Announcement
02 Apr 2025
In April 2025, the US government issued an executive order that suspends the duty-free treatment for low-value imports from China and Hong Kong.
Source
Number of interventions
2
2 certainly harmful
0 likely harmful
0 liberalising
Implementation date
01 Jun 2025
Revocation date:
08 Apr 2025
Implementation date
02 May 2025
Revocation date:
08 Apr 2025
Announced: 16 Apr 2025
Hong Kong: Suspension of postal service for goods destined to the United States of America
Removed: 22 Feb 2026
United States of America: U.S. Administration exempts certain electronic items from additional duties, effective retroactively from 5 April 2025
Removed: 31 May 2025
United States of America: U.S. Administration raises reciprocal tariffs on Chinese imports to 125% plus targets low-value imports
Announced: 08 Apr 2025
United States of America: U.S. Administration increases tariffs on Chinese imports to 84% plus targets low-value imports
Announced: 04 Apr 2025
China: Government announces export control measures for various items related to rare earths
Announced: 04 Apr 2025
China: Government announces 34 percent additional tariffs on all imported goods from the United States (April 2025)
Announced: 04 Apr 2025
China: Inclusion of 11 US Companies in the Unreliable Entity List (April 2025)
Announced: 04 Apr 2025
China: Government adds 16 US companies to Export Control List (April 2025)
Terminated: 10 Nov 2025
United States of America: U.S. Administration increases additional duties on imports from China
Announced: 01 Feb 2025
United States of America: U.S. Administration announces additional duties against China
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