G/L/1218  
G/SG/N/12/CHN/1  
 
3 April 2018  
(18-2012) Page: 1/6 
Council for Trade in Goods  
Committee on Safeguards  Original: English  
 
IMMEDIATE NOTIFICATI ON UNDER ARTICLE 12. 5 OF THE AGREEMENT  
ON SAFEGUARDS TO THE  COUNCIL FOR TRADE IN  GOODS OF  
PROPOSED SUSPENSION OF CONCESSIONS AND O THER  
OBLIGATIONS REFERRED  TO IN ARTICLE 8.2  
OF THE AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS  
CHINA 
The following communication, dated 29 March 2018, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of China.  
 
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Pursuant to Article 12.5 of the Agreement on Safeguards, and in accordance with the agreed 
format for notifications (G/SG/1,  1 July 1996), the Government of China provides the immediate 
notification to the Council for Trade in Goods of proposed suspension of concessions and other 
obligations referred to in paragraph 2 of Article 8.  
 
1. Which Member is proposing suspension of co ncessions and other obligations 
referred to in Article 8.2?  
 
China.  
 
2. Specify the measures, the product subject to the measures, and the Member 
imposing the measures in relation to which the Member is proposing suspension of 
concessions and other obligat ions referred to in Article 8.2.  
 
The applied measures imposed by the United States on imports of steel and aluminum  from 
23 March 2018.  
 
China takes the view that the above -mentioned measures of the United States are safeguard 
measures although it's in t he name of national security. We believe the measures taken by the 
United States are not consistent with its obligations under the relevant provisions of the 
GATT  1994 and Safeguards Agreement.  
 
3. Describe the proposed suspension of concessions and other obligations referred to 
in Article 8.2 and the proposed date from which it will come into effect.  
 
The proposed suspension of substantially equivalent concessions and other obligations under 
Article XIX:3 of the GATT 1994 and Article 8.2 of the Agreement o n Safeguards takes the form of 
an increase in tariffs on selected products originating in the United States (as indicated in Annex I 
and calculated as indicated in Annex II), based on the part of the measures of the United States 
which were not taken as a result of an absolute increase for the last 3 years (2014 -2016). China 
reserves its right to further suspend substantially equivalent concessions and other obligations 
based on the rest part of the measures of the United States.  
 
Without prejudice to the e ffective exercise of its right to suspend substantially equivalent 
concessions or other obligations referred to in Article 8.2, China reserves its right to effectuate the 
proposed suspension immediately and adjust the products as well as the tariff rates.  
 
