U.S.-China truce delays BIS Affiliates Rule until January 10
On September 24, 2026, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced that the United States and China had extended their trade truce through January 10, 2027, with the suspension of the BIS Affiliates Rule moving from its scheduled November 9 restart to the same date.
Inside Practice · OCTOBER 1, 2026 · 1 MIN READ
On September 24, 2026, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced that the United States and China had extended their trade truce through January 10, 2027, with the suspension of the BIS Affiliates Rule moving from its scheduled November 9 restart to the same date. The extension creates a defined but temporary compliance window rather than a durable resolution. Exporters should use it to map entities that could become restricted through ownership attribution, test licensing scenarios and address termination or price-adjustment rights in contracts that run beyond January 10. The commercial risk is concentrated at the boundary: transactions that are lawful during the suspension may become stranded if diligence, shipment or payment continues after the rule reactivates.