Procedures to Consider Requests for Exclusion of Particular Products from the Determination of Action Pursuant to Section 301: China's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation

The Water Quality Association (WQA) is writing to support the request for exclusion from tariffs of HTS 8421990040 (parts of machinery and apparatus for filtering or purifying water) by Instapure Brands, Inc., posted on November 1, 2018. These products are critical to the companys ability to provide end-users with safe, reliable and cost-effective point of entry/point of use water filtration products that have been appropriately certified. The end-users include schools, municipalities and households who need reliable access to safe drinking water to ensure personal and community public health and safety. The increased prices that will inevitably result from higher tariffs will place an additional burden on these end-users, many of whom have severely restricted budgets. Higher prices for these critical products will also further exacerbate the marketing of counterfeit products by unscrupulous suppliers who prey on consumers quests for lower prices, often through internet sites. For all these reasons, WQA strongly supports the exclusion request by Instapure Brands, Inc.

The Water Quality Association (WQA) is writing to support the request for exclusion from tariffs of HTS 8421210000 (water filtering or purifying machinery) by Aquasana Inc. posted on October 29, 2018. These products are critical to the companys ability to provide end-users with safe, reliable and cost-effective point of entry/point of use water filtration products that have been appropriately certified. The end-users include schools, municipalities and households who need reliable access to safe drinking water to ensure personal and community public health and safety. The increased prices that will inevitably result from higher tariffs will place an additional burden on these end-users, many of whom have severely restricted budgets. Higher prices for these critical products will also further exacerbate the marketing of counterfeit products by unscrupulous suppliers who prey on consumers quests for lower prices, often through internet sites. For all these reasons, WQA strongly supports the exclusion request by Aquasana Inc.

The Water Quality Association (WQA) is writing to support the request for exclusion from tariffs of HTS 8421210000 (water filtering or purifying machinery) by Canature Watergroup Inc., posted on November 1, 2018. These products are critical to the companys ability to provide end-users with safe, reliable and cost-effective point of entry/point of use water filtration products that have been appropriately certified. The end-users include schools, municipalities and households who need reliable access to safe drinking water to ensure personal and community public health and safety. The increased prices that will inevitably result from higher tariffs will place an additional burden on these end-users, many of whom have severely restricted budgets. Higher prices for these critical products will also further exacerbate the marketing of counterfeit products by unscrupulous suppliers who prey on consumers quests for lower prices, often through internet sites. For all these reasons, WQA strongly supports the exclusion request by Canature Watergroup Inc.

The Water Quality Association (WQA) is writing to support the request for exclusion from tariffs of HTS 8421210000 (water filtering or purifying machinery) by Aquasana Inc. posted on October 29, 2018. These products are critical to the companys ability to provide end-users with safe, reliable and cost-effective point of entry/point of use water filtration products that have been appropriately certified. The end-users include schools, municipalities and households who need reliable access to safe drinking water to ensure personal and community public health and safety. The increased prices that will inevitably result from higher tariffs will place an additional burden on these end-users, many of whom have severely restricted budgets. Higher prices for these critical products will also further exacerbate the marketing of counterfeit products by unscrupulous suppliers who prey on consumers quests for lower prices, often through internet sites. For all these reasons, WQA strongly supports the exclusion request by Aquasana Inc.

The Water Quality Association (WQA) is writing to support the request for exclusion from tariffs of HTS 8421210000 (water filtering or purifying machinery) by Pall Corporation posted on October 25, 2018. These products are critical to the companys ability to provide end-users with safe, reliable and cost-effective point of entry/point of use water filtration products that have been appropriately certified. The end-users include schools, municipalities and households who need reliable access to safe drinking water to ensure personal and community public health and safety. The increased prices that will inevitably result from higher tariffs will place an additional burden on these end-users, many of whom have severely restricted budgets. Higher prices for these critical products will also further exacerbate the marketing of counterfeit products by unscrupulous suppliers who prey on consumers quests for lower prices, often through internet sites. For all these reasons, WQA strongly supports the exclusion request by Pall Corporation.

