News from seafood source on August 10, The Office of the United States Trade Representative released a list of products imported from China , including some seafood products , obtained extended tariff exemptions and continued to avoid 25% tariffs, involving goods worth 200 billion US dollars.

The seafood products involved include:

-Alaskan sole (Alaskan sole), yellowfin tuna, flathead sole (yellowfin, rock, or flathead) frozen into blocks, net weight exceeding 4.5 kg.

-King crab meat, sealed and frozen into pieces, weighing at least 1 kg but not more than 1.2 kg.

-Snow crab meat, sealed and frozen into blocks, with a net weight not exceeding 1.2 kg.

-Dungeness crab meat, sealed in pieces, weighing no more than 1.2 kg.

-Any crab meat, except for king crab, snow crab, Dungeness crab or swimming crab, is frozen in blocks in sealed packages not exceeding 1.5 kg.

Some products are also included in the scope of exemption, listed in the harmonized tariff table number:

-Haddock, code 0304.72.5000.

-Sole, according to regulations No. 0304.83.1015 and 0304.83.5015, including skinned and frozen fish exceeding 4.5 kg, chopped or cut into small pieces of the same weight and size after import, and "other" categories.

-Flounder, code 0304.83.1020 and 0304.83.5020, peeled or frozen pieces, weighing more than 4.5 kg, crushed or cut into pieces of uniform weight and size after import, and "other categories".

This time extension or exemption list is good news, but there are obviously no other products on the exclusion list. Tilapia was excluded in March but was not included in this list. This means that from August 7th, tilapia has been included in the tariff list again and will be levied a 25% tariff again.

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