China's latest tariff decision keeps an additional 24% duty off U.S.-origin imports for two months, while leaving a 10% rate in place as the countries continue wider trade talks, the State Council Customs Tariff Commission said Nov. 9.
The change takes effect Nov. 10 at 12:01 a.m. ET (05:01 UTC), equivalent to 1:01 p.m. Beijing time, according to the commission. The notice says the adjustment follows an understanding reached by Chinese and U.S. leaders during their Washington meeting.
A 2025 commission notice had kept the 24% rate suspended for one year from Nov. 10, 2025, while retaining the additional 10% tariff. The latest notice sets a two-month suspension but gives no exact expiration date or time.
China’s Commerce Ministry said in a Sept. 28 readout that the broader Kuala Lumpur arrangement would continue through Jan. 10, 2027, as the governments seek a solution acceptable to both sides. The ministry said the extension gives them time to review implementation and offers businesses a more predictable policy setting.
The ministry also said senior-level economic and trade contacts before year-end may help address a further extension, but it named no date for those discussions.
