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Ref. :EIC 111/3
EIC 111/3/13
12 August 2025
(Updated on 15 August 2025)
Dear Sirs,
Further to Commercial Information Circulars (CICs) No. 309/2025 dated 3 April 2025, No. 327/2025 dated 9 April 2025, No. 345/2025 dated 10 April 2025, No. 346/2025 dated 11 April 2025, No. 351/2025 dated 14 April 2025, No. 414/2025 dated 12 May 2025 and No. 415/2025 dated 13 May 2025 on the US’ reciprocal tariff, the US and China on 11 August 2025 issued the joint statement on US-China economic and trade meeting in Stockholm. On the same date, the US President signed an executive order further modifying the reciprocal tariff rate and continuing the suspension of heightened tariffs on articles of China (including articles of Hong Kong) until 10 November 2025. The current 10% reciprocal tariff on articles of China (including articles of Hong Kong) remains in effect during this suspension period.
2.On 2 April 2025, the US President signed an executive order imposing reciprocal tariff on all imports from all trading partners. All articles imported into the customs territory of the US shall be subject to an additional ad valorem rate of duty of 10% on 5 April 2025 and all articles from specified trading partners imported into the customs territory of the US shall be subject to the specified country-specific ad valorem rates of duty on 9 April 2025. On 8 and 9 April 2025, the US President signed two executive orders modifying reciprocal tariff rates of trading partners among others. The reciprocal tariff for articles of China (including articles of Hong Kong) was amended to 125% effective from 10 April 2025. Subsequently, on 12 May 2025, the US and China issued a joint statement on US-China economic and trade meeting in Geneva. On the same date, the US President signed an executive order announcing modification of 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 additional ad valorem rate of duty on articles of China (including articles of Hong Kong) 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.
3.On 11 August 2025, the US and China issued the joint statement on US-China economic and trade meeting in Stockholm. The US will continue to modify the application of the additional ad valorem rate of duty on articles of China (including articles of Hong Kong) by suspending 24 percentage points of the reciprocal tariff rate set forth in Executive Order 14257 of 2 April 2025 for an additional period of 90 days, starting on 12 August 2025, while retaining the remaining ad valorem rate of 10% on those articles pursuant to the terms of said Order. On the same date, the US President signed an executive order further modifying the reciprocal tariff rate on articles of China (including articles of Hong Kong). Covered imported products of China, including covered products of Hong Kong, that are entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption prior to 10 November 2025 will continue be subject to a reciprocal tariff of 10% ad valorem. Besides, other US tariff measures with respect to China will remain in place.
4.For further details, please refer to the joint statement, the US President’s executive order, the White House’s fact sheet, the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP)’s message and the Federal Register (FR) notice:
Joint Statement on US-China Economic and Trade Meeting in Stockholm
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/2025/08/joint-statement-on-u-s-china-economic-and-trade-meeting-in-stockholm/
The US President’s executive order
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/08/further-modifying-reciprocal-tariff-rates-to-reflect-ongoing-discussions-with-the-peoples-republic-of-china/
White House’s fact sheet
https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/08/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-continues-the-suspension-of-the-heightened-tariffs-on-china/
US CBP’s Cargo Systems Messaging Service Message - Update - Reciprocal Tariff Rate for China
https://content.govdelivery.com/bulletins/gd/USDHSCBP-3ed77f3?wgt_ref=USDHSCBP_WIDGET_2
FR notice
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-08-14/pdf/2025-15554.pdf
5.For enquiries concerning the content of this circular, please contact us at telephone number 2398 5405.
Yours faithfully,
(Miss Kwany KOU)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry
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