TARIFF TRACKER
Section 301 China List 3: duty raised to 25 percent from May 10, 2019
List 3 (the September 2018 action on about $200 billion of Chinese goods, HTSUS headings 9903.88.03 and 9903.88.04) started at 10 percent and has been 25 percent since May 10, 2019. It covers most industrial supplies, building products, fasteners, metals and components.
Updated October 12, 2026
STATUS
In effect
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EFFECTIVE
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Section 301
RATE
25%
25 percent additional duty
COUNTRIES
China
PRODUCT FAMILIES
Steel, Aluminum, Copper, Fasteners, HVAC/R, Plumbing/PVF, Electrical, Industrial machinery, Lumber/wood, Autos/parts, Trucks/parts, Semiconductors/electronics, Chemicals/plastics
HTS CHAPTERS
02, 03, 04, 05, 07, 08, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 65, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 94, 96
COVERED GOODS
Products of China in the 5,733 List 3 subheadings of U.S. note 20(f) (heading 9903.88.03), chapters 02 to 96, plus 11 partly covered subheadings in U.S. note 20(g) (heading 9903.88.04). 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 to request exclusion of particular products classified within a covered HTSUS subheading.
WHAT TO DO (OUR GUIDANCE, NOT LEGAL ADVICE)
Check each China-origin SKU's 8-digit HTS code against List 3 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, 84 FR 20459 (Section 301 China, List 3 increase to 25%) (May 9, 2019)
USTR notice, 83 FR 47974 (List 3 product list, September 21, 2018) (September 21, 2018)
GPO official PDF with the List 3 annex (September 21, 2018)
USTR notice, 91 FR 64212 (continuation of the 2018 actions, as modified) (October 7, 2026)
USTR notice, 91 FR 24636 (second four-year review; lists the modifications currently in effect) (May 6, 2026)
QUOTES FROM THE SOURCE
Rate: "the rate of additional duty under the September 2018 action to increase to 25 percent on May 10, 2019." (source)
Effective date: "Effective with respect to goods (i) entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on May 10, 2019," (source)
Covered goods: "products of China covered by the September 2018 action" (source)
Covered goods: "subchapter III of chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is modified:" (source)
Status: "The Annex to this notice amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide that the rate of additional duties for the September 2018 action will increase to 25 percent on May 10, 2019." (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 3 covered 5,733 tariff subheadings" (source)
Rate: "Tranche 3 covered 5,733 tariff subheadings, with an approximate annual trade value of $200 billion." (source)
hts_chapters: "0203.29.20 0203.29.40 0206.10.00 0208.10.00" (source)
Covered goods: "Rates of Duty 1-General column of heading 9903.88.04 by deleting" (source)
Status: "List 3--83 FR 47974 (September 21, 2018), as modified by 84 FR 20459 (May 9, 2019)" (source)
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The May 9, 2019 notice raises the September 2018 action (headings 9903.88.03 and 9903.88.04) from 10 to 25 percent on May 10, 2019; note 20(f) of the September 21, 2018 annex lists 5,733 subheadings in chapters 02 to 96 plus 11 partly covered ones in note 20(g); USTR's May 6, 2026 notice lists List 3 as modified by 84 FR 20459 among the modifications currently in effect, and the October 7, 2026 notice continues the actions.
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