The Water Quality Association (WQA) is writing to support the request for exclusion from tariffs of HTS 8421210000 (water filtering or purifying machinery) by Pentair Filtration Solutions LLC posted on October 25, 2018. These products are critical to the companys ability to provide end-users with safe, reliable and cost-effective point of entry/point of use water filtration products that have been appropriately certified. The end-users include schools, municipalities and households who need reliable access to safe drinking water to ensure personal and community public health and safety. The increased prices that will inevitably result from higher tariffs will place an additional burden on these end-users, many of whom have severely restricted budgets. Higher prices for these critical products will also further exacerbate the marketing of counterfeit products by unscrupulous suppliers who prey on consumers quests for lower prices, often through internet sites. For all these reasons, WQA strongly supports the exclusion request by Pentair Filtration Solutions LLC.

The Water Quality Association (WQA) is writing to support the request for exclusion from tariffs of HTS 8421210000 (water filtering or purifying machinery) by Aquasana Inc. posted on October 29, 2018. These products are critical to the companys ability to provide end-users with safe, reliable and cost-effective point of entry/point of use water filtration products that have been appropriately certified. The end-users include schools, municipalities and households who need reliable access to safe drinking water to ensure personal and community public health and safety. The increased prices that will inevitably result from higher tariffs will place an additional burden on these end-users, many of whom have severely restricted budgets. Higher prices for these critical products will also further exacerbate the marketing of counterfeit products by unscrupulous suppliers who prey on consumers quests for lower prices, often through internet sites. For all these reasons, WQA strongly supports the exclusion request by Aquasana Inc.

The Water Quality Association (WQA) is writing to support the request for exclusion from tariffs of HTS 8421990040 (parts of machinery and apparatus for filtering or purifying water) by Cosan/USA posted on November 2, 2018. These products are critical to the companys ability to provide end-users with safe, reliable and cost-effective point of entry/point of use water filtration products that have been appropriately certified. The end-users include schools, municipalities and households who need reliable access to safe drinking water to ensure personal and community public health and safety. The increased prices that will inevitably result from higher tariffs will place an additional burden on these end-users, many of whom have severely restricted budgets. Higher prices for these critical products will also further exacerbate the marketing of counterfeit products by unscrupulous suppliers who prey on consumers quests for lower prices, often through internet sites. For all these reasons, WQA strongly supports the exclusion request by Cosan/USA.

The Water Quality Association (WQA) is writing to support the request for exclusion from tariffs of HTS 8421210000 (water filtering or purifying machinery) by Pentair Filtration Solutions LLC posted on November 13, 2018. These products are critical to the companys ability to provide end-users with safe, reliable and cost-effective point of entry/point of use water filtration products that have been appropriately certified. The end-users include schools, municipalities and households who need reliable access to safe drinking water to ensure personal and community public health and safety. The increased prices that will inevitably result from higher tariffs will place an additional burden on these end-users, many of whom have severely restricted budgets. Higher prices for these critical products will also further exacerbate the marketing of counterfeit products by unscrupulous suppliers who prey on consumers quests for lower prices, often through internet sites. For all these reasons, WQA strongly supports the exclusion request by Pentair Filtration Solutions LLC.

The Water Quality Association (WQA) is writing to support the request for exclusion from tariffs of HTS 8421210000 (water filtering or purifying machinery) by GE Appliances, a Haier company posted on November 2, 2018. These products are critical to the companys ability to provide end-users with safe, reliable and cost-effective point of entry/point of use water filtration products that have been appropriately certified. The end-users include schools, municipalities and households who need reliable access to safe drinking water to ensure personal and community public health and safety. The increased prices that will inevitably result from higher tariffs will place an additional burden on these end-users, many of whom have severely restricted budgets. Higher prices for these critical products will also further exacerbate the marketing of counterfeit products by unscrupulous suppliers who prey on consumers quests for lower prices, often through internet sites. For all these reasons, WQA strongly supports the exclusion request by GE Appliances, a Haier company.

