Further Amendment to Duties Addressing the Synthetic Opioid Supply Chain in the People's Republic of China as Applied to Low-Value Imports
Ends duty-free de minimis treatment for low-value shipments from China and Hong Kong (the goods covered by section 2(a) of EO 14195), imposing instead a 30 percent ad valorem duty, or a flat per-postal-item duty of 25 dollars (rising to 50 dollars on June 1, 2025), effective May 2, 2025. Issued under IEEPA.
Section by Section
What each section does, and how they differ.
Recites that Chinese shippers exploit the de minimis exemption to hide illicit substances; because Commerce certified that collection systems are ready, duty-free de minimis treatment ends for covered PRC and Hong Kong goods entered on or after May 2, 2025.
Non-postal low-value shipments must be formally entered with all applicable duties paid; postal items face either a 30 percent ad valorem duty or a flat duty of 25 dollars per item (50 dollars starting June 1, 2025), with carrier bond and reporting requirements.
Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with Treasury, the Attorney General, and Commerce, to implement the order and employ all powers granted by IEEPA.
Preserves DHS's authority to use any available legal powers to ensure compliance with the order.
Within 90 days, Commerce, with USTR, must report on the order's impact on industries, consumers, and supply chains, including whether to extend de minimis ineligibility to packages from Macau.
Standard boilerplate: preserves existing agency authority, conditions the order on appropriations, and creates no enforceable private rights.