TRADE ALERT – IMPORTS
HEADLINE	90-Day Pause on Enhanced Reciprocal Tariffs, Except for China
DATE	April 9, 2025
AGENCY	Trump Administration; Department of Commerce; United States Trade Representative; Customs and Border Protection
EFFECTIVE DATE	12:01 am EDT on April 10, 2025
BACKGROUND	On April 2, 2025, the Trump Administration announced a “baseline” 10% tariff on imports from all countries effective April 5, and enhanced “reciprocal” tariff rates for specific countries effective April 9.
DETAILS	On April 9, 2025, the Trump Administration announced via social media a 90-day “pause” on the country-specific reciprocal tariffs, with the exception of China. Instead, these country tariff rates fall to 10% in line with the other countries only subject to the “baseline” tariff rate. This was confirmed in an Executive Order published April 10, 2025.   The Executive Order specifically states that the pause is effective until 12:01 a.m. EDT July 9, 2025.   The Cargo Systems Messaging Service guidance implementing this change only noted that the country-specific reciprocal tariffs “are suspended” and did not provide an expiration date for the suspension.
BASIS	International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 (IEEPA)
HTS/PRODUCTS	All products. • 9903.01.25: Articles the product of any country, except for products described in headings 9903.01.26-9903.01.33, and except as provided for in heading 9903.01.34, and except for articles the product of China, including products of Hong Kong and Macau, will be assessed an additional ad valorem duty rate of 10%.
COUNTRY	All countries, except for China/HK/Macau
CITE	Modifying Reciprocal Tariff Rates to Reflect Trading Partner Retaliation and Alignment – The White House CSMS # 64701128 – UPDATED GUIDANCE – Reciprocal Tariffs – Increase in Rate for China and Reversion of Other Country-Specific Rates, Effective April 10, 2025