# 2025-03775: US Slaps Double Tariffs on China Over Fentanyl Failures

2025-03775, Further Amendment to Duties Addressing the Synthetic Opioid Supply Chain in the People's Republic of China, is a Federal Register presidential document from Executive Office of the President published 2025-03-07, effective 2025-03-03; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-03775
- As of: 2026-11-04
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-03775
- Title: Further Amendment to Duties Addressing the Synthetic Opioid Supply Chain in the People's Republic of China
- Type: Presidential Document
- Agencies: Executive Office of the President
- Citation: 90 FR 11463
- Published: 2025-03-07
- Effective: 2025-03-03
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-11-04

## In one line

US Slaps Double Tariffs on China Over Fentanyl Failures

## Summary

The U.S. is doubling tariffs from 10% to 20% on certain products from China because China hasn’t done enough to stop synthetic opioids like fentanyl from reaching the U.S. This change hits Chinese exporters and aims to protect American health and safety. The new 20% tariff takes effect immediately, signaling a stronger stance against the opioid crisis with economic consequences.

## Effects PRIA read

- Tariffs Doubled on Certain Chinese Products: mixed, medium. The President amended a prior order to change the ad valorem duty on articles that are products of the People’s Republic of China from 10 percent to 20 percent. The amendment was signed on March 3, 2025 and replaces the phrase "10 percent" with "20 percent" in section 2(a) of Executive Order 14195.

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## Sources
- [2025-03775 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/03/07/2025-03775/further-amendment-to-duties-addressing-the-synthetic-opioid-supply-chain-in-the-peoples-republic-of)
- [2025-03775 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-03-07/pdf/2025-03775.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-03775 (as of 2026-11-04).