TARIFF TRACKER
Section 301 China List 1: 25 percent on 818 HTS subheadings since July 6, 2018
The first Section 301 tariff list on Chinese goods: an extra 25 percent on 818 subheadings, mostly machinery, electrical equipment, vehicles and instruments (HTSUS heading 9903.88.01). It is still collected; USTR continued the action in October 2026.
Updated October 12, 2026
STATUS
In effect
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EFFECTIVE
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Section 301
RATE
25%
25 percent ad valorem
COUNTRIES
China
PRODUCT FAMILIES
HVAC/R, Plumbing/PVF, Electrical, Industrial machinery, Autos/parts, Trucks/parts, Semiconductors/electronics, Chemicals/plastics
HTS CHAPTERS
28, 40, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90
COVERED GOODS
Products of China in the 818 List 1 subheadings listed in U.S. note 20(b) to subchapter III of chapter 99 (Annex A of the notice), chapters 28 to 90. Chapters and product families are computed from the 8-digit subheadings in the list's annexes as published. Later notices moved some lines (HTS revisions, exclusions, the 2024 four-year review), so the binding list is U.S. note 20 to subchapter III of chapter 99 of the current HTSUS.
EXCLUSIONS
USTR will publish a separate product exclusion process for stakeholders to request that particular products within covered Annex A subheadings be excluded. Products eligible for admission under FTZ domestic status are excepted from the privileged foreign status admission rule.
WHAT TO DO (OUR GUIDANCE, NOT LEGAL ADVICE)
Check each China-origin SKU's 8-digit HTS code against List 1 in U.S. note 20 to chapter 99 of the current HTSUS (USITC HTS search) and keep the Section 301 duty in landed cost and quotes. Check the 178 exclusions extended to November 9, 2026 (fr-2025-21671) before you pay or reprice.
SOURCES
USTR notice, 83 FR 28710 (Section 301 China, List 1) (June 20, 2018)
GPO official PDF with the List 1 annex (June 20, 2018)
USTR notice, 91 FR 64212 (continuation of the 2018 actions, as modified) (October 7, 2026)
QUOTES FROM THE SOURCE
Signed: "Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 119 (Wednesday, June 20, 2018)" (source)
Rate: "the imposition of an additional ad valorem duty of 25 percent on products from China classified in the subheadings of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule" (source)
Effective date: "The additional duties set out in Annex A to this notice are applicable with respect to products that are entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after July 6, 2018." (source)
Effective date: "effective July 6, 2018, subchapter III of chapter 99 of the HTSUS is modified by Annex A of this notice." (source)
Covered goods: "products of China covered in the tariff subheadings listed in Annex A to this notice." (source)
Covered goods: "Products of China that are provided for in new HTSUS heading 9903.88.01, as established by Annex A of this notice" (source)
Countries: "25 percent on products from China classified in the subheadings of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States" (source)
Exclusions: "USTR will establish a process by which U.S. stakeholders may request that particular products classified within an HTSUS subheading listed in Annex A be excluded" (source)
Exclusions: "Any product listed in Annex A, except any product that is eligible for admission under `domestic status' as defined in 19 CFR 146.43" (source)
Status: "The July 6, 2018 action, as modified, did not terminate on July 6, 2026, and will remain in effect, subject to possible further modifications." (source)
Covered goods: "Tranche 1 covered 818 tariff subheadings" (source)
Covered goods: "determined to narrow the proposed list in the April 6, 2018 notice to 818 tariff subheadings" (source)
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The June 20, 2018 notice imposes an additional 25 percent on products of China in the 818 subheadings of U.S. note 20(b) (heading 9903.88.01) from July 6, 2018 (chapters 28, 40 and 84 to 90 re-derived from Annex A); the October 7, 2026 USTR notice says the July 6, 2018 action did not terminate and remains in effect, and no later notice changes the 25 percent list rate.
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