Trump extends China tariff pause to November
President Trump is enacting a second 90-day waiting period for tariffs on most imported Chinese goods to take effect.
Trump issued an executive order on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2025 that extends a 90-pause he set in May 2025 on tariffs the U.S. placed on most imported Chinese goods in April 2025 for another 90 days. That will continue delaying the tariffs until mid-November.
The initial tariffs set on imports to the U.S. from China were part of the reciprocal tariffs Trump placed on imports from most countries on April 2, 2025, including a 125% additional levy on imports from China that brought the total tariff on some Chinese products to as high as 145%.
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During the extended pause period, the baseline 10% tariff the U.S. has set on most foreign imports will remain in effect. The Trump Administration will also continue charging an extra 20% tariff on fentanyl-related imports from China and excluding shipments from China from the de minimis exception, which exempts imported shipments with an aggregate value of less than $800 from having to pay tariffs.
In return, during the extended pause China will remove all retaliatory tariffs it has announced on U.S. imports since April 4, 2025, suspend or remove non-tariff countermeasures taken against the U.S. since April 2, 2025, and suspend a 34% tariff on the U.S. it announced on April 4, 2025.
China will retain a 10% tariff on U.S. goods during the period of the pause and the two countries will continue negotiating economic and trade policies.
According to a previously issued White House fact sheet, the U.S. goods trade deficit with China was $295.4 billion in 2024, the largest with any trading partner. As part of the agreement, the U.S. and China will take "aggressive actions" to stem the flow of fentanyl and other precursors from China to illicit drug producers in North America.
As of Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025, the universal 10% tariff rate will remain, with tariffs of 15% or more set on countries that run a significant trade deficit with the U.S.
Some of these higher tariffs have already been put into effect through trade deals or presidential orders, such as a new 50% tariff on Brazilian imports and 35% on Canadian imports, as well as a 15% duty on imports from the European Union.
Mexico was not included among the countries targeted for reciprocal tariffs initially placed on April 2, since it already had a 25% rate imposed on its goods, but will have a potential increase to 30% delayed for 90 days to allow further negotiations to take place.
Trump also reached an agreement in May with U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer that will increase U.S. access to U.K. markets while limiting tariffs on U.K. imports.
"We urge the administration and our Chinese trade partners to continue discussions to address the ongoing issues, work to remove the remaining national security tariffs, and provide long-term stability between the two largest global economies," Matthew Shay, president and CEO of the National Retail Federation, said in a statement issued May 12, 2025 when the first U.S.-China tariff pause was announced.
