Executive Order
#14298 -- Modifying Reciprocal Tariff Rates To Reflect Discussions With the People's Republic of China (of May 12, 2025,)
Highlights
Temporarily reduces several of the previously imposed punitive tariffs on Chinese-origin imports. Codifies & phases new China list.
Key Compliance/Risk Cue
Long-term sourcing shift.
Litigation Snapshot
V.O.S. Selections v. U.S. (CIT) – May 28, 2025 ruling voided the “Liberation Day” tariff orders as beyond IEEPA; Federal Circuit stayed the decision pending appeal; Detroit Axle v. U.S. (CIT) – Importer seeks to block the de-minimis ban on China goods; case on fast track, no ruling yet (challenge to EO#14256). On August 29, 2025, the Federal Circuit found that the IEEPA did not clearly authorize broad, wartime-style tariff measures as seen in various EOs, such as EO#14256, in particular. UPDATE: On February 20, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the IEEPA tariffs were unconstitutional: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-1287_4gcj.pdf