U.S. port-entry fees targeting China-linked and China-built vessels remain scheduled to resume Nov. 10, despite Washington and Beijing extending their broader trade truce until Jan. 10, 2027. The one-year suspension began Nov. 10, 2025, and the governing USTR notice expires at 11:59 p.m. ET Nov. 9 unless the agency issues another modification. The charges stem from a Section 301 investigation into China’s maritime, logistics and shipbuilding policies. They cover Chinese-operated and Chinese-owned vessels, as well as Chinese-built ships operated by non-Chinese carriers, with rates in the original schedule reaching $50 per net ton, or the higher of $18 per net ton and $120 per discharged container for certain non-Chinese operators. In a Sept. 23 letter, the National Retail Federation, Retail Industry Leaders Association, Agriculture Transportation Coalition and other shipper associations, trade groups and logistics providers urged USTR Jamieson Greer to extend the pause. They cited elevated transportation costs, shifting carrier capacity, equipment shortages, port and inland-network constraints, and broader uncertainty in global trade lanes. More than 200 maritime and trade stakeholders have urged an extension, warning that renewed fees could raise costs for U.S. companies, weaken access to foreign markets and prompt retaliatory measures.