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On 2 April 2025, the US President invoked his authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) and signed Executive Order 14257 imposing reciprocal tariff on all imports from all trading partners effective from 5 April 2025 and Executive Order 14256 announcing that duty-free de minimis treatment shall no longer be available for products of China (which include products of Hong Kong) imported into the US effective from 2 May 2025 and such imported merchandise shall be subject to additional duties, both with subsequent modifications.
The HKSAR Government expressed strong disapproval of and discontent with the US’ imposition of the so-called reciprocal tariff as well as its elimination of the duty-free de minimis treatment for and imposition of duty on covered goods from Hong Kong. Once again, the HKSAR Government firmly requests the US to withdraw its so-called reciprocal tariff measures.
On 12 May 2025, the US and China issued a joint statement on US-China economic and trade meeting in Geneva. Subsequently, the US President on the same date signed an executive order (i) modifying reciprocal tariff rate for articles of China (including articles of Hong Kong) to 10% effective from 14 May 2025, by suspending 24 percentage points of the rate set forth in Executive Order 14257 for an initial period of 90 days and the retention of the remaining ad valorem rate of 10% on those articles pursuant to the terms of said order; and (ii) decreasing the de minimis tariff for products of China (including products of Hong Kong) starting 14 May 2025.
On 30 July 2025, the US President signed an executive order suspending duty-free de minimis treatment for low-value shipments globally effective from 29 August 2025 and announcing duty rates for international postal shipments, with provisions superseding previous executive orders with respect to the assessment of duties as applied to low-value products from China (including Hong Kong): (i) imported goods sent through means other than the international postal network that are valued at or under US$800 and that would otherwise qualify for the de minimis exemption shall be subject to all applicable duties, taxes, fees, exactions, and charges; and (ii) for covered goods shipped through the international postal system, packages would instead be assessed duties according to either ad valorem duty or specific duty methodology. The specific duty methodology would be available for six months. After such time, effective from 28 February 2026, all applicable shipments must comply with the ad valorem duty methodology.
Subsequently, pursuant to the joint statement on US-China economic and trade meeting in Stockholm issued on 11 August 2025, the 10% reciprocal tariff on articles of China (including articles of Hong Kong) remained in effect until 10 November 2025.
On 1 November 2025, the US announced that it reached a trade and economic deal with China. On 4 November 2025, the US President signed an executive order announcing the continuation of the suspension of the heightened reciprocal tariffs on products of China (including products of Hong Kong) until 10 November 2026 and the 10% reciprocal tariff shall remain in effect during this suspension period.
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On 20 February 2026, the US President signed an executive order announcing that the additional duties imposed pursuant to IEEPA in a number of executive orders, including the reciprocal tariff imposed under Executive Order 14257, as amended, shall no longer be in effect and no longer be collected effective from 24 February 2026.
On 20 February 2026, the US President also signed an executive order announcing the continuation of the suspension of duty-free de minimis treatment for low-value shipments globally and the revised duty rate for international postal shipments. A duty equal to the rate provided in the Proclamation of 20 February 2026 titled “Imposing a Temporary Import Surcharge to Address Fundamental International Payments Problems” shall be assessed on the value of each dutiable postal item containing goods entered for consumption. This duty rate shall be assessed until the expiration date of the temporary import surcharge established by the Proclamation of 20 February 2026, or until the effective date of the new entry process for postal shipments established by the US Customs and Border Protection, whichever date occurs first. For details, please refer to US Section 122 Temporary Import Duty on Imports from Trading Partners.
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