China will maintain its suspension of an additional 24% tariff on imports from the United States for two more months, while keeping a 10% tariff in place, Beijing said on Monday.

The extension takes effect at 1.01pm on Tuesday, 10 November, according to China's State Council Tariff Commission. The finance ministry had earlier said the suspension would continue, in a statement on its website.

Washington summit consensus

Beijing said the move implements the outcomes and consensus reached at the September summit in Washington between the Chinese and US leaders. After that meeting, the two sides proposed a $60bn package of reciprocal tariff cuts, including roughly $17bn worth of US farm goods that China imported in 2024, although the plan has yet to be finalised.

The previous one-year suspension, agreed in November 2025, had been due to expire this week. The extension removes the risk of an abrupt return to higher tariffs while the two sides continue talks, and comes ahead of next week's APEC summit in China, where US President Donald Trump is expected to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Section 301 warning

China also said it had noted that the US side had repeatedly stated it intended to use Section 301 tariffs to replace tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act that have been held invalid by judicial rulings. Beijing said it would monitor developments closely and adjust its retaliatory measures as appropriate.

The decision preserves the status quo rather than marking further tariff relief, with the 10% levy remaining in force throughout the two-month extension.