The United States and China have formally agreed to extend their trade war truce for another two months, delaying a set of trade measures that were scheduled to go into effect Tuesday. The move comes after an agreement reached in September and has now been reflected in official documents released by both governments.

Under the expanded deal, Washington will maintain reduced tariffs on Chinese imports and forego a series of trade measures previously deferred. The measures, which were set to expire on Tuesday, will stay suspended until January 10, 2027.

The agreement builds on a first truce reached last November. At that time the United States agreed to lower the tariff on Chinese imports related to fentanyl trafficking from 20% to 10%. Washington also paused retaliatory action resulting from a Section 301 investigation into China's maritime, logistics, and shipbuilding sectors. Those measures included fees on China-connected vessels calling at U.S. ports.

The problem is still a concern for the shipping industry. Several trade groups and maritime associations have asked U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer to repeal the port fees entirely, rather than continue to suspend them.

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative confirmed the latest extension in an upcoming notice in the Federal Register. Washington in a separate filing also said it would extend 178 existing exclusions from Section 301 tariffs on Chinese goods.

Beijing has announced related measures. China’s Ministry of Finance said in a statement Monday that the additional 24% tariff on U.S. goods, set to take effect Tuesday, will be suspended for another two months. However, an additional 10% tariff will remain in place on American products.

China is also continuing to suspend certain export controls, said a spokesperson for China’s Ministry of Commerce. The ministry of finance said that Beijing will continue to watch Washington’s next moves and respond with countermeasures accordingly.

The extension was previously announced by U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent during a September interview with Fox News. The announcement came a week after talks with Chinese Vise Premier He Lifeng and ahead of a planned meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. Bessent said the trade truce would be in place until Jan. 10, 2027, at the time.

Parallel diplomatic and trade talks have been ongoing. On Friday, Greer held a video conference with Lifeng in which the U.S. trade representative called on Beijing to make tangible progress on its commitments.

The talks focused in particular on Chinese purchases of agricultural products, as well as commitments on rare earth elements and other critical minerals, according to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.

But the official statement issued after the meeting made no direct reference to the trade truce or its two-month extension.

The latest ruling gives both countries more time to keep trade barriers low and to stop the immediate reintroduction of suspended measures. The extension also means the controversial fees targeting China-linked vessels will remain on hold until January 10, 2027 for the maritime and logistics sectors, while uncertainty over their longer-term future continues.