6165 Barfield Road
Atlanta GA, 30328
United States
Tel: +1 (770)688-1206
Fax: +1 (770)688-1229
The Administration has announced a 90-day pause on the recently escalating tariffs with China. Â During the pause, the US will reduce the 125% reciprocal tariff rate down to 10% which is currently applicable to all other countries. Â The 20% IEEPA drug/border tariff will remain during the pause.
Part of the agreement includes China removing their retaliatory tariffs and restrictions taken since April 2.
These actions are expected to be in effect by May 14, 2025, and will last for 90 days. Â The US and China will work to continue trade talks to address issues.
In summary, tariffs on imported Chinese goods will be applied as follows:
- Most Favored Nation rate (MFN)
- Section 301 duty rate (7.5%-100% depending on HTS)
- IEEPA Drug/Border (20%)
- IEEPA Reciprocal (at 10%), OR Section 232 (25% steel/aluminum/autos/auto parts/derivatives) – whichever is applicable by law
Check out the White House announcement, joint statement and fact sheet at the links below.
â€
Customs and Border Protection has announced an increase to the Merchandise Processing Fee assessed on imported goods. The increase is effective on October 1, 2025.
CSMS message 65741993 gives the details of the adjustments. For standard entry types, MPF is assessed at 0.3464% ad valorem with minimums and maximums. The minimum will be adjusted from the current $32.71 to $33.58. The maximum will be adjusted from $634.62 to $651.50.
Click below to read more:
â€
The President has announced a trade deal with the European Union.
Some of the terms of the deal are that the EU will purchase $750 billion worth of US energy, invest 600 billion in the US, and buy more US military equipment.
Additionally, the EU will lower the tariff on US origin goods to 0% and the US will impose 15% instead of the original 30% that was expected.
Steel and aluminum will remain at 50% for EU origin products under Section 232.
â€
In a White House Fact Sheet, the Indonesia deal is outlined. Under this deal with Indonesia, the reciprocal tariff will be 19%. Other key terms include eliminating tariff barriers, breaking down non-tariff barriers for US industrial exports, US agricultural exports, and more. Additional details are in the fact sheet linked below.
In a Truth Social Post, the President has indicated that a deal has been made with Japan. According to the post, the deal includes Japan investing in the US, Japan opening their country to trade including cars and trucks, rice and other ag products etc. The reciprocal rate under this deal will be 15%. The full Truth Social post is linked below.
Click below to read more:
â€
Our Sites use cookies for analytics purposes. For more information about the cookies we use on our Sites or how you can disable them, please see our Cookie Policy.
.png)