Executive Order No. 14334. Further Modifying Reciprocal Tariff Rates To Reflect Ongoing Discussions With the People's Republic of China

• Citation: 90 FR 39305
• Executive Order No.: 14334
• Published date: 14 August 2025
• Date: 11 August 2025
• Pages: 39305-39306
• Issuer: Executive Office of the President
• Section: Presidential Documents

Presidential Documents

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Executive Order 14334 of August 11, 2025

Further Modifying Reciprocal Tariff Rates To Reflect Ongo-

ing Discussions With the People’s Republic of China

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the

laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency

Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), the National Emer-

gencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), section 604 of the Trade Act of 1974,

as amended (19 U.S.C. 2483), and section 301 of title 3, United States

Code, I hereby determine and order:

Section 1. Background. In Executive Order 14257 of April 2, 2025 (Regulating

Imports With a Reciprocal Tariff to Rectify Trade Practices That Contribute

to Large and Persistent Annual United States Goods Trade Deficits), I found

that conditions reflected in large and persistent annual U.S. goods trade

deficits, including the consequences of those exploding trade deficits, con-

stitute an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and

economy of the United States that has its source in whole or substantial

part outside the United States. I declared a national emergency with respect

to that threat, and to deal with that threat, I imposed certain ad valorem

duties that I deemed necessary and appropriate.

In Executive Order 14259 of April 8, 2025 (Amendment to Reciprocal Tariffs

and Updated Duties as Applied to Low-Value Imports From the People’s

Republic of China), and Executive Order 14266 of April 9, 2025 (Modifying

Reciprocal Tariff Rates to Reflect Trading Partner Retaliation and Alignment),

I ordered modifications of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United

States (HTSUS) to raise the applicable ad valorem duty rate for imports

from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) established in Executive Order

14257, in recognition of the fact that the State Council Tariff Commission

of the PRC announced that it would retaliate against the United States

in response to Executive Order 14257 and Executive Order 14259.

Subsequently, the United States entered into discussions with the PRC to

address the lack of trade reciprocity in our economic relationship and our

resulting national and economic security concerns. Therefore, in Executive

Order 14298 of May 12, 2025 (Modifying Reciprocal Tariff Rates to Reflect

Discussions With the People’s Republic of China), I determined that it was

necessary and appropriate to address the national emergency declared in

Executive Order 14257 by modifying the HTSUS to suspend for a period

of 90 days application of the additional ad valorem duties imposed on

the PRC listed in Annex I to Executive Order 14257, as amended, and

to instead impose on articles of the PRC an additional ad valorem rate

of duty as set forth in Executive Order 14298, pursuant to the terms of,

and except as otherwise provided in, Executive Order 14257, as amended.

This 90-day suspension expires at 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on August

12, 2025.

The United States continues to have discussions with the PRC to address

the lack of trade reciprocity in our economic relationship and our resulting

national and economic security concerns. Through these discussions, the

PRC continues to take significant steps toward remedying non-reciprocal

trade arrangements and addressing the concerns of the United States relating

to economic and national security matters. Based on this additional informa-

tion and recommendations from various senior officials, among other things,

I have determined that it is necessary and appropriate to continue the

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suspension effectuated by Executive Order 14298 until 12:01 a.m. eastern

standard time on November 10, 2025.

Sec. 2. Continued Suspension of Country-Specific Ad Valorem Rate of Duty.

Heading 9903.01.63 and subdivision (v)(xiv)(10) of U.S. note 2 to subchapter

III of chapter 99 of the HTSUS shall continue to be suspended until 12:01

a.m. eastern standard time on November 10, 2025.

Sec. 3. Implementation. The Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Home-

land Security, and the United States Trade Representative, as applicable,

in consultation with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury,

the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, the Assistant

to the President for Economic Policy, the Senior Counselor to the President

for Trade and Manufacturing, the Chair of the United States International

Trade Commission, and the Postmaster General, are directed to take all

necessary actions to implement and effectuate this order, consistent with

applicable law, including through temporary suspension or amendment of

regulations or notices in the Federal Register and adopting rules and regula-

tions, and are authorized to take such actions, and to employ all