By: Rick Walker, Vice President, TradeInsights, LCB/CCS

On April 8, the President has issued an Executive Order that increased the reciprocal tariffs to be applied to China from 34% to 84%.

The increase will affect goods imported from China, other than those that have identified exceptions, that are entered for consumption or withdrawn from a warehouse for consumption on or after 12:01 a.m. ET on April 9, 2025. The order includes products of China, including Hong Kong and Macau

In addition, the Executive Order removing goods from China from de minimis eligibility, effective May 2, is amended regarding duty rates if China goods are shipped by international postal service. It increases the applicable duty rate to 90% ad valorem tariff on the value of the postal item effective May 2; or a specific duty of $75 per postal item for goods entered May 2 until June 1; effective June 1, that amount increases to $150 per postal item.

We will continue to monitor the situation closely and will provide updates as soon as available.

Please contact your V. Alexander account team, or you may also contact our Trade Compliance team at tradeinsights@valexander.com with any questions.