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In effect
Federal Register
Section 301 (Trade Act of 1974)

Section 301 product exclusions (extended through November 10, 2026)

Exclusions that exempt specific products — mostly machinery and manufacturing inputs — from Section 301 China tariffs. As part of the November 2025 trade truce they were extended through November 10, 2026. Importers relying on an exclusion face a hard repricing if it lapses with the truce.

Current rate
0% additional duty for excluded products (otherwise 25%)
Affected countries
China
HTS chapters
8485
Notes
Exclusions lapse November 10, 2026 unless extended again.
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  1. In effect
    Federal Register

    Exclusions extended to November 10, 2026

    USTR extends product exclusions, aligning their expiry with the U.S.–China truce window.

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Last verified 06/12/2026

Related measures

Tariffs on Chinese goods imposed in February 2025 over fentanyl trafficking: 10% at first, raised to 20% in March 2025, then cut back to 10% in November 2025 under the U.S.–China trade truce. The Supreme Court's February 2026 IEEPA ruling voided them entirely. As of June 2026 Washington and Beijing have discussed restoring equivalent tariffs under other authorities, but nothing has been formalized.

90 FR 9121Last verified 06/12/2026
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The original China tariffs: 25% on roughly $250B of imports (Lists 1–3) and 7.5% on List 4A, in force since 2018–2020, plus the 2024 four-year-review increases on strategic sectors — including 100% on EVs, 50% on solar cells and semiconductors, and 25% on lithium-ion batteries. These survived the IEEPA ruling untouched and remain the bedrock of U.S.–China tariff exposure. USTR initiated a second statutory four-year review in May 2026.

Current rate: 25% (Lists 1–3); 7.5% (List 4A); strategic-sector increases incl. 100% EVs, 50% solar cells and semiconductors, 25% lithium-ion batteries

The May 2025 Geneva agreement suspended the triple-digit escalation between the U.S. and China; the November 2025 Kuala Lumpur arrangement extended the suspension through November 10, 2026, leaving a 10% reciprocal rate in place. The Supreme Court's February 2026 ruling voided the underlying IEEPA tariffs, but the truce still frames negotiations: as of June 2026 both sides have discussed terms for restoring tariffs under other authorities, and the truce's expiry remains the pivotal date in U.S.–China trade.

Current rate: Heightened reciprocal rates suspended; 10% rate remained during suspension (voided Feb 2026)

Truce expires:
90 FR 50729Last verified 06/12/2026
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