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The Latest News on Global Trade Tariffs Monday, April 14, 2025

by Scott Frederick | Apr 14, 2025 | Global Logistics Alerts

The Latest News on Global Trade Tariffs Monday, April 14, 2025

China cuts off flow of critical minerals. Read more at https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/04/14/trump-tariffs-markets-live-updates/83073039007//li
US CBP issued a notice on April 11 that certain electronics will be excluded from the reciprocal tariffs. Certain smartphones, computers, and other items are being added to the exemption list and will not be subject to the additional duties if entered on or after April 5. Read more at https://content.govdelivery.com/bulletins/gd/USDHSCBP-3db9e55?wgt_ref=USDHSCBP_WIDGET_2/li
China’s retaliatory 125% tariff changes to imports from the United States, which were announced on April 11, went into effect on April 12.
On April 10, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen issued a statement putting on hold the countermeasures announced April 9 for 90 days.

April 9 Tariffs Take Effect Today; Updated Guidance from USCBP; Additional Resources

by Scott Frederick | Apr 10, 2025 | Global Logistics Alerts

US tariff changes announced April 9 go into effect today

CSMS # 64701128 – UPDATED GUIDANCE – Reciprocal Tariffs – Increase in Rate for China and Reversion of Other Country-Specific Rates, Effective April 10, 2025.
Read here: https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDHSCBP/bulletins/3db42c8

White House executive order details: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/04/modifying-reciprocal-tariff-rates-to-reflect-trading-partner-retaliation-and-alignment/

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen issued a statement suspending for 90 days the countermeasures announced on April 9.
Read here: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/statement_25_1036

Additional observations from the Logistics Plus Customs & Compliance Team:

The 34% that was replaced by the 84% tariff has been replaced by a 125% tariff.
As the BBC called out, but without specificity on the EO, the 20% China/HK tariff is still in place.
The original 25% / 7.5% 301 tariff appears to have been replaced by the 125% tariff, but they weren’t explicitly called out.
There were originally supposed to be exemptions for the steel and aluminum that carry the 25% tariff and for pharma, but since this is not specifically addressed in the EO this morning, we await further clarification.

Some additional resources

“How Tump’s Tariffs Hit Nations Differently” by the Wall Street Journal with Interesting visualizations and insights.
Read it here: https://www.wsj.com/economy/trade/trump-reciprocal-tariffs-visualized-5d5a8093

Logistics Plus Customs Brokerage Manager Discusses Tariffs on The Briefing with Steve Scully on SiriusXM.
Listen here: https://www.logisticsplus.com/gretchen-blough-discusses-tariffs-with-steve-scully-on-siriusxm/

Latest Tariff News as of April 8, 2025

by Scott Frederick | Apr 8, 2025 | Global Logistics Alerts

Automobiles, Parts, China, Ad Valorem, and More

April 8, 2025:
Trump tariffs on China set to rise to 104% Wednesday. See USA Today article.

April 8, 2025:
A country-specific ad valorem rate of duty will apply to imported goods of 83 countries and will replace the 10% additional ad valorem duty rate under 9903.01.25. See USCBP Message.

April 4, 2025:
China announces 34 percent tariffs in response to US tariffs imposed on April 2. Chinese tariffs take effect on April 10. China also announces new export controls on samarium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, lutetium, scandium, and yttrium; an antidumping investigation into US medical CT X-ray tubes; the addition of 11 US companies to the unreliable entity list; export controls on 15 companies; and a ban on imports of Illumina’s gene sequencers. See Reuters article.

April 3, 2025:
The 25 percent tariffs on automobiles announced on March 26 and imposed under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 go into effect. The tariffs on automobile parts are delayed to a future date not later than May 3, 2025. See Federal Register Notice and Presidential Documents.

April 2, 2025:
The US imposes 10 percent tariffs on imports from nearly all countries as announced April 2. See Federal Register Notice.

White House Announces Liberation Day Tariffs: Full Details

by Scott Frederick | Apr 3, 2025 | Global Logistics Alerts

Here are all of the details on the newly announced Liberation Day tariffs

The White House announced today that reciprocal tariffs will be implemented under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). Here are the details.

A 10% tariff will be imposed on all goods imported from all countries (except for the exemptions below) effective April 5, 2025, at 12:01 am EST. The 10% tariff will be applied on all goods entered or withdrawn from a warehouse for consumption – except for goods loaded onto a vessel at the port of loading and in transit on the final mode of transportation before 12:01 a.m. EST on April 5, 2025, and entered for consumption after April 5. EST on April 5, 2025, and entered for consumption after April 5.
Higher tariffs will be imposed on specific countries effective April 9, 2025, at 12:01 am EST. Countries that did not receive a specific rate will continue to have a 10% tariff applied. The higher country-specific tariffs will be applied on all goods entered or withdrawn from a warehouse for consumption – except for goods loaded onto a vessel at the port of loading and in transit on the final mode of transportation before 12:01 a.m. EST on April 9, 2025, and entered for consumption after April 9.
Goods from Canada and Mexico will continue to be subject to the IEEPA tariffs already in place. Goods compliant with the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Free Trade Agreement will remain duty-free, except for automobiles and auto parts, while non-compliant goods will continue to have a 25% tariff.
The country-specific tariff rates can be found at: https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Annex-I.pdf. Also, see the chart below.

Click to enlarge.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/04/regulating-imports-with-a-reciprocal-tariff-to-rectify-trade-practices-that-contribute-to-large-and-persistent-annual-united-states-goods-trade-deficits/

https://www.logisticsplus.com/solutions/international-freight-forwarding-global-logistics/customs-tariffs-consultation/

Auto Tariffs Go Into Effect Today as White House Plans Additional Tariff Announcements

by Scott Frederick | Apr 2, 2025 | Global Logistics Alerts

The president on Wednesday will announce sweeping tariffs that he says will restore fairness to the global trading system

U.S. President Donald Trump was expected to impose sweeping new reciprocal tariffs on global trading partners on Wednesday, upending decades of rules-based trade, risking cost increases and likely drawing retaliation from all sides.
Details of the tariff plans, styled by Trump as America’s “Liberation Day”, were still being formulated ahead of a White House Rose Garden announcement ceremony scheduled for 4 p.m. Eastern Time (2000 GMT).

25% global tariff on auto imports will take effect today
White House closely guarded details of tariffs for major US trading partners coming later today
Trump aims to match countries’ tariff rates, offset other barriers
White House tariff announcement planned for 4 p.m. EDT/2000 GMT
New duties to stack on top of Trump’s tariffs on cars, metals, Chinese goods

Also, here is a great graphic published in today’s USA Today:

Logistics Plus Gretchen Blough Talks Tariffs on NPR’s Marketplace

“If a large component of steel or aluminum is in the finished good, we basically need to break everything out into a bill of material, and then that 25% only applies to the steel or the aluminum,” said Gretchen Blough, Logistics Plus Customs Brokerage Manager and a Licensed Customs Broker. Listen to the full podcast below and read more about Logistics Plus Customs & Tariff Consulting Solutions.