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Ref. :EIC 111/2/18
EIC 111/3
EIC 111/3/13
CR EIC 111/1/13/3
11 November 2026
Dear Sirs,
Further to Commercial Information Circulars (CIC) No. 1012/2025 dated 27 November 2025, the US Trade Representative (USTR) announced on 10 November 2026 to further extend all 178 current product exclusions from the US additional tariffs on Mainland products under the subject Section 301 investigation through 9 January 2027.
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. The USTR also initiated exclusion processes for stakeholders to submit requests for the exclusion of specific products from the additional tariffs and granted exclusions periodically on specific products. On 30 May 2024, the USTR issued a Federal Register (FR) notice announcing the extension of 164 exclusions through 31 May 2025 (as listed in Annex C to the FR notice on 30 May 2024). The USTR issued an FR notice on 18 September 2024 announcing 14 exclusions covering certain solar manufacturing equipment through 31 May 2025 (as listed in Annex B to the FR notice on 18 September 2024). Subsequently, these 178 exclusions were further extended until 10 November 2026. For details, please refer to CICs No. 438/2024, No. 750/2024, and No. 1012/2025 of 27 May 2024, 16 September 2024 and 27 November 2025 respectively.
3.On 10 November 2026, the USTR issued an FR notice announcing that in light of ongoing discussions with China, the USTR has determined that it is appropriate to further extend all 178 current product exclusions from the US additional tariffs on Mainland products under the subject Section 301 investigation through 9 January 2027. The USTR may continue to consider further extensions or additional modifications as appropriate.
4.For further details, please refer to the FR notice at https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-11-10/pdf/2026-22925.pdf.
5.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
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