根据商务部周三的公告,中国将从11月10日起取消对某些美国光纤进口的关税。这一决定是在华盛顿和北京之间的贸易紧张局势缓和之际做出的。商务部在一份声明中表示:“在这些措施实施后,鉴于贸易环境的变化,商务部向国务院关税税则委员会提议停止对原产于美国的进口波长偏移单模光纤实施反规避措施。”。最初的关税从33.3%到78.2%不等,是中国当局3月份为应对北京和华盛顿之间持续的贸易争端而发起的一项调查的结果。受影响的公司包括康宁股份有限公司、OFS Fitel LLC和Draka Communications Americas股份有限公司,其中康宁面临37.9%的征税,OFS Fitel33.3%,Draka Communications 78.2%。
China will remove tariffs on certain US optical fiber imports starting November 10, according to an announcement by the Ministry of Commerce on Wednesday. The decision comes amid easing trade tensions between Washington and Beijing. “Following the implementation of these measures, and given the changes in the trade environment, the Ministry of Commerce proposed to the State Council Tariff Commission to cease implementing the anti-circumvention measures on imported wavelength-shifted single-mode optical fiber originating in the United States,” the ministry said in a statement. The initial tariffs, ranging from 33.3% to 78.2%, were imposed in September as a result of an investigation launched in March by Chinese authorities in response to ongoing trade disputes between Beijing and Washington. Corning Inc., OFS Fitel LLC, and Draka Communications Americas Inc. are among the affected companies, with Corning facing a 37.9% levy, OFS Fitel 33.3%, and Draka Communications 78.2%.