The Water Quality Association (WQA) is writing to support the request for exclusion from tariffs of HTS 8421990040 (parts of machinery and apparatus for filtering or purifying water) by Pentair Filtration Solutions LLC posted on November 13, 2018. These products are critical to the companys ability to provide end-users with safe, reliable and cost-effective point of entry/point of use water filtration products that have been appropriately certified. The end-users include schools, municipalities and households who need reliable access to safe drinking water to ensure personal and community public health and safety. The increased prices that will inevitably result from higher tariffs will place an additional burden on these end-users, many of whom have severely restricted budgets. Higher prices for these critical products will also further exacerbate the marketing of counterfeit products by unscrupulous suppliers who prey on consumers quests for lower prices, often through internet sites. For all these reasons, WQA strongly supports the exclusion request by Pentair Filtration Solutions LLC.

The Water Quality Association (WQA) is writing to support the request for exclusion from tariffs of HTS 8421210000 (water filtering or purifying machinery) by Aquasana Inc. posted on October 29, 2018. These products are critical to the companys ability to provide end-users with safe, reliable and cost-effective point of entry/point of use water filtration products that have been appropriately certified. The end-users include schools, municipalities and households who need reliable access to safe drinking water to ensure personal and community public health and safety. The increased prices that will inevitably result from higher tariffs will place an additional burden on these end-users, many of whom have severely restricted budgets. Higher prices for these critical products will also further exacerbate the marketing of counterfeit products by unscrupulous suppliers who prey on consumers quests for lower prices, often through internet sites. For all these reasons, WQA strongly supports the exclusion request by Aquasana Inc.

The Water Quality Association (WQA) is writing to support the request for exclusion from tariffs of HTS 8421210000 (water filtering or purifying machinery) by Aquasana Inc. posted on October 29, 2018. These products are critical to the companys ability to provide end-users with safe, reliable and cost-effective point of entry/point of use water filtration products that have been appropriately certified. The end-users include schools, municipalities and households who need reliable access to safe drinking water to ensure personal and community public health and safety. The increased prices that will inevitably result from higher tariffs will place an additional burden on these end-users, many of whom have severely restricted budgets. Higher prices for these critical products will also further exacerbate the marketing of counterfeit products by unscrupulous suppliers who prey on consumers quests for lower prices, often through internet sites. For all these reasons, WQA strongly supports the exclusion request by Aquasana Inc.

The Water Quality Association (WQA) is writing to support the request for exclusion from tariffs of HTS 8421210000 (water filtering or purifying machinery) by Instapure Brands, Inc., posted on October 31, 2018. These products are critical to the companys ability to provide end-users with safe, reliable and cost-effective point of entry/point of use water filtration products that have been appropriately certified. The end-users include schools, municipalities and households who need reliable access to safe drinking water to ensure personal and community public health and safety. The increased prices that will inevitably result from higher tariffs will place an additional burden on these end-users, many of whom have severely restricted budgets. Higher prices for these critical products will also further exacerbate the marketing of counterfeit products by unscrupulous suppliers who prey on consumers quests for lower prices, often through internet sites. For all these reasons, WQA strongly supports the exclusion request by Instapure Brands, Inc.

The Water Quality Association (WQA) is writing to support the request for exclusion from tariffs of HTS 8421210000 (water filtering or purifying machinery) by Wave Cyber USA, LLC posted on October 30, 2018. These products are critical to the companys ability to provide end-users with safe, reliable and cost-effective point of entry/point of use water filtration products that have been appropriately certified. The end-users include schools, municipalities and households who need reliable access to safe drinking water to ensure personal and community public health and safety. The increased prices that will inevitably result from higher tariffs will place an additional burden on these end-users, many of whom have severely restricted budgets. Higher prices for these critical products will also further exacerbate the marketing of counterfeit products by unscrupulous suppliers who prey on consumers quests for lower prices, often through internet sites. For all these reasons, WQA strongly supports the exclusion request by Wave Cyber USA, LLC.

