President Donald Trump issued an executive order late July 7 that said he is postponing the effective date of higher country-specific reciprocal tariff rates from July 9 to Aug. 1 "based on additional information and recommendations from various senior officials, including information on the status of discussions with trading partners."
President Donald Trump issued an executive order late July 7 that said he is postponing the effective date of higher country-specific reciprocal tariff rates from July 9 to Aug. 1 "based on additional information and recommendations from various senior officials, including information on the status of discussions with trading partners."
Two days before the now extended pause on higher country-specific reciprocal tariffs was to end (see 2507070054), President Donald Trump shared screenshots of letters he is sending to trading partners large -- Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia -- and small, informing them what rates their goods will face at the border, starting Aug. 1.
President Donald Trump shared the text of his "offer letters" to Japan and South Korea, telling those countries' leaders that goods from their countries will be subject to 25% tariffs, beginning Aug. 1. Back in April, he had said a 24% reciprocal tariff rate would apply to Japanese goods, and a 25% rate would apply for South Korean goods, with those rates briefly taking effect before being delayed until July 9.
President Donald Trump continued to post screenshots of his tariff letters July 7, informing Laos and Myanmar of a 40% rate for their products, Kazakhstan and Malaysia of a 25% rate, and South Africa of a 30% rate.
CBP created Harmonized System Update 2527 on July 3, containing 24 Automated Broker Interface records and six Harmonized Tariff Schedule records. It includes Partner Government Agency updates and miscellaneous tariff adjustments required by verification of the 2025 Harmonized Tariff Schedule. In support of the PGA Message Set, the AM8 AMS (Agricultural Marketing Service) tariff flag was removed from HTS subheadings 0901.11.0040, 0901.21.0020 and 0901.21.0049.
CBP has released its July 2 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 59, No. 27), which includes the following ruling actions:
Sidley trade lawyer Ted Murphy sent a note to clients about his thoughts on the U.S.-Vietnam tariff deal announced July 2 "based on what we (think we) know about the deal thus far," though he noted that the deal is likely still being negotiated.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in an interview with CNBC on July 3 that the Vietnam deal is "finalized in principle" and that 20% will replace the current 10% reciprocal tariff. As for which goods will be subject to 40% tariffs, Bessent didn't add any clarity. "A huge amount of the trade that comes from Vietnam is what’s called transshipment from China," he said. "We’ll see what happens with the transshipment."
The International Trade Commission posted Revision 16 to the 2025 Harmonized Tariff Schedule. The semiannual update to the HTS adds new 10-digit tariff numbers for a variety of products, including coffee, refrigerators, wind turbine parts and integrated circuits, among other goods.