Eighth-Round China-U.S. Trade Consensus Lands: 24% Additional Tariff and Two U.S.-Related List Measures Suspended for Another Two Months

BEIJING — To implement the consensus of the eighth round of China-U.S. economic and trade consultations and the outcomes of the two heads of state's Washington meeting, China's Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council and Ministry of Commerce announced on November 9 that, starting November 10, 2026, the 24 percent additional tariff on imports originating from the United States will remain suspended for another two months, with the 10 percent rate kept in place; measures under the unreliable entity list and the export control list targeting U.S. entities will likewise remain suspended for two months; and the countermeasures against five U.S. subsidiaries of Hanwha Ocean will also remain suspended for two months.

On tariffs, the commission said that from 1:01 p.m. on November 10, the 24 percent additional tariff rate on U.S.-origin imports will stay suspended for two months while the 10 percent rate remains, adjusting the measures set out in its Announcement No. 4 of 2025, whose previous suspension was about to expire. The commission also said China has noted that the United States has repeatedly said it intends to use Section 301 tariffs to replace the tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) that were ruled invalid, and that China will continue to closely follow subsequent U.S. moves and adjust its tariff countermeasures in due course as appropriate. The continued suspension, it said, helps provide a relatively stable and predictable policy environment for business cooperation between the two countries.

On the unreliable entity list, a Ministry of Commerce spokesperson said the list's working mechanism had issued an announcement on April 4, 2025 (Announcement No. 7 of 2025 of the working mechanism), placing 11 U.S. entities on the list with corresponding measures; from November 10, those measures will remain suspended for another two months. Domestic enterprises may apply to conduct transactions with those entities, and the working mechanism will review applications in accordance with the law and approve those that meet the conditions.

On the export control list, the spokesperson said the ministry had issued Announcement No. 21 of 2025 on April 4, 2025, placing 16 U.S. entities on the export control list and prohibiting exports of dual-use items to them; from November 10, the measures under Announcement No. 21 will likewise remain suspended for two months. Export operators that need to export dual-use items to those entities must apply to the ministry under China's regulations on the export control of dual-use items, and the ministry will review the applications and grant licences where the rules are met.

On Hanwha Ocean, the ministry issued Order No. 4 of 2026 the same day: from November 10, Beijing time, the countermeasures imposed under its Order No. 6 of 2025 against five U.S. subsidiaries of Hanwha Ocean Co., Ltd. will remain suspended for two months. The five companies — Hanwha Shipping LLC, Hanwha Philly Shipyard Inc., Hanwha Ocean USA International LLC, Hanwha Shipping Holdings LLC and HS USA Holdings Corp. — were placed on China's countermeasure list in October 2025, with organizations and individuals in China barred from transactions and cooperation with them; those measures had already been suspended for one year from November 10, 2025.

Also on November 9, China's Ministry of Transport announced that the suspension of special port fees on U.S.-linked vessels will be extended to January 10, 2027, as part of the same package implementing the eighth-round consultation outcomes.

Related: China Extends Suspension of Special Port Fees on US-Linked Ships to January 10, 2027

(Source: Ministry of Commerce of China; Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council)

Source: Ministry of Commerce of China; Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council

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