China extended for another two months its suspension of an additional 24% tariff on US imports, while keeping an additional 10% tariff in place; the change takes effect at 1:01 p.m. on November 10, 2026.

China said the extensions put into effect agreements reached at a September meeting between Chinese and US leaders in Washington.

The measures build on arrangements reached in China-US talks in Kuala Lumpur in October 2025 and later extended through January 10, 2027, after September 2026 consultations; both sides said they would continue discussions and assess implementation.

Alongside the tariff move, China extended the suspension of special port fees on US-linked vessels through January 10, 2027, and continued pausing a probe into shipping and shipbuilding supply-chain security.

The US extended 178 exclusions from Section 301 tariffs on Chinese goods, kept maritime-sector measures suspended through January 9, 2027, and paused an expanded export-control rule through January 10, 2027.

Days before the announcements, Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer discussed implementing the leaders’ agreements and earlier consultation outcomes; China raised concerns about recent US restrictions, and both sides agreed to continue using their consultation mechanism.

The countries planned an AI dialogue by the end of November 2026 and a first agricultural working-group meeting by year-end, while negotiators pursued possible trade and investment agreements ahead of APEC meetings in Shenzhen.

After the summit, the sides proposed a $60-billion package of reciprocal tariff cuts, including about $17 billion in US farm goods that China imported in 2024, but the plan has not been finalized.

Experts said reciprocal extensions turn leaders’ agreements into concrete steps and give businesses and markets greater predictability, while warning that new US restrictions could undermine lasting stability.

The article describes US restrictions affecting Chinese technology firms, outbound investment and biotechnology as part of a dual-track approach that risks long-term stability; experts said further progress would require breakthroughs on sensitive issues.

China said it would monitor US plans to replace tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act with Section 301 tariffs and adjust its countermeasures as developments warrant.

China said maintaining some tariff suspensions would support a stable, predictable policy environment and promote economic and trade ties between the two countries.