Products of China Hit with 125% Tariff, Others Revert Back to 10%

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On April 9, 2025, U.S. President Trump announced changes to the reciprocal tariffs, including further increasing the tariff on goods made in China, Hong Kong, and Macau to 125% and rolling back tariffs on countries that have a specific reciprocal rate assigned. The country-specific rate will be 10% for 90 days, or until 12:01 am EDT on July 9, 2025.

Also, to be noted, there is no mention of retroactivity for products entered on April 9 at a higher reciprocal rate.

Guidance from U.S. Customs

On April 9, 2025, U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP) issued CSMS# 64701128 – UPDATED GUIDANCE – Reciprocal Tariffs – Increase in Rate for China and Reversion of Other Country- Specific Rates, Effective April 10, 2025 detailing guidance to the trade community.

Imported products of China, including products of Hong Kong and Macau, other than those that fall within the identified exceptions included in CSMS 64680374, entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption on or after 12:01 a.m. ET on April 10, 2025, are subject to the following HTSUS classification and additional ad valorem duty rate:

9903.01.63: Articles the product of China, including products of Hong Kong and Macau, will be assessed an additional ad valorem rate of duty of 125%.

The country-specific rates that became effective on April 9, 2025 are suspended. Imported products of any country, except for China, including products of Hong Kong and Macau, other than those that fall within the identified exceptions included in CSMS 64680374, entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption on or after 12:01 a.m. ET on April 10, 2025, are subject to the following HTSUS classification and additional ad valorem duty rate:

9903.01.25: Articles the product of any country, except for products described in headings 9903.01.26-9903.01.33, and except as provided for in heading 9903.01.34, and except for articles the product of China, including products of Hong Kong and Macau, will be assessed an additional ad valorem duty rate of 10%.

CBP will provide additional guidance to the trade community through CSMS messages as appropriate.

De Minimis Tariff Increase

To prevent circumvention, de minimis tariffs are increased for products of China.

(a)  increase the ad valorem rate of duty set forth in section 2(c)(i) of Executive Order 14256 of April 2, 2025 (Further Amendment to Duties Addressing the Synthetic Opioid Supply Chain in the People’s Republic of China as Applied to Low-Value Imports), as modified by the Executive Order dated April 8, 2025, from 90 percent to 120 percent;

(b)  increase the per postal item containing goods duty in section 2(c)(ii) of Executive Order 14256, as modified by the Executive Order dated April 8, 2025, that is in effect on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on May 2, 2025, and before 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on June 1, 2025, from 75 dollars to 100 dollars; and

(c)  increase the per postal item containing goods duty in section 2(c)(ii) of Executive Order 14256, as modified by the Executive Order dated April 8, 2025, that is in effect on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on June 1, 2025, from 150 dollars to 200 dollars.

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We will continue to monitor this tariff action and provide updates as they become available.