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Neither Permanent Nor Normal Trade Relations Act

USA118th CongressS-5264| Senate 
| Updated: 9/25/2024
Tom Cotton

Tom Cotton

Republican Senator

Arkansas

Cosponsors (2)
Josh Hawley (Republican)Marco Rubio (Republican)

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Neither Permanent Nor Normal Trade Relations Act This bill establishes various trade measures related to China, including by revoking China's permanent normal trade relations (PNTR) status and increasing the rates of duty (i.e., tariffs) on Chinese imported goods. The bill prohibits imported goods originating from North Korea, China, Russia, or Iran from receiving de minimis treatment. (Current law allows for U.S. imports under a de minimis threshold of $800 per shipment to enter free of tariffs, fees, and taxes.) Specifically, the bill revokes China's PNTR status. Currently, China's PNTR status allows for Chinese goods to have duty rates set forth in column 1 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS). With the removal of China's PNTR status, the bill generally sets the applicable duty rates on imported Chinese goods at the higher rates listed in column 2 of the HTS, with exceptions. The bill establishes a minimum duty rate of 35% for all Chinese goods, which requires column 2 rates to be at least 35%. However, the bill establishes a minimum duty rate of 100% for a list of specified goods (e.g., various minerals, certain vaccines and drugs, and certain defense-related articles). Duty rates are phased in over five years and adjusted annually for inflation. The bill also authorizes the President to take additional actions related to trade with China, requires merchandise imported from China to be appraised based on U.S. value, and establishes a trust fund to compensate U.S. producers for lost revenue resulting from retaliatory actions by China.
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Timeline
Sep 25, 2024
Introduced in Senate
Sep 25, 2024
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • September 25, 2024
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 25, 2024
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Foreign Trade and International Finance

Related Bills

  • HR 118-10127: Restoring Trade Fairness Act
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAgricultural tradeAsiaBudget deficits and national debtChinaCongressional oversightCustoms enforcementDepartment of DefenseExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment information and archivesGovernment trust fundsInflation and pricesNormal trade relations, most-favored-nation treatmentPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsTariffsTrade restrictionsU.S. International Trade Commission

Neither Permanent Nor Normal Trade Relations Act

USA118th CongressS-5264| Senate 
| Updated: 9/25/2024
Neither Permanent Nor Normal Trade Relations Act This bill establishes various trade measures related to China, including by revoking China's permanent normal trade relations (PNTR) status and increasing the rates of duty (i.e., tariffs) on Chinese imported goods. The bill prohibits imported goods originating from North Korea, China, Russia, or Iran from receiving de minimis treatment. (Current law allows for U.S. imports under a de minimis threshold of $800 per shipment to enter free of tariffs, fees, and taxes.) Specifically, the bill revokes China's PNTR status. Currently, China's PNTR status allows for Chinese goods to have duty rates set forth in column 1 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS). With the removal of China's PNTR status, the bill generally sets the applicable duty rates on imported Chinese goods at the higher rates listed in column 2 of the HTS, with exceptions. The bill establishes a minimum duty rate of 35% for all Chinese goods, which requires column 2 rates to be at least 35%. However, the bill establishes a minimum duty rate of 100% for a list of specified goods (e.g., various minerals, certain vaccines and drugs, and certain defense-related articles). Duty rates are phased in over five years and adjusted annually for inflation. The bill also authorizes the President to take additional actions related to trade with China, requires merchandise imported from China to be appraised based on U.S. value, and establishes a trust fund to compensate U.S. producers for lost revenue resulting from retaliatory actions by China.
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Timeline
Sep 25, 2024
Introduced in Senate
Sep 25, 2024
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • September 25, 2024
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 25, 2024
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Tom Cotton

Tom Cotton

Republican Senator

Arkansas

Cosponsors (2)
Josh Hawley (Republican)Marco Rubio (Republican)

Finance Committee

Foreign Trade and International Finance

Related Bills

  • HR 118-10127: Restoring Trade Fairness Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAgricultural tradeAsiaBudget deficits and national debtChinaCongressional oversightCustoms enforcementDepartment of DefenseExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment information and archivesGovernment trust fundsInflation and pricesNormal trade relations, most-favored-nation treatmentPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsTariffsTrade restrictionsU.S. International Trade Commission