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  ANNEX I  
The goods covered are determined, within the Annex, by HS codes.  
 HS codes  Article Description  Additional 
duty 
1. Fresh Fruits, Dried Fruits and Nuts  
1 08011100  Coconuts, Desiccated  15% 
2 08011200  Coconuts in the inner shell (Endocarp)  15% 
3 08011990  Coconuts, Other  15% 
4 08012100  Brazil Nuts, Fresh Or Dried, In Shell  15% 
5 08012200  Brazil Nuts, Fresh Or Dried, Shelled  15% 
6 08013100  Cashew Nuts, Fresh Or Dried, In Shell  15% 
7 08013200  Cashew Nuts, Fresh Or Dried, Shelled  15% 
8 08021100  Almonds, Fresh Or Dried, In Shell  15% 
9 08021200  Almonds, Fresh Or Dried, Shelled  15% 
10 08022100  Hazelnuts Or Filberts (Corylus Spp.), Fresh Or Dried, In Shell  15% 
11 08022200  Hazelnuts Or Filberts (Corylus Spp.), Fresh Or Dried, Shelled  15% 
12 08023100  Walnuts, Fresh Or Dried, In Shell  15% 
13 08023200  Walnuts, Fresh Or Dried, Shelled  15% 
14 08024110  Chestnuts (Castanea Spp.), Fresh Or Dried, In shell  15% 
15 08024290  Chestnuts (Castanea Spp.), Fresh Or Dried, Shelled, Other  15% 
16 08025100  Pistachios, Fresh Or Dried, In Shell  15% 
17 08025200  Pistachios, Fresh Or Dried, Shelled  15% 
18 08026190  Macadamia Nuts In Shell, Other, Fresh Or Dried  15% 
19 08026200  Macadamia Nuts Shelled, Fresh Or Dried  15% 
20 08028000  Areca Nuts, Fresh Or Dried, Whether Or Not Shelled  15% 
21 08029030  Pine-nuts, Fresh Or Dried, Shelled  15% 
22 08029090  Other nuts, Fresh Or Dried  15% 
23 08031000  Plantains, Fresh Or Dried  15% 
24 08039000  Bananas, Other Than Plantains, Fresh Or Dried  15% 
25 08041000  Dates, Fresh Or Dried  15% 
26 08042000  Figs, Fresh Or Dried  15% 
27 08043000  Pineapples, Fresh Or Dried  15% 
28 08044000  Avocados, Fresh Or Dried  15% 
29 08045010  Guavas, Fresh Or Dried  15% 
30 08045020  Mangoes, Fresh Or Dried  15% 
31 08045030  Mangosteens, Fresh Or Dried  15% 
32 08051000  Oranges, Fresh Or Dried  15% 
33 08052190  Mandarins (Including Tangerines and Satsumas), Other, Fresh Or Dried  15% 
34 08052200  Clementines  15% 
35 08052900  Wilkings And Similar Citrus Hybrids  15% 
36 08054000  Grapefruit, Including Pomelos  15% 
37 08055000  Lemons (Citrus Limon, Citrus Limonum) and Limes (Citrus Aurantifolia)  15% 
38 08059000  Citrus Fruit, Other, Fresh Or Dried  15% 
39 08061000  Grapes, Fresh  15% 
40 08062000  Grapes, Dried  15% 
41 08071100  Watermelons, Fresh  15% 
42 08071910  Hami Melons, Fresh  15% 
43 08072000  Papaws (Papayas) Fresh  15% 
44 08081000  Apples, Fresh  15% 
45 08083010  Ya Pears, Hsueh Pears, Fresh  15% 
46 08083090  Pears, Other, Fresh  15% 
47 08092100  Sour Cherries (Prunus Cerasus), Fresh  15% 
48 08092900  Cherries, Fresh, Other Than Sour Cherries  15% 
49 08093000  Peaches, Including Nectarines, Fresh  15% 
50 08094000  Plums And Sloes, Fresh  15% 
51 08101000  Strawberries, Fresh  15% 
52 08102000  Raspberries, Blackberries, Mulberries And Loganberries, Fresh  15% 
53 08104000  Cranberries, Bilberries and Other Fruits of the Genus Vaccinium, Fresh  15% 
54 08105000  Kiwifruit, Fresh  15% 
55 08106000  Durian, Fresh  15% 
56 08107000  Persimmons, Fresh  15% 
57 08109010  Lychee, Fresh  15% 
58 08109030  Longan, Fresh  15% 
59 08109040  Rambutan, Fresh  15% G/L/1218 • G/SG/N/12/CHN/1  
 
