China has extended its trade truce with the US until 10 January 2027, keeping the 24% additional tariff suspension in place while retaining a 10% tariff. The extension also delays port fees on US vessels, continues export control and trade restriction suspensions, and leaves both sides room for further negotiations.
China has extended its trade truce with the US by two months. The Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council announced the move in an online statement on 9 November 2026.
The previous truce was set to expire on 10 November 2026.
Tariff changes
The Commission will keep a 24% additional tariff on US imports suspended for two months. A 10% additional tariff will stay in place. The change amends the additional tariff measures in Announcement No. 4 of 2025. It takes effect on 10 November 2026.
The Commission said the decision carries out the outcomes and consensus reached at the meeting between the heads of state of China and the US in Washington. It added that the extension supports a stable and predictable policy environment for companies in both countries.
The commission also noted that the US has repeatedly said it plans to replace tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act with Section 301 tariffs. Courts have ruled the IEEPA tariffs invalid. Beijing will watch the next US moves and adjust its countermeasures as needed.
Measures from other ministries
The Transport Ministry will delay special port fees on American vessels until 10 January 2027. It will also keep a probe into shipping and shipbuilding supply chain security suspended.
The Commerce Ministry will extend export control waivers for certain critical minerals and related technologies to the same date. It will keep 11 US firms on the unreliable entities list and 16 on the export control list suspended until 10 January 2027.
Its pause on trade and export curbs covering 27 American firms will also run for two more months. Penalties on the US subsidiaries of South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean are suspended for the same period.
Talks ahead
Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping are expected to meet at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in China later this month. It would be their third meeting in 2026.
In September, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said both countries had agreed to extend the truce through 10 January 2027. He said January could bring either a broader economic agreement or a continuation of the current arrangement.
In September, both sides also proposed a package of reciprocal tariff cuts worth USD 60 billion. The package includes about USD 17 billion in US farm goods that China imported in 2024. The plan has not been finalised. The original truce, reached in Busan, South Korea, also included a Chinese commitment to resume shipments of critical minerals.
