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This is a presidential executive order (EO 14357, signed November 4, 2025) that modifies an existing tariff imposed on goods imported from China. It acts under emergency economic powers tied to a previously declared national emergency over synthetic opioids, including fentanyl, entering the United States from China.
The additional import duty on all Chinese goods — which had been set at 20 percent since March 2025 — is reduced to 10 percent, effective 12:01 a.m. on November 10, 2025. The reduction follows China’s commitment to take specific steps to curb fentanyl flows, including halting shipments of certain designated chemicals to North America and tightening export controls on other chemicals worldwide. The relevant tariff schedule entries (HTSUS heading 9903.01.24 and U.S. Note 2(u)) are amended to replace “20%” with “10%” throughout. The Department of Homeland Security is required to continue monitoring China’s compliance and must report to the President; if China does not follow through on its commitments, the President may raise the duties again.
U.S. importers bringing goods into the country from China will pay a 10-percent additional tariff instead of 20 percent starting November 10, 2025, which affects the cost of a broad range of imported products. Chinese exporters and any businesses in either country whose supply chains run through China also face changed cost conditions. The order does not target specific industries or product categories — it applies to Chinese-origin goods generally, as defined in the earlier executive orders it amends.