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   HS codes  Article Description  Additional 
duty 
60 08109050  Sugar Apple, Fresh  15% 
61 08109060  Carambola, Fresh  15% 
62 08109070  Wax Apple, Fresh  15% 
63 08109080  Dragon Fruit, Fresh  15% 
64 08109090  Other Fruit, Fresh  15% 
65 08111000  Strawberries, Frozen  15% 
66 08112000  Raspberries/Blackberries/Mulberries/Loganberries/Black, White or Red 
Currants and Gooseberries, Frozen  15% 
67 08119090  Fruit And Nuts, Frozen, Other  15% 
68 08121000  Cherries, Provisionally Preserved, But Unsuitable In That State For 
Immediate Consumption  15% 
69 08129000  Fruit And Nuts, Other, Provisionally Preserved, But Unsuitable In That 
State For Immediate Consumption,  15% 
70 08131000  Apricots, Dried  15% 
71 08132000  Prunes, Dried  15% 
72 08133000  Apples, Dried  15% 
73 08134010  Longans and Longan Pulps, Dried  15% 
74 08134020  Persimmons, Dried  15% 
75 08134030  Red Jujubes, Dried  15% 
76 08134040  Preserved Litchi, Dried  15% 
77 08134090  Fruit, Other, Dried, Other Than That of Headings 0801 To 0806  15% 
78 08135000  Mixtures of Nuts Or Dried Fruits Of This Chapter  15% 
2. Grape Wine  
79 22041000  Sparkling Wine Of Fresh Grapes  15% 
80 22042100  Other Wine Of Fresh Grapes or Grape Must With Fermentation Prevented 
Or Arrested By the Addition of Alcohol, In Containers Holding 2L or Less  15% 
81 22042200  Other Wine Of Fresh Grapes or Grape Must With Fermentation Prevented 
Or Arrested By the Addition of Alcohol, In Containers Holding More Than 
2L But Not More Than 10L  15% 
82 22042900  Other Wine Of Fresh Grapes or Grape Must With Fermentation Prevented 
Or Arrested By the Addition of Alcohol, In Containers Holding More Than 
10L 15% 
83 22043000  Other Grape Must Other Than That of Heading 20.09  15% 
3. Denatured Ethyl Alcohol  
84 22072000  Ethyl Alcohol And Other Spirits, Denatured, Of Any Strength  15% 
4. Ginseng Roots  
85 12112010  American Ginseng Roots, Fresh, Chilled, Frozen or Dried, Whether or Not 
Cut, Crushed  15% 
86 12112091  Ginseng Roots, Other, Fresh  15% 
87 12112099  Ginseng Roots, Other, Chilled, Frozen or Dried  15% 
5. Seamless Tubes, Pipes And Hollow Profiles, Of Iron Or Steel  
88 73041110  Tubes, Pipes And Hollow Profiles, Smls, Line Pipe Of Stainless Steel Used 
For Oil Or Gas Pipelines, Having an Outside Diameter Of 215.9mm Or 
More But Not Exceeding 406.4mm  15% 
89 73041120  Tubes, Pipes And Hollow Profiles, Smls, Line Pipe Of Stainless Steel Used 
For Oil Or Gas Pipelines, Having an Outside Diameter Exceeding 114.3mm 
But Less Than 215.9mm  15% 
90 73041130  Tubes, Pipes And Hollow Profiles, Smls, Line Pipe Of Stainless Steel Used 
For Oil Or Gas Pipelines, Having an Outside Diameter Not Exceeding 
114.3mm  15% 
91 73041190  Tubes, Pipes And Hollow Profiles, Smls, Line Pipe Of Stainless Steel Used 
For Oil Or Gas Pipelines, Having an Outside Diamet er Exceeding 406.4mm  15% 
92 73041910  Tubes, Pipes And Hollow Profiles, Smls, Line Pipe Of Other Kind Used For 
Oil Or Gas Pipelines, Having an Outside Diameter Of 215.9mm Or More 
But Not Exceeding 406.4mm  15% 
93 73041920  Tubes, Pipes And Hollow Profiles, Smls, Line Pipe Of Other Kind Used For 
Oil Or Gas Pipelines, Having an Outside Diameter Exceeding 114.3mm But 
Less Than 215.9mm  15% 
94 73041930  Tubes, Pipes And Hollow Profiles, Smls, Line Pipe Of Other Kind Used For 
Oil Or Gas Pipelines, Having an Outsid e Diameter Not Exceeding 114.3mm  15% 
95 73041990  Tubes, Pipes And Hollow Profiles, Smls, Line Pipe Of Other Kind Used For 
Oil Or Gas Pipelines, Having an Outside Diameter Exceeding 406.4mm  15% 
96 73042210  Tubes, Pipes And Hollow Profiles, Smls, Drill Pip e Of Stainless Steel, Used 
In Drilling For Oil Or Gas, Having an Outside Diameter Not Exceeding 
168.3mm  15% G/L/1218 • G/SG/N/12/CHN/1  
 
