By: Brian Walczyk, Compliance Manager, TradeInsights, LCB, CCS

The U.S. Trade Representative is requesting comments on the 178 existing Sec 301 exclusions and if their exclusion status should be extended past November 29, 2025.

The notice was published today in the Federal Register, viewable here.

Comments are to be submitted on the USTR website at https://comments.ustr.gov/s/.

The comment period runs from September 16 through October 16, 2025.

The current index of the 178 active Sec 301 exclusions can be found here.

We will continue to monitor this situation and issue updates as needed. Please contact your V. Alexander account team, or you may also contact our Trade Compliance team at tradeinsights@valexander.com with any questions, and you can always follow us on our website www.valexander.com for updates on this and other topics.