On August 28, 2025, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced the extension of remaining product exclusions in the Section 301 Investigation of China’s Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation. Based on continued consideration of the comments received in response to the December 29, 2023 Federal Register notice and the comments received in the statutory four-year review, and in accordance with Section 307(a)(1)(C) of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, the USTR determined that an additional 90-day extension of the 178 exclusions extended in the June 5, 2025 notice is appropriate.
The extensions are available for any product that meets the description in the product exclusion. The scope of each exclusion is governed by the scope of the 10-digit Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) statistical reporting numbers and product descriptions set forth in U.S. notes 20(vvv)(i), 20(vvv)(ii), 20(vvv)(iii), 20(vvv)(iv), and 20(www) to subchapter III of Chapter 99 of the HTSUS.
The exclusions were previously scheduled to expire on August 31, 2025, but have been extended through November 29, 2025. For additional background on these exclusions, see Thompson Hine Updates of May 28, 2024 and September 16, 2024.