TARIFF TRACKER
Section 301 China List 2: 25 percent on 279 HTS subheadings since August 23, 2018
The second Section 301 list: an extra 25 percent on 279 subheadings including plastics, chemicals, semiconductors, machinery, railway and vehicle parts (HTSUS heading 9903.88.02). 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 additional ad valorem duty
COUNTRIES
China
PRODUCT FAMILIES
Steel, Aluminum, Plumbing/PVF, Electrical, Industrial machinery, Trucks/parts, Semiconductors/electronics, Chemicals/plastics
HTS CHAPTERS
27, 34, 38, 39, 70, 73, 76, 84, 85, 86, 87, 89, 90
COVERED GOODS
Products of China in the 279 List 2 subheadings listed in U.S. note 20(d) to subchapter III of chapter 99 (Annex A of the notice), chapters 27 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 establish a process for U.S. stakeholders to request that particular products classified within covered HTSUS subheadings be excluded from the additional duties.
WHAT TO DO (OUR GUIDANCE, NOT LEGAL ADVICE)
Check each China-origin SKU's 8-digit HTS code against List 2 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 40823 (Section 301 China, List 2) (August 16, 2018)
GPO official PDF with the List 2 annex (August 16, 2018)
USTR notice, 91 FR 64212 (continuation of the 2018 actions, as modified) (October 7, 2026)
QUOTES FROM THE 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 of the United States (HTSUS) set out in Annex A" (source)
Effective date: "The additional duties set out in Annex A to this notice are effective with respect to products that are entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after August 23, 2018." (source)
Covered goods: "the Trade Representative has determined to narrow the proposed tariff subheadings in Annex C to the June 20 notice to 279 tariff subheadings." (source)
Covered goods: "Products of China that are provided for in new HTSUS heading 9903.88.02, as established by Annex A of this notice that are entered for consumption" (source)
Countries: "products of China covered in the tariff subheadings listed in Annex A to this notice." (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 from these additional duties." (source)
Status: "The August 23, 2018 action, as modified, did not terminate on August 23, 2026, and will remain in effect" (source)
Covered goods: "Tranche 2 covered 279 tariff subheadings" (source)
Covered goods: "the Trade Representative has determined to narrow the proposed tariff subheadings in Annex C to the June 20 notice to 279 tariff subheadings." (source)
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The August 16, 2018 notice imposes an additional 25 percent on products of China in the 279 subheadings of U.S. note 20(d) (heading 9903.88.02) from August 23, 2018 (chapters 27, 34, 38, 39, 70, 73, 76, 84 to 87, 89, 90 re-derived from Annex A); the October 7, 2026 USTR notice says the August 23, 2018 action did not terminate and remains in effect.
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