Roofing Nail Tariff Update (May 2019) [UPDATED 5/10]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Roofing Nail Tariff Update
May 08, 2019 [REVISED 5/8]
Dear Valued Customer;
“The Section 301 Tariff increase to 25% (from 10%), that had been postponed from January 1, 2019, has now implemented.
Some Background.
On Sunday, May 5, 2019, President Trump announced that the tariff rate on USTR List 3 items of Section 301 tariffs would be increasing from 10% to 25% on Friday, May 10, 2019.
Additional details have evolved and clarifications have been made to the initial tariff implementation schedule that would have affected all entries as of Friday, May 10, 2019 at a 25% tariff rate. We have been provided details of changes in the scheduling of the tariff based on timing of export and entry of shipments from China to the US.