deadlines according to eligibility, and document fatty-acid scope while preliminary CVD deposits remain in force.
Section 301 duties took effect at 12:01 a.m. ET today, while textile TRQ relief remains unavailable. USTR directed initial three-year TRQs for Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, and Malaysia once feasible, but has not yet established the eligible product scope, quota formula, allocation or certification process, or entry procedures. Until USTR publishes a separate notice establishing the TRQs and their effective date, covered imports remain subject to the applicable 10% Section 301 duty. A narrow in-transit exception applies to goods loaded and already in final transit before the effective time and entered before July 28.
USTR's final action does not establish an operational textile TRQ. It directs USTR to create, when feasible, initial three-year TRQs tied to each economy's importation of U.S. textile goods and cotton, with a separate Federal Register notice still required before the quotas take effect. Importers should budget the current 10% Section 301 duty, avoid assuming zero-duty quota access, and preserve supplier and U.S.-input records that may support future eligibility.
Read the full analysis: Section 301 Textile TRQ Has No Claim Rule Yet.