Certain products excluded from U.S. reciprocal tariffs
Certain products excluded from U.S. reciprocal tariffs
On 11 April, 2025, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued guidance regarding products that have been excluded from the U.S. reciprocal tariffs, which include phones, computers and chips.
CBP provided a list of Harmonised Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) headings and subheadings that are excluded from the reciprocal duties - provided the items are properly classified and merchandise was entered for consumption or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 12.01 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time on 5 April, 2025.
90-day pause issued for certain country-specific reciprocal tariffs
Effective 10 April 2025, all country-specific rates that went into effect on 9 April, 2025, are suspended—except for China (including products of Hong Kong and Macau)—until 9 July 2025. In the meantime, goods are subject to a 10% baseline reciprocal tariff. Products of China are assessed a 125% reciprocal tariff, which was increased from 34% and 84% and went into effect on 9 April, 2025.
De minimis exemption ended 2 May 2025, for imports from China
Other than goods delivered through the international postal network, the duty-free de minimis exemption ended 2 May 2025, for goods of Chinese origin imported to the United States. The de minimis exemption allows for goods valued under $800 to be exempt from duties and is still allowed for goods from Canada and Mexico, which are also subject to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) tariffs, until further notice.
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