China’s Customs Tariff Commission in Beijing, China, said on November 9 that it would continue suspending a 24% additional tariff on U.S.-origin imports for two months while retaining a separate 10% additional tariff. The measure affects goods entering China from the United States, not the duties U.S. importers pay on goods entering America.
The adjustment takes effect at 1:01 p.m. Beijing time on November 10, equivalent to 12:01 a.m. Eastern Standard Time that Tuesday. The ministry statement describes a continuation of the suspension, rather than a newly imposed 24% charge being collected and then immediately removed.
The distinction matters for U.S. companies selling into China and their Chinese buyers. Extending the pause keeps that particular additional 24% tariff from resuming during the stated period. It does not make the affected trade tariff-free, because the announcement explicitly preserves the additional 10% rate.
The commission tied the move to outcomes and understandings reached at the meeting of the Chinese and U.S. heads of state in Washington. That is China’s stated explanation for the measure. The announcement does not, on its own, establish that all trade disputes have been settled or that either country’s wider tariff system has been dismantled.
The measures being adjusted are those set out in the commission’s Announcement No. 4 of 2025. The November 9 statement does not give a complete product-by-product tariff schedule. The retained 10% additional rate should therefore not be presented as the total duty payable on every U.S. product shipped to China.
For American importers, the immediate limit is equally important: a Chinese decision about taxes on imports into China does not itself change U.S. customs charges. Any claim about lower U.S. duties on Chinese goods would require a separate U.S. measure, which this Chinese announcement does not supply.
The commission also said it was watching U.S. statements about using Section 301 tariffs to replace tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act that had been ruled invalid. It said China would follow subsequent U.S. moves and could adjust its tariff countermeasures as circumstances warranted. Those are Beijing’s account and policy position, not a new U.S. tariff action announced in this notice.
A two-month extension gives the affected trading relationship a defined period without that additional 24% charge. China’s commission said the continuation was intended to provide businesses with a more stable and predictable policy environment. The notice does not quantify savings, name particular companies that benefit or forecast changes in orders and consumer prices.
What happens after the two-month period remains open. The statement includes no U.S. response, no guarantee of a further extension and no complete assessment of other duties on individual goods. Businesses would still need the applicable customs classification and separate tariff rules to determine the full cost of a shipment.
JBizNews Desk | Beijing, China
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