TARIFF TRACKER
USTR sets Section 301 semiconductor tariffs on China at 0 percent, with later increase
USTR found China’s semiconductor industry targeting actionable under Section 301. The notice applies a new 0 percent tariff action to listed China semiconductor HTS lines, with an increase due June 23, 2027 at a rate to be announced.
Updated October 12, 2026
STATUS
In effect
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EFFECTIVE
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Section 301
RATE
0%, then TBD
Initial 0 percent, increasing on June 23, 2027 to a rate to be announced at least 30 days before that date. This is additional to the existing 50 percent Section 301 tariff on semiconductors from China.
COUNTRIES
China
PRODUCT FAMILIES
Semiconductors/electronics
HTS CHAPTERS
28, 38, 85
COVERED GOODS
Products of China in listed 8-digit HTS subheadings covering high-purity silicon, doped chemical elements and compounds for electronics, semiconductor devices, electronic integrated circuits and parts, including 28046100, 38180000, and multiple 8541 and 8542 subheadings.
WHAT TO DO (OUR GUIDANCE, NOT LEGAL ADVICE)
Check China-origin semiconductor SKUs against the listed 8-digit HTS subheadings and keep applying any other duties that already apply. Track USTR’s later Federal Register notice, which must announce the June 23, 2027 increase at least 30 days before that date.
SOURCES
OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE notice, 90 FR 60848 (December 29, 2025)
QUOTES FROM THE SOURCE
Rate: "with an initial tariff level of 0 percent, increasing in 18 months on June 23, 2027, to a rate to be announced not fewer than 30 days prior to that date" (source)
Rate: "These new Section 301 tariffs would be additional to the existing 50 percent Section 301 tariff on semiconductors from China imposed pursuant to the Section 301 investigation related to forced technology transfer." (source)
Effective date: "DATES: December 23, 2025: The effective date of the action." (source)
Covered goods: "This action applies to the following 8-digit subheadings:" (source)
Covered goods: "28046100............................. Silicon containing by weight not less than 99.99 percent of silicon." (source)
Covered goods: "85423100............................. Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers." (source)
Countries: "taking tariff action now on semiconductors from China" (source)
Checked against source
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USTR Section 301 action on China semiconductors effective Dec 23, 2025 at 0 percent on listed 8-digit lines (2804.61, 3818, 8541, 8542), rising June 23, 2027 to a rate to be announced at least 30 days before, on top of the existing 50 percent China 301 tariff; no later notice found through Oct 8, 2026.
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