State Council Tariff Commission: Adjusting Measures to Impose Tariffs on Imports of Goods Originating in the United States

On May 13th, the Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council issued an announcement stating that, approved by the State Council, the tariff measures on imported goods originating from the United States will be adjusted starting from 12:01 on May 14, 2025. The tariff rate imposed on imported goods originating from the United States, as specified in the "Announcement of the Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council on Imposing Additional Tariffs on Import Goods Originating from the United States" (No. 4 of 2025), will be adjusted from 34% to 10%. The 24% additional tariff rate on the US will be suspended for 90 days. The additional tariff measures specified in the "Announcement of the Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council on Adjusting the Additional Tariffs on Import Goods Originating from the United States" (No. 5 of 2025) and (No. 6 of 2025) will be terminated. Announcement of the Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council on Adjusting the Additional Tariffs on Import Goods Originating from the United States No. 7 of 2025 In order to implement the important consensus reached in the China-US high-level economic and trade dialogue, in accordance with the laws and regulations such as the Customs Law of the People's Republic of China, the Customs Law of the People's Republic of China, and the Foreign Trade Law of the People's Republic of China, as well as the basic principles of international law, approved by the State Council, the tariff measures on imported goods originating from the United States will be adjusted starting from 12:01 on May 14, 2025. The relevant matters are as follows: 1. Adjust the additional tariff rate specified in the "Announcement of the Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council on Imposing Additional Tariffs on Import Goods Originating from the United States" (No. 4 of 2025) from 34% to 10%, and suspend the 24% additional tariff rate on the US for 90 days. 2. Terminate the additional tariff measures specified in the "Announcement of the Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council on Adjusting the Additional Tariffs on Import Goods Originating from the United States" (No. 5 of 2025) and (No. 6 of 2025). Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council May 13, 2025 This article is selected from the official website of the Tariff Department of the Ministry of Finance. Editor: Xu Wenqiang.