China plans to revise tariff rates on select products next year, including setting provisional import tariffs below the most-favored-nation rates for 935 items, the Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council declared on Monday.
In a circular, the commission stated that the tariff adjustments are intended to enhance resource allocation between domestic and global markets, support economic upgrading, and increase the supply of high-quality goods.
According to the Tariff Adjustment Plan, import duties on essential components and critical materials—such as computer-controlled hydraulic cushions for presses and heteromorphic composite contact strips—will be reduced.
The measure is intended to foster greater technological self‑reliance, strengthen science and technology capabilities, and support the development of a modern industrial system.
The plan states that import duties on resource-based products, including recycled black powder used in lithium-ion batteries and unroasted iron pyrites, will be reduced to support China’s ongoing green transformation.
Additionally, to enhance public health and advance the ‘Healthy China’ initiative, tariffs on medical items such as artificial blood vessels and diagnostic kits for specific infectious diseases will also be lowered.
To foster technological progress, advance the circular economy, and encourage the under‑forest economy, China will introduce new national tariff subheadings in 2026 for products such as intelligent bionic robots, bio aviation kerosene, and forest-grown ginseng. Following these changes, the total number of tariff lines will rise to 8,972, the commission said.
The commission also affirmed that, in 2026, China will maintain agreed tariff rates on certain imports from 34 trading partners, in line with 24 free trade agreements and preferential arrangements already in place.
It further stated that China will continue offering zero‑tariff access on all tariff lines to 43 least developed countries with which it has diplomatic ties.
Under the Asia‑Pacific Trade Agreement and through exchanges of notes with certain ASEAN member states, China will maintain preferential tariff rates on selected imports from Bangladesh, Laos, Cambodia, and Myanmar.
The commission added that adjusting import tariffs, refining tariff line structures, and maintaining both agreed and preferential tariff rates will help foster the growth of new high-quality productive forces, expand high-standard openness, and promote high-quality economic development.
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