The Water Quality Association (WQA) is writing to support the request for exclusion from tariffs of HTS 8421990040 (parts of machinery and apparatus for filtering or purifying water) by Aquasana, Inc. posted on October 31, 2018. These products are critical to the companys ability to provide end-users with safe, reliable and cost-effective point of entry/point of use water filtration products that have been appropriately certified. The end-users include schools, municipalities and households who need reliable access to safe drinking water to ensure personal and community public health and safety. The increased prices that will inevitably result from higher tariffs will place an additional burden on these end-users, many of whom have severely restricted budgets. Higher prices for these critical products will also further exacerbate the marketing of counterfeit products by unscrupulous suppliers who prey on consumers quests for lower prices, often through internet sites. For all these reasons, WQA strongly supports the exclusion request by Aquasana, Inc.

The Water Quality Association (WQA) is writing to support the request for exclusion from tariffs of HTS 8421210000 (water filtering or purifying machinery) by Suez Water Technologies & Solutions posted on October 30, 2018. These products are critical to the companys ability to provide end-users with safe, reliable and cost-effective point of entry/point of use water filtration products that have been appropriately certified. The end-users include schools, municipalities and households who need reliable access to safe drinking water to ensure personal and community public health and safety. The increased prices that will inevitably result from higher tariffs will place an additional burden on these end-users, many of whom have severely restricted budgets. Higher prices for these critical products will also further exacerbate the marketing of counterfeit products by unscrupulous suppliers who prey on consumers quests for lower prices, often through internet sites. For all these reasons, WQA strongly supports the exclusion request by Suez Water Technologies & Solutions.

The Water Quality Association (WQA) is writing to support the request for exclusion from tariffs of HTS 8421210000 (water filtering or purifying machinery) by Suez Water Technologies & Solutions posted on October 30, 2018. These products are critical to the companys ability to provide end-users with safe, reliable and cost-effective point of entry/point of use water filtration products that have been appropriately certified. The end-users include schools, municipalities and households who need reliable access to safe drinking water to ensure personal and community public health and safety. The increased prices that will inevitably result from higher tariffs will place an additional burden on these end-users, many of whom have severely restricted budgets. Higher prices for these critical products will also further exacerbate the marketing of counterfeit products by unscrupulous suppliers who prey on consumers quests for lower prices, often through internet sites. For all these reasons, WQA strongly supports the exclusion request by Suez Water Technologies & Solutions.

The Water Quality Association (WQA) is writing to support the request for exclusion from tariffs of HTS 8421990040 (parts of machinery and apparatus for filtering or purifying water) by Canature Watergroup Inc., posted on October 31, 2018. These products are critical to the companys ability to provide end-users with safe, reliable and cost-effective point of entry/point of use water filtration products that have been appropriately certified. The end-users include schools, municipalities and households who need reliable access to safe drinking water to ensure personal and community public health and safety. The increased prices that will inevitably result from higher tariffs will place an additional burden on these end-users, many of whom have severely restricted budgets. Higher prices for these critical products will also further exacerbate the marketing of counterfeit products by unscrupulous suppliers who prey on consumers quests for lower prices, often through internet sites. For all these reasons, WQA strongly supports the exclusion request by Canature Watergroup Inc.

The Water Quality Association (WQA) is writing to support the request for exclusion from tariffs of HTS 8421990040 (parts of machinery and apparatus for filtering or purifying water) by Canature Watergroup Inc., posted on October 31, 2018. These products are critical to the companys ability to provide end-users with safe, reliable and cost-effective point of entry/point of use water filtration products that have been appropriately certified. The end-users include schools, municipalities and households who need reliable access to safe drinking water to ensure personal and community public health and safety. The increased prices that will inevitably result from higher tariffs will place an additional burden on these end-users, many of whom have severely restricted budgets. Higher prices for these critical products will also further exacerbate the marketing of counterfeit products by unscrupulous suppliers who prey on consumers quests for lower prices, often through internet sites. For all these reasons, WQA strongly supports the exclusion request by Canature Watergroup Inc.

