China Extends Suspension of Special Port Fees on US-Linked Ships to January 10, 2027
China's Ministry of Transport announced on November 9 that, to implement the outcomes of the eighth round of China-US economic and trade consultations and with the approval of the State Council, China will continue to suspend its special port fees on US-linked vessels, extending the suspension to January 10, 2027. The announcement is dated November 9, 2026.
Three documents remain suspended: the ministry's 2025 Announcement No. 54 imposing the special port fees on US-linked ships, the implementation measures issued as Jiaobanshui [2025] No. 59, and 2025 Announcement No. 55, which had launched an investigation into the impact on the security and development interests of China's shipping, shipbuilding and related supply chains. Both the fees and the investigation therefore stay on hold.
The special port fees were among China's countermeasures to the US Section 301 investigation into China's maritime, logistics and shipbuilding sectors. Under the consensus reached by the two heads of state, both sides paused the measures for a year starting in November 2025, and that pause was due to expire around November 10, 2026. The new announcement extends the port-fee pause by two months, to the same expiry date as the tariff-side arrangement announced the same day.
Also on Monday, the Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council announced a two-month extension of the suspension of the additional 24% tariff on US goods, keeping a 10% tariff in place. During the suspension, US-linked vessels calling at Chinese ports will not be charged the special port fees under the suspended documents, and the related investigation will not proceed.
Related: China Continues Suspension of Additional 24% Tariff on US Goods for Two Months, Keeping 10% Rate
(Source: Ministry of Transport of China)
Source: Ministry of Transport of China
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