Tuesday, September 16, 2025

Notice of Product Exclusion Extensions: China’s Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation

On September 2, 2025, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative published in the Federal Register (90 FR 42500) Notice of Product Exclusion Extensions: China’s Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation.

The modifications announced in the annexes to this notice further extend the exclusions through November 29, 2025.

: In prior notices, the U.S. Trade Representative modified the actions in the Section 301 investigation of China’s acts, policies, and practices related to technology transfer, intellectual property, and innovation by excluding from additional duties certain products of China. This notice announces the U.S. Trade Representative’s determination to further extend the current exclusions.

On December 29, 2023, USTR invited the public to submit comments on whether to extend 352 previously reinstated exclusions and 77 COVID related exclusions. See 88 FR 90225 (December 29, 2023) (the December 29, 2023 notice). On May 30, 2024, USTR announced the extension of 164 of these exclusions through May 31, 2025. See 89 FR 46948 (May 30, 2024) (the May 30, 2024 notice).

In connection with the four-yearv review, on September 18, 2024, USTR announced fourteen exclusions covering certain solar manufacturing equipment See 89 FR 76581 (September 18, 2024) (the September 18, 2024 notice). The fourteen exclusions were effective from January 1, 2024 through May 31, 2025.

For additional background on the fouryear review, see previous notices issued in the investigation, including the September 18, 2024 notice.

On May 31, 2025, USTR announced the further extension of the 164 exclusions extended in May 2024 and the fourteen exclusions granted in September 2024. See 90 FR 23987 (June 5, 2025) (the June 5, 2025 notice). These 178 exclusions were further extended through August 31, 2025.

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