The Office of the United States Trade Representative published a Federal Register notice on 26 October 2026 proposing a further two-month extension of the suspension of Section 301 measures that are directed at China’s maritime, logistics and shipbuilding industries, sources indicated on 3 November 2026.

The notice would push back the current suspension that is due to expire at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on 9 November 2026 and thereby maintain the temporary relief from the trade measures for a further two months if adopted as proposed.

Scope of the proposed extension

The proposal explicitly covers the set of Section 301 actions that have been focused on China’s maritime sector, its logistics networks and activities connected to shipbuilding, as outlined in the Federal Register entry published on 26 October 2026.

Those three sectors are named in the notice as the objects of the existing suspension; the proposal would preserve the suspension’s reach for an additional two months beyond the current scheduled expiry.

Timeline and procedural posture

The Federal Register notice setting out the proposal was published on 26 October 2026, and the reporting outlet sources published its item on 3 November 2026, describing the USTR action as a proposed further two-month extension.

At present the formal suspension is due to lapse at 11:59 p.m. ET on 9 November 2026; the notice on 26 October 2026 therefore seeks to extend that lapse date by approximately two months if the proposal proceeds to final action.

Key facts at a glance:

  • Federal Register notice published: 26 October 2026.
  • Reporting of the proposal: reports, 3 November 2026.
  • Current suspension expiry: 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time, 9 November 2026.
  • Proposed extension length: two months.
  • Sectors named: maritime, logistics and shipbuilding.

The proposal leaves the suspension in place pending any decision that might be recorded subsequently in the Federal Register; reports provided the details of the notice in its 3 November account.

The Office of the United States Trade Representative is identified in the notice as the issuing authority. The Federal Register entry of 26 October 2026 is the formal vehicle by which the USTR set out the proposed continuation of the suspension for the designated sectors, and the notice describes that continuation as a further two-month measure.

Observers and market participants will look to any subsequent Federal Register entries for confirmation of whether the proposed extension becomes final and for any administrative steps associated with that action, but the reporting in reports on 3 November 2026 is the public record of the USTR’s published proposal as of those dates.