What they’re saying:
USTR seeks leverage, not revenue, in Section 301 probes. “We, at USTR, are not really thinking about revenue at all. The 301 statute permits the USTR to impose tariffs to try and encourage our trading partners to eliminate acts, policies and practices that we conclude are unreasonable or discriminatory. So the goal is not revenue generation but really leverage. . . .We don't know what the tariff rates will be at the end of…