The Water Quality Association (WQA) is writing to support the request for exclusion from tariffs of HTS 8421210000 (water filtering or purifying machinery) by Canature Watergroup Inc. posted on October 30, 2018. These products are critical to the companys ability to provide end-users with safe, reliable and cost-effective point of entry/point of use water filtration products that have been appropriately certified. The end-users include schools, municipalities and households who need reliable access to safe drinking water to ensure personal and community public health and safety. The increased prices that will inevitably result from higher tariffs will place an additional burden on these end-users, many of whom have severely restricted budgets. Higher prices for these critical products will also further exacerbate the marketing of counterfeit products by unscrupulous suppliers who prey on consumers quests for lower prices, often through internet sites. For all these reasons, WQA strongly supports the exclusion request by Canature Watergroup Inc.

The Water Quality Association (WQA) is writing to support the request for exclusion from tariffs of HTS 8421990040 (parts of machinery and apparatus for filtering or purifying water) by Aquasana, Inc., posted on November 2, 2018. These products are critical to the companys ability to provide end-users with safe, reliable and cost-effective point of entry/point of use water filtration products that have been appropriately certified. The end-users include schools, municipalities and households who need reliable access to safe drinking water to ensure personal and community public health and safety. The increased prices that will inevitably result from higher tariffs will place an additional burden on these end-users, many of whom have severely restricted budgets. Higher prices for these critical products will also further exacerbate the marketing of counterfeit products by unscrupulous suppliers who prey on consumers quests for lower prices, often through internet sites. For all these reasons, WQA strongly supports the exclusion request by Aquasana, Inc.

The Water Quality Association (WQA) is writing to support the request for exclusion from tariffs of HTS 8421210000 (water filtering or purifying machinery) by Canature Watergroup Inc., posted on October 31, 2018. These products are critical to the companys ability to provide end-users with safe, reliable and cost-effective point of entry/point of use water filtration products that have been appropriately certified. The end-users include schools, municipalities and households who need reliable access to safe drinking water to ensure personal and community public health and safety. The increased prices that will inevitably result from higher tariffs will place an additional burden on these end-users, many of whom have severely restricted budgets. Higher prices for these critical products will also further exacerbate the marketing of counterfeit products by unscrupulous suppliers who prey on consumers quests for lower prices, often through internet sites. For all these reasons, WQA strongly supports the exclusion request by Canature Watergroup Inc.

The Water Quality Association (WQA) is writing to support the request for exclusion from tariffs of HTS 8421210000 (water filtering or purifying machinery) by Aquasana Inc. posted on October 29, 2018. These products are critical to the companys ability to provide end-users with safe, reliable and cost-effective point of entry/point of use water filtration products that have been appropriately certified. The end-users include schools, municipalities and households who need reliable access to safe drinking water to ensure personal and community public health and safety. The increased prices that will inevitably result from higher tariffs will place an additional burden on these end-users, many of whom have severely restricted budgets. Higher prices for these critical products will also further exacerbate the marketing of counterfeit products by unscrupulous suppliers who prey on consumers quests for lower prices, often through internet sites. For all these reasons, WQA strongly supports the exclusion request by Aquasana Inc.

The Water Quality Association (WQA) is writing to support the request for exclusion from tariffs of HTS 8421210000 (water filtering or purifying machinery) by Aquasana Inc. posted on October 29, 2018. These products are critical to the companys ability to provide end-users with safe, reliable and cost-effective point of entry/point of use water filtration products that have been appropriately certified. The end-users include schools, municipalities and households who need reliable access to safe drinking water to ensure personal and community public health and safety. The increased prices that will inevitably result from higher tariffs will place an additional burden on these end-users, many of whom have severely restricted budgets. Higher prices for these critical products will also further exacerbate the marketing of counterfeit products by unscrupulous suppliers who prey on consumers quests for lower prices, often through internet sites. For all these reasons, WQA strongly supports the exclusion request by Aquasana Inc.