Amendment to Reciprocal Tariffs and Updated Duties as Applied to Low-Value Imports From the People's Republic of China
Amends the reciprocal (Liberation Day) tariffs in response to China's announced 34 percent retaliation, raising the additional duty on Chinese goods from 34 to 84 percent and increasing the duty rates on low-value de minimis shipments from China. Blocked in court.
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What each section does, and how they differ.
Recites that Executive Order 14257 (April 2, 2025) imposed reciprocal tariffs, and that on April 4, 2025 China announced a 34 percent retaliatory tariff on U.S. goods; invokes the retaliation clause to further modify the tariff schedule on Chinese imports.
In response to China's announced retaliation against Executive Order 14257, raises the additional ad valorem duty on goods from China from 34 percent to 84 percent, effective April 9, 2025.
Raises the duty rates on low-value de minimis shipments from China from 30 percent to 90 percent ad valorem, and increases the per-postal-item duties from 25 dollars to 75 dollars, and later from 50 dollars to 150 dollars.
Directs the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the U.S. Trade Representative to take all necessary actions to implement the tariff modifications.
Standard boilerplate: preserves existing agency authority and creates no enforceable private rights.