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Ref. :EIC 111/2/18
EIC 111/3
EIC 111/3/13
CR EIC 111/1/13/3
7 October 2026
Dear Sirs,
The US Trade Representative (USTR) announced on 7 October 2026 that the additional tariffs imposed on certain products from Chinese Mainland under the Section 301 investigation have not terminated and will remain in effect, subject to possible further modifications resulting from the second statutory four-year review.
2.Pursuant to the USTR’s Section 301 investigation findings released in March 2018 under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, the US has imposed additional tariffs on certain Mainland products since July 2018.
3.On 6 May 2026, the USTR issued a Federal Register (FR) notice to commence the second statutory four-year review of the tariff actions taken since July 2018 under the Section 301 investigation and informed representatives of domestic industries of the opportunity to request continuation of the tariff actions.
4.On 7 October 2026, the USTR issued an FR notice to announce that it received requests for continuation of the tariff actions from representatives of domestic industries. Accordingly, the additional tariffs imposed on certain products from Chinese Mainland under Section 301 investigation have not terminated and will remain in effect, subject to possible further modifications, including any modifications resulting from the second statutory four-year review. As the next step, the USTR will conduct a review of the tariff actions and will publish a separate notice or notices describing the review process.
5.For further details, please refer to the FR notice of 7 October 2026 at https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-10-07/pdf/2026-20510.pdf.
6.For enquiries concerning the content of this circular, please contact us at telephone number 2398 5405.
Yours faithfully,
(Ms Winnie TSANG)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry
Note: While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the above information, the Department cannot guarantee this to be so and will not be held liable for any reliance placed on the same.