125% Tariff on China Rises to 145% and All Other Countries Reciprocal Rate at 10%
On April 9, 2025 U.S. President Trump announced on his Truth Social media account that all U.S. imports from China, Hong Kong, and Macau will be subject to a 125% ad valorem duty rate. Today, the White House clarified that the 125% tariff is in addition to a 20% tariff imposed earlier by the Trump administration to discourage fentanyl flowing to the U.S.
The reciprocal and country-specific tariffs that were previously imposed have been paused for 90 days, and a 10% tariff will apply to all other countries during this time period. These tariff rates became effective at 12:01 a.m. EDT on April 10, 2025.
The White House has stated that the 10% reciprocal tariff rate with a 90-day pause does not affect or change the current tariffs in place for Canada and Mexico.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has published updated guidance on the Cargo Systems Messaging Service, #64701128. The White House published an Executive Order today (April 10) confirming the President’s Truth Social post, as well as modifying de minimis:
- In an earlier Executive Order dated April 8, 2025 the administration removed goods from China and Hong Kong from de minimis eligibility effective May 2. That order is amended with regard to duty rates if China goods are shipped by international postal service. It increases the applicable duty rate to 120% ad valorem tariff on the value of the postal item effective May 2; or a specific duty of $100 per postal item for goods entered May 2 until June 1; effective June 1, that amount increases to $200 per postal item.
A.N. Deringer, Inc. anticipates reciprocal tariff rates for all countries to remain fluid in the short term, and we will continue to monitor CBP’s messaging service and the White House for official notifications.
Due to the rapidly changing application and modifications of duty rates, please note that Deringer is not responsible for coordinating the timing of U.S. entry and imposed tariff rates.
