President Donald Trump has issued an executive order instituting additional tariffs on goods from China and Hong Kong. Goods entered for consumption or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption on or after 12:01 am EST on February 4, 2025, will be subject to 10% additional duties.
Please refer to the Federal Register posted on February 5, 2025.
The following HTS and additional duty rates will apply:
- 9903.01.20 – Products of China and Hong Kong, other than those classified under headings 9903.01.21.9903.01.22 and 9903.01.23 and other than products for personal use included in accompanied baggage of person arriving in the U.S. – additional duty rate of 10%.
The following are excluded from the additional duties:
- 9903.01.21: Articles the product of China and Hong Kong that are donations, by persons subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, of articles, such as food, clothing, and medicine, intended to be used to relieve human suffering.
- 9903.01.22: Articles the product of China and Hong Kong that are informational materials, including but not limited to, publications, films, posters, phonograph records, photographs, microfilms, microfiche, tapes, compact disks, CD ROMs, artworks, and news wire feeds.
- 9903.01.23: Except for products described in headings 9903.01.21 and 9903.01.22, and other than products for personal use included in accompanied baggage of persons arriving in the United States, articles the product of China and Hong Kong that: (1) were loaded onto a vessel at the port of loading, or in transit on the final mode of transport prior to entry into the United States, before 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time on February 1, 2025; and (2) are entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time on February 4, 2025, and before 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time on March 7, 2025.
Important to note:
- Shipments that previously qualified for duty-free treatment under de minimis will no longer be eligible under Section 321 or entry type 86.
- Drawback will not be available for duties under this tariff.
- Additional duties under heading 9903.01.20 will not apply to goods properly claimed under chapter 98, except for goods entered under heading 9802.00.80 and 9802.0040,9802.0050 and 9802.00.60. Additional duties will apply to the value of repairs, alterations or processing performed. Under 9802.0080, the additional duties will apply to the value of the article assembled abroad less the cost or value of such products of the United States.
- Goods eligible for admission into an FTZ under “domestic status” (see 19 CFR 146.43) admitted into a U.S. FTZ on or after 12:01 am EST on February 4, 2025, must be admitted as “privileged foreign status”. Upon entry for consumption, goods will be subject to the rates of duty in effect at the time of admission into the FTZ.
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