If your business imports an item that is selected for increased import duties under Section 301, you could pay substantially more for the imported product. This service will provide alerts via electronic mail when such retaliatory actions by the United States Government are pending and have the possibility of affecting the level of duties on products imported into the United States. They are designed to be complementary, but either one by itself is useful. This web site provides another means to notify the business community about an impending action which may affect them. The web site, which is free of charge, incorporates an automatic alert of pending USG actions.
Businesses can join the site's automatic e-mail service.
After joining the service, businesses will receive updates via e-mail on pending Section 301 actions. Alternatively, if businesses choose not to register for the email service, they can visit the site regularly to determine the status of a Section 301 case. The Department of Commerce provides this service as a courtesy to users of the web site. Although the Department attempts to deliver up to date messages regarding Section 301 matters to all subscribers, these informal messages do not replace the Government s official notice published in the Federal Register. Subscribers should continue to review the Federal Register for all official notices regarding Section 301 matters.