# 2025-06378: US Counters China with Tariffs on Low-Value Imports

2025-06378, Amendment to Reciprocal Tariffs and Updated Duties as Applied to Low-Value Imports From the People's Republic of China, is a Federal Register presidential document from Executive Office of the President published 2025-04-14, effective 2025-04-09; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-06378
- As of: 2026-11-04
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-06378
- Title: Amendment to Reciprocal Tariffs and Updated Duties as Applied to Low-Value Imports From the People's Republic of China
- Type: Presidential Document
- Agencies: Executive Office of the President
- Citation: 90 FR 15509
- Published: 2025-04-14
- Effective: 2025-04-09
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-11-04

## In one line

US Counters China with Tariffs on Low-Value Imports

## Summary

The U.S. is updating tariffs on low-value imports from China because China hit American goods with a 34% tariff starting April 10, 2025. This means some small shipments from China will now cost more to bring into the U.S., starting May 2, 2025. These changes affect businesses and shoppers who buy or sell goods between the two countries and aim to keep trade fair and balanced.

## Effects PRIA read

- Big Tariff Hike on Low-Value China Goods: cost, high. The Harmonized Tariff Schedule entry for certain low-value imports from the People’s Republic of China is changed from a 34% duty to an 84% duty, effective for goods entered or withdrawn for consumption on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on April 9, 2025. This means many imports covered b…
- End of Duty-Free De Minimis Treatment May 2, 2025: cost, high. Duty-free de minimis treatment for certain articles described in Executive Order 14195 is no longer available beginning at 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on May 2, 2025. Small shipments that previously entered duty-free under that de minimis rule will lose that duty-free status starting May 2, 20…
- De Minimis Ad Valorem Rate Raised to 90%: cost, high. The ad valorem rate of duty referenced in section 2(c)(i) of Executive Order 14256 is increased from 30 percent to 90 percent. This raises the percentage duty applied to qualifying low-value imports to 90 percent.
- Postal-Item Duty Increases for Small Packages: cost, high. Per-postal-item duties on goods are increased: for items entered on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on May 2, 2025 and before 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on June 1, 2025 the duty rises from $25 to $75 per postal item; for items entered on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on…

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## Sources
- [2025-06378 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/04/14/2025-06378/amendment-to-reciprocal-tariffs-and-updated-duties-as-applied-to-low-value-imports-from-the-peoples)
- [2025-06378 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-04-14/pdf/2025-06378.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-06378 (as of 2026-11-04).