China extends suspension of 24% additional U.S. tariff for two months

Reporting Notes

China’s State Council Tariff Commission announcement, published Nov. 9, sets the effective time at 13:01 Beijing time on Nov. 10 and says the additional 24% rate will remain suspended for two months while the additional 10% rate stays in effect. Reuters independently reported the same terms and noted that a broader tariff framework had not been finalized. China’s Commerce Ministry separately described the Kuala Lumpur arrangement as extended through Jan. 10, 2027; this does not mean every disputed tariff or trade issue is settled. The two photographs show the Sept. 24, 2026 state visit, not the Nov. 9 tariff announcement. They are official White House photographs credited to Andrea Hanks and Daniel Torok. The White House copyright policy says government-produced materials on its site are not protected by copyright; attribution is retained as a courtesy. Original JPEGs are retained in public/newsroom/source-originals/china-tariff-extension-2026-11-09. Derivatives were proportionally resized to 1,800 px wide, converted to JPEG quality 86 and stripped of metadata; neither was cropped or retouched.

The pause has a defined start and end window

China will keep suspending an additional 24% tariff rate on certain U.S. imports for two months, the State Council Tariff Commission said in a notice published Monday. The measure is due to take effect at 1:01 p.m. Beijing time on Nov. 10.

The notice also says an additional 10% tariff remains in place. The change therefore pauses the 24% layer; it does not remove all Chinese tariffs on U.S. goods. The commission linked the decision to the consensus reached by the two countries’ leaders at their Washington meeting.

A limited reprieve for importers

For companies sourcing goods across the Pacific, the two-month window offers a clearer near-term tariff schedule, but not a permanent settlement. Importers may still face the separate 10% additional rate and any other applicable duties.

China’s Commerce Ministry said the two sides had agreed to extend the Kuala Lumpur arrangement through Jan. 10, 2027. That timetable describes the broader consultation arrangement; the tariff notice itself describes this 24% suspension as lasting two months.

Negotiations remain unfinished

The announcement follows a series of U.S.-China trade discussions after years of tariff increases and countermeasures. Reuters reported Monday that the larger reciprocal-tariff framework discussed by the two governments had not been finalized. The Chinese notice likewise says Beijing will monitor U.S. action on replacement measures and may adjust its response.

That distinction matters for businesses: an extension can lower immediate uncertainty while leaving the underlying bargaining unresolved. The notice does not announce a full tariff rollback or a final trade agreement.

U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping at a White House bilateral meeting on Sept. 24, 2026; archival context, not the tariff announcement. — Photo: Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok · Government-produced White House material is not copyright protected under federal law, according to the White House copyright policy. Courtesy credit retained. — U.S. President Donald Trump participates in a bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in the Oval Office on Sept. 24, 2026. Context only; the photo predates the tariff announcement. Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok.

What to watch next

The next test is whether the two governments use the temporary pause to settle terms beyond the current rate suspension. The effective time is Nov. 10 in Beijing, and the announcement provides a two-month period rather than a permanent change.

Until further details are published, the clearest confirmed facts are the narrower ones: the 24% additional rate remains suspended for two months, the additional 10% rate continues, and negotiations are still in progress.