Executive Order
#14195/14200/14228/14256/14259-- Imposing Duties to Address the Synthetic Opioid (Feb 1, 2025), 14200 -- Amendment to Duties Addressing the Synthetic Opioid) (Feb 5, 2025), 14228 -- Further Amendment to Duties (Mar 3, 2025), and of April 2, 2025, and of April 8, 2025), 14256 -- Further Amendment to Duties), 14259 -- Amendment to Reciprocal Tariffs
Highlights
Feb 1 – EO 14195: 10 % duty on designated Chinese goods and ends the de minimis exemption.
Feb 5 – EO 14200: Pauses that exemption change while customs systems catch up.
Mar 3 – EO 14228: Doubles the duty to 20 %.
Apr 2 – EO 14256: Systems ready; de minimis elimination takes effect 2 May.
Apr 8 – EO 14259: Jacks the tariff up again—ultimately as high as 90 %—to maximize pressure on targeted imports
Key Compliance/Risk Cue
Consumers face higher prices and potential shipping delays, while businesses absorb new import costs and paperwork—prompting firms like Shein and Temu to raise prices and shift logistics closer to U.S. buyers.
Litigation Snapshot
Imposing Duties on Chinese imports Legal action: EO: 14195: V.O.S. Selections v. U.S. (Court of International Trade) and Princess Awesome, LLC, challenge IEEPA tariffs issued via EO 14195 (and EOs 14200, 14228, 14256, 14259, etc.) (Status (May 28): CIT struck down tariffs as exceeding presidential authority under IEEPA. Government appealed; stay granted pending briefing) EO 14200, 14228, 14256, 14259 (no standalone challenges—but amendments to tariffs (like via EO 14256) remain part of the consolidated tariff litigation in V.O.S. and related cases). On August 29, 2025, the Federal Circuit affirmed the district court finding that the tariffs exceeded the President's powers under the IEEPA. The Court's ruling will take effect October 14, 2025. With respect to EO#14256, Detroit Axle v. CIT specially challenges the elimination of the de minimis exemption for goods imported to the USA from China. On Sept. 9, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court granted cert. on September 9, 2025, to review federal appellate court rulings that found President Donald Trump exceeded his authority in imposing sweeping tariffs under emergency powers.