TARIFF TRACKER
USTR extends 178 China Section 301 product exclusions to November 2026
USTR extends 178 existing exclusions from China Section 301 additional duties for covered products. The extensions apply to qualifying entries from November 30, 2025 through 11:59 p.m. EDT on November 9, 2026.
Updated October 12, 2026
STATUS
In effect
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EFFECTIVE
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Section 301
COUNTRIES
China
COVERED GOODS
178 current exclusions under HTSUS headings 9903.88.69 and 9903.88.70, governed by the ten-digit HTSUS statistical reporting numbers and product descriptions in U.S. notes 20(vvv)(i), 20(vvv)(ii), 20(vvv)(iii), 20(vvv)(iv), and 20(www) to subchapter III of chapter 99.
EXCLUSIONS
Extends the 178 current Section 301 product exclusions for products of China that meet the referenced exclusion descriptions.
WHAT TO DO (OUR GUIDANCE, NOT LEGAL ADVICE)
Check Chinese-origin SKUs against the exclusion descriptions in U.S. notes 20(vvv)(i) through (iv) and 20(www). For qualifying entries from November 30, 2025 through November 9, 2026, work with customs brokers to claim the applicable Chapter 99 exclusion heading and watch for CBP entry guidance.
SOURCES
OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE notice, 90 FR 55232 (December 1, 2025)
QUOTES FROM THE SOURCE
Effective date: "The extension is effective with respect to goods entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time on November 30, 2025" (source)
End date: "The modifications announced in the annexes to this notice extend the exclusions through 11:59 p.m. eastern daylight time on November 9, 2026." (source)
Covered goods: "The U.S. Trade Representative has determined to extend all exclusions under heading 9903.88.69 and U.S. notes 20(vvv)(i), 20(vvv)(ii), 20(vvv)(iii), and 20(vvv)(iv)" (source)
Covered goods: "The U.S. Trade Representative has determined to extend all exclusions under heading 9903.88.70 and U.S. note 20(www) to subchapter III of chapter 99 of the HTSUS." (source)
Countries: "excluding from additional duties certain products of China" (source)
Exclusions: "the exclusion extensions in the annexes to this notice are available for any product that meets the description in the product exclusion." (source)
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USTR extends the 178 China Section 301 exclusions under headings 9903.88.69 and 9903.88.70 for entries from Nov 30, 2025 through 11:59 p.m. Nov 9, 2026; still in effect today, no further extension found through Oct 8, 2026.
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