US Section 201 Safeguard — Large Residential Washing Machines (Presidential Proclamation 9694)

US market faced disruption from surging washing machine imports.

Key Obligations

Tariff-rate quota applied; first 1.2M units at 20%, above quota at 50%

Penalty Ranges

Retroactive assessment for misclassification

Mandatory Deadline: Expired February 2023

Affected HS Codes: 8450.11, 8450.12, 8450.19

Issuing Authority: US Trade Representative / CBP