The additional 10% tariffs on products of China AND Hong Kong, are now in effect as of 12:01 am EST today, February 4, 2025. In other words, any shipment with a CBP release date of February 4, 2025 or later will be subject to the new tariffs until further notice.
These new tariffs are IN ADDITION to all other applicable tariffs, including but not limited to the current 25% duty applicable to many Chinese products, and any applicable AD/CVD. Per CBP CSMS message 63988468, and the corresponding Federal Register Notice, no duty drawback is available, nor are shipments of subject products eligible for “de minimis” clearance pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1321 (“Section 321”). A formal or informal (if eligible) entry is required.
Further, there are very limited exceptions to the new tariffs. It should be noted that pursuant to the Executive Order, the following situation does allow for an exemption: Except for products described in headings 9903.01.21 and 9903.01.22, and other than products for personal use included in accompanied baggage of persons arriving in the United States, articles the product of China and Hong Kong that: (1) were loaded onto a vessel at the port of loading, or in transit on the final mode of transport prior to entry into the United States, before 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time on February 1, 2025; and (2) are entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time on February 4, 2025, and before 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time on March 7, 2025.