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   HS codes  Article Description  Additional 
duty 
97 73042290  Tubes, Pipes And Hollow Profiles, Smls, Drill Pipe Of Stainless Steel, Used 
In Drilling For Oil Or Gas, Having an Outside Diameter Exceeding 
168.3mm  15% 
98 73042310  Tubes, Pipes And Hollow Profiles, Smls, Other Drill Pipe, Used In Drilling 
For Oil Or Gas, Having an Outside Diameter Not Exceeding 168.3mm  15% 
99 73042390  Tubes, Pipes And Hollow Profiles, Smls, Other Drill Pipe, Used I n Drilling 
For Oil Or Gas, Having an Outside Diameter Exceeding 168.3mm  15% 
100 73042400  Tubes, Pipes And Hollow Profiles, Smls, Casing, Tubing Of Stainless Steel 
Used In Drilling For Oil Or Gas  15% 
101 73042910  Tubes, Pipes And Hollow Profiles, Smls, Casing, Tubing, Of Other Kind 
Used In Drilling For Oil Or Gas, Having an Yield Strength Less Than 
552MPa  15% 
102 73042920  Tubes, Pipes And Hollow Profiles, Smls, Casing, Tubing, Of Other Kind 
Used In Drilling For Oil Or Gas, Having an Yield Strength of 55 2MPa or 
More but Less Than 758MPa  15% 
103 73042930  Tubes, Pipes And Hollow Profiles, Smls, Casing, Tubing, Of Other Kind 
Used In Drilling For Oil Or Gas, Having an Yield Strength of 758MPa or 
More 15% 
104 73043110  Tubes, Pipes And Hollow Profiles, Smls, Circ Cs, Of Iron or Non -Alloysteel, 
Cold-drawn Or Cold -rolled (Cold -reduced), Boiler Tubes and Pipes  15% 
105 73043120  Tubes, Pipes And Hollow Profiles, Smls, Circ Cs, Of Iron or Non -Alloysteel, 
Cold-drawn Or Cold -rolled (Cold -reduced), Geologicalcasing and Drill 
Pipes 15% 
106 73043190  Tubes, Pipes And Hollow Profiles, Smls, Circ Cs, Of Iron or Non -Alloysteel, 
Cold-drawn Or Cold -rolled (Cold -reduced), Other  15% 
107 73043910  Tubes, Pipes And Hollow Profiles, Smls, Circ Cs, Of Iron or Non -Alloysteel, 
Other Than Cold -drawn Or Cold -rolled (Cold -reduced), Boiler Tubes and 
Pipes  15% 
108 73043920  Tubes, Pipes And Hollow Profiles, Smls, Circ Cs, Of Iron or Non -Alloysteel, 
Other Tha n Cold -drawn Or Cold -rolled (Cold -reduced), Geologicalcasing 
and Drill Pipes  15% 
109 73043990  Tubes, Pipes And Hollow Profiles, Smls, Circ Cs, Of Iron or Non -Alloysteel, 
Other Than Cold -drawn Or Cold -rolled (Cold -reduced), Other  15% 
110 73044110  Tubes, Pipes And Hollow Profiles, Smls, Circ Cs, Of Stainless Steel, Cold -
drawn Or Cold -rolled (Cold -reduced), Boiler Tubes and Pipes  15% 
111 73044190  Tubes, Pipes And Hollow Profiles, Smls, Circ Cs, Of Stainless Steel, Cold -
drawn Or Cold -rolled (Cold -reduced), Other  15% 
112 73044910  Tubes, Pipes And Hollow Profiles, Smls, Circ Cs, Of Stainless Steel, Other 
Than Cold -drawn Or Cold -rolled (Cold -reduced), Boiler Tubes and Pipes  15% 
113 73044990  Tubes, Pipes And Hollow Profiles, Smls, Circ Cs, Of Stainle ss Steel, Other 
Than Cold -drawn Or Cold -rolled (Cold -reduced), Other  15% 
114 73045110  Tubes, Pipes And Hollow Profiles, Smls, Circ Cs, Other Alloy Steel, Cold -
Drawn or Cold -Rolled (Cold -Reduced), Biler Tubes and Pipes  15% 
115 73045120  Tubes, Pipes And Hollow Profiles, Smls, Circ Cs, Other Alloy Steel, Cold -
Drawn or Cold -Rolled (Cold -Reduced), Geological Casing and Drill Pipes  15% 
116 73045190  Tubes, Pipes And Hollow Profiles, Smls, Circ Cs, Other Alloy Steel, Cold -
Drawn or Cold -Rolled (Cold -Reduced), O ther 15% 
117 73045910  Tubes, Pipes And Hollow Profiles, Smls, Circ Cs, Other Alloy Steel, Other 
Than Cold -Drawn or Cold -Rolled (Cold -Reduced), Biler Tubes and Pipes  15% 
118 73045920  Tubes, Pipes And Hollow Profiles, Smls, Circ Cs, Other Alloy Steel, Other 
Than Cold -Drawn or Cold -Rolled (Cold -Reduced), Geological Casing and 
Drill Pipes  15% 
119 73045990  Tubes, Pipes And Hollow Profiles, Smls, Circ Cs, Other Alloy Steel, Other 
Than Cold -Drawn or Cold -Rolled (Cold -Reduced), Other  15% 
120 73049000  Tubes,  Pipes And Hollow Profiles, Smls, Of Iron (Other than Cast Iron) or 
Steel, Other  15% 
6. Meat And Edible Meat Offal of Swine  
121 02031200  Meat of Swine, Fresh or Chilled, Hams, Shoulders and Cuts Thereof, With 
Bone In  25% 
122 02031900  Meat of Swine, Fresh or Chilled, Other  25% 
123 02032190  Meat of Swine, Frozen, Carcasses and Half -carcasses, Other  25% 
124 02032200  Meat of Swine, Frozen, Hams, Shoulders and Cuts Thereof, With Bone In  25% 
125 02032900  Meat of Swine, Frozen, Other  25% 
126 02064100  Livers Of Swine, Edible, Frozen  25% 
127 02064900  Offal Of Swine Except Livers, Edible, Frozen  25% G/L/1218 • G/SG/N/12/CHN/1  
 
