Supply Chain Research

The U.S. government has granted a second round of exemptions to tariffs on Chinese imports, though only 33 products and 107 petitions – out of over 13,000 applications made since July – are covered. So far that means only 17.1% of final assessments for leniency on tariffs applied in July have received an exemption. Decisions regarding tariff put in place in August have yet to be made while a system of assessment for September tariffs has yet to be put in place. Products covered by the latest exemptions were worth $3.54 billion in 2019. The largest category by value were pump impellers, w...