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Notice of Conforming Amendments to Product Exclusions: China's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation

Published September 2, 2026 · effective July 1, 2026, 12:01 AM Eastern.

In TariffTrust's data

Integrated in the tariff Integrated in the USITC tariff, which now holds what it says. (2026 HTS Revision 21)

Effective July 1, 2026, the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) implemented certain changes to statistical reporting categories in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). As a result of these changes, USTR is making conforming amendments to four product exclusions associated with the Section 301 investigation of China Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation.

What it changes

Its effect is read from its text; it names no Chapter 99 heading of its own.

Official documents

The official text prevails. A publication alone does not establish applicability to a product.

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