Further Modifying Reciprocal Tariff Rates To Reflect Ongoing Discussions With the People's Republic of China
The order extends the suspension of elevated, country-specific tariff rates on Chinese imports by roughly 90 additional days — through November 10, 2025 — while the United States and China continue trade negotiations aimed at addressing non-reciprocal trade arrangements.
It prevents a sharp tariff increase that would have automatically taken effect on August 12, 2025, when the prior 90-day suspension under a May 2025 executive order was set to expire.
What this order does
What it orders
The order continues the suspension of the higher country-specific ad valorem (percentage-based) tariff rates on goods imported from the People's Republic of China that were originally imposed in April 2025 in response to Chinese retaliation. The specific HTSUS (Harmonized Tariff Schedule) provisions covering those elevated rates remain suspended, keeping in force the lower duty rate established by the May 2025 suspension order. The new suspension runs until 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time on November 10, 2025.
The order directs the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the U.S. Trade Representative — in consultation with the Secretaries of State and Treasury and other senior officials — to take all necessary steps to implement the extension, including through temporary regulatory amendments or Federal Register notices. It does not change the underlying national emergency declared in April 2025 or modify the tariff structure beyond continuing the existing suspension.
Who it affects
U.S. importers and businesses sourcing goods from China, who continue to pay the suspended (lower) tariff rate rather than the higher retaliatory rate. Chinese exporters shipping to the United States and U.S. consumers who buy goods of Chinese origin are also affected by the continued lower duty level.
Why it matters
Without this extension, tariff rates on Chinese imports would have jumped back to their elevated April 2025 levels on August 12. U.S. businesses relying on Chinese supply chains avoid an immediate cost increase, and price pressure on consumer goods sourced from China is deferred while negotiations continue.
What must happen and when
How the order is supposed to work
The suspension works by keeping specific HTSUS tariff heading provisions inactive. Commerce, DHS, and USTR are jointly responsible for implementation and may amend regulations or issue Federal Register notices as needed. No new rulemaking process is required to trigger the extension — the suspension continues automatically under this order's operative language until the November 10, 2025 deadline, at which point the higher rates would reactivate unless another order intervenes.
Actions and deadlines
- Suspend elevated country-specific ad valorem tariff rates on Chinese imports under HTSUS heading 9903.01.63
- Take all necessary actions to implement the order, including amending regulations or issuing Federal Register notices