US-China Trade Tensions Ease: Tariffs Reduced to 20 Percent as Bilateral Negotiations Continue into Late 2025

Welcome to China Tariff News and Tracker. On November 1st, the US and China announced a major trade deal, with the Federal Register confirming the US modified China's IEEPA tariff to 20 percent—split as 10 percent for fentanyl measures and 10 percent reciprocal—while pausing higher increases until next year, according to PMMI's Cross Border Trade Updates. This follows President Trump's aggressive Liberation Day tariffs launched April 2nd, imposing a 10 percent baseline on most imports and up to 30 percent on China, marking the biggest US tariff hike in nearly a century and shaking global agriculture and supply chains, as detailed in Choices Magazine's analysis of Trump's bilateral policies. Mid-2025 brought a US-China tariff truce, slashing steep reciprocal duties for at least 90 days after high-level talks, offering temporary relief to e-commerce sellers facing massive cost pressures from China imports, Marketplace Valet reports. Yet challenges persist: the de minimis duty-free exemption ended this year, hitting low-value shipments, and courts have ruled some tariff powers exceed executive authority, signaling potential easing. The year tested both sides—China's Ningbo export hub went into wartime mode after April's reciprocal tariffs, but by autumn showed resilience amid disruptions rivaling COVID shipping chaos, per South China Morning Post and Maritime Fair Trade. Trump's threats extended beyond China, but no full deal yet, with US ag imports from China dropping just 43 million dollars under 30 percent duties due to limited baselines. Listeners, as 2025 wraps with ongoing negotiations, watch for reciprocal pauses and judicial checks reshaping trade. Thank you for tuning in—subscribe for weekly updates. This has been a Quiet Please production, for more check out quietplease.ai. For more check out https://www.quietperiodplease.com/ Avoid ths tariff fee's and check out these deals https://amzn.to/4iaM94Q This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.