TARIFF TRACKER
USTR proposes extending the China maritime Section 301 suspension to January 9, 2027
USTR proposes to keep the China maritime, logistics and shipbuilding Section 301 actions (the maritime transport service fees and the Annex V.A duties of the October 16, 2025 notice) suspended for two more months, from November 10, 2026 through January 9, 2027, and asks for comments by October 30, 2026. The current one-year suspension runs through November 9, 2026. This is a proposal, not a final extension.
Updated October 12, 2026
STATUS
Proposed
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Section 301
COUNTRIES
China
COVERED GOODS
The proposed suspension covers fees on maritime transport services under Annexes I, II, and III of the April 23, 2025 notice, as modified, and duties under Annex V.A of the October 16, 2025 notice. No HTS headings are stated in this notice.
WHAT TO DO (OUR GUIDANCE, NOT LEGAL ADVICE)
Submit comments through docket USTR-2026-0694 by October 30, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time if you want USTR to consider them. Review whether your operations involve the specified maritime transport service fees or Annex V.A duties, but do not treat the proposed extension as final.
SOURCES
OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE notice, 91 FR 67388 (October 26, 2026)
QUOTES FROM THE SOURCE
Effective date: "The Trade Representative is requesting comments from any interested person regarding the proposal to suspend the responsive actions from 12:00 a.m. Eastern Time on November 10, 2026, through 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on January 9, 2027." (source)
End date: "The Trade Representative is therefore proposing to further suspend for two months, through January 9, 2027, the responsive actions taken in this investigation." (source)
Covered goods: "During the suspension period, no party would accrue liability for or be required to pay the fees on maritime transport services under Annexes I, II, or III of the April 23, 2025 notice, as modified by the October 16, 2025 notice." (source)
Countries: "The United States is continuing to engage with China with the goal of obtaining the elimination of the acts, policies, and practices at issue in the investigation." (source)
Status: "The Trade Representative is therefore proposing to further suspend for two months, through January 9, 2027, the responsive actions taken in this investigation." (source)
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