Customs Trade Update

President Trump has paused a tariff increase on imports from countries that have not retaliated against his tariffs, but has raised tariffs on China due to Beijing’s actions. Below is a summary of the updated guidance issued by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on April 9 regarding the new duties on imported goods.

The Yusen Logistics team is monitoring these changes and working with our global network to ensure timely clearance and keep your supply chain compliant. If you have questions or plan to modify your supply chain accordingly, please don't hesitate to reach out to your sales representative or email us at solutions@us.yusen-logistics.com and a member of our team will contact you promptly.
 

CBP Updated Guidance on Reciprocal Tariffs for China and Reversion of Other Country-Specific Rates

On Wednesday evening, April 9, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) published further guidance regarding the additional duties applied to imported merchandise, which were imposed by:

• Executive Order 14257, issued April 2, and published in the Federal Register Notice, “Regulating Imports with a Reciprocal Tariff to Rectify Trade Practices that Contribute to Large and Persistent Annual United States Goods Trade Deficits,” 90 FR 15041 (Apr. 7, 2025),
• Executive Order issued April 8, “Amendment To Reciprocal Tariffs And Updated Duties As Applied To Low-value Imports From The People's Republic Of China,” and
• Executive Order issued April 9, “Modifying Reciprocal Tariff Rates to Reflect Trading Partner Retaliation and Alignment.”
• This CSMS message updates CSMS 64687696 and 64680374 with the following information only.

GUIDANCE

Imported products from 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other than those that fall within the identified exceptions included in CSMS 64680374, entered for consumption, or withdrawn from the warehouse for consumption on or after 12:01 a.m. ET on April 10, are subject to the following HTSUS classification and additional ad valorem duty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other than those that fall within the identified exceptions included in CSMS 64680374, entered for consumption, or withdrawn from the warehouse for consumption on or after 12:01 a.m. ET on April 10 are subject to the following HTSUS classification and additional ad valorem duty rate: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 said it will provide additional guidance to the trade through CSMS messages as appropriate.

If you happen to encounter any errors in filing an entry summary, you can contact your CBP client representative or the ACE Help Desk. Questions regarding this message should be directed to the CBP Trade Remedy inbox at traderemedy@cbp.dhs.gov. 
 

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