The United States Announces the Details of a 10% Tariff on Chinese Goods These Goods Are Not Affected!

Eligible goods in transit do not need to pay additional Tariff.

According to the latest news on the website of the FEDERAL REGISTER of the United States, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has released the implementation details of the 10% tariff on Chinese imports. The effective time and scope of application of the additional tariff are clearly defined.

Goods subject to an additional 10% tariff is with a HS code of 9903.01.20

Starting from 12:00 a.m. EST on February 4, 2025, goods originating from the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong, China, with the customs code 9903.01.20, will be subject to an additional 10% tariff when they are entered for consumption or withdrawn from the warehouse for consumption.

However, if the goods were loaded onto a vessel at the loading port before 12:00 a.m. EST on February 1, 2025, or were in transit by the final mode of transport before entering the United States, and the importer re-declares and proves to the U.S. Customs that the goods meet the relevant conditions, no additional tariff needs to be paid.

But the exemption for in-transit goods also has a time limit. It is only applicable to goods with the customs code 9903.01.23 that are entered for consumption or withdrawn from the warehouse for consumption between 12:00 a.m. EST on February 4, 2025, and 12:00 a.m. EST on March 7, 2025.

Eligible goods in transit are exempt from the additional tariff

In addition, some goods are exempt from the additional tariff, including:

Personal items in the accompanied baggage of people arriving in the United States

Donated goods such as food, clothing, and medicine from the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong, China

Informational goods from the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong, China, including but not limited to publications, films, posters, phonograph records, photographs, tapes, compact discs, artworks, etc.

Other goods exempt from additional tariffs

It is worth noting that former U.S. President Trump canceled the "minimum" tariff exemption for small-value goods worth less than USD800 when signing the executive order on imposing tariffs. This is expected to affect the sales of budget online retailers such as Temu and Shein and weaken the global competitiveness of Chinese cross-border e-commerce goods.