China has extended its suspension of special port fees on US-linked vessels until 10 January 2027 and has also prolonged a pause on extra tariffs on US goods, Reuters reported on 9 November 2026. Baird Maritime republished the report.
What Beijing announced
- Port fees: China’s Ministry of Transport said the suspension of special port fees on US-linked vessels will run until 10 January 2027.
- Shipping probe: The ministry is also continuing to suspend its investigation into shipping and shipbuilding supply chain security.
- Tariffs: The State Council’s tariff commission extended for two months the suspension of an additional 24% tariff on US imports, starting at 13:01 Beijing time on Tuesday, 10 November. A 10% tariff remains in place.
Link to the leaders’ summit
China said the extensions carry out the outcomes of September’s summit in Washington between the two countries’ leaders. After the summit, both sides proposed a $60 billion package of reciprocal tariff cuts, including about $17 billion of US farm goods that China imported in 2024. The plan has not yet been finalised.
China also noted that the US has repeatedly said it intends to use Section 301 tariffs to replace tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), which courts have ruled invalid. Beijing said it would watch US measures and may adjust its countermeasures.
For shipping lines and exporters, including those moving cargo between South Asia, China and the US, the extension keeps the reciprocal port-fee dispute on hold for at least two more months.
Source: Reuters via Baird Maritime, 9 November 2026. Photo: file image of Yangshan Deep-water Port, Shanghai.