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   HS codes  Article Description  Additional 
duty 
7. Alumin um Waste  
128 76020000  Alumin um Waste and Scrap  25% 
 
  G/L/1218 • G/SG/N/12/CHN/1  
 
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  ANNEX II  
The substantially equivalent concessions or other obligations under GATT 1994 were  calculated as 
follows:  
 
1. The effects on trade due to the measures of the United States on China's steel and aluminum  
export were calculated as follows: (based on the export value in 2014; in million US dollars).  
 
Affected Products  China's Exports to the  
U.S. The US's Increase  
in duty  Duty Collected  
Steel Products  2351.17  25% 587.79  
Aluminum  Products  163.82  10% 16.38  
Total  2514.99   604.17  
 
2. The effects on trade due to application of substantially equivalent concessions on China's 
imports originating in the U.S were calculated as follows: (based on the import value in 2014; 
in million US dollars).  
The goods  
description  China's imports 
origi nating in the U.S.  China's Increase in 
Duty  Duty Collected  
 
Fresh Fruits, Dried Fruits 
and Nuts  408.25  15% 61.24  
Grape Wine  72.82  15% 10.92  
Denatured Ethyl Alcohol  18.46  15% 2.77 
Ginseng Roots  14.89  15% 2.23 
Seamless Tubes, Pipes 
And Hollow Profiles, Of 
Iron Or Steel  235.37  15% 35.31  
Meat And Edible Meat 
Offal of Swine  761.61  25% 190.40  
Alumin um Waste  1234.34  25% 308.59  
Total  2745.74   611.46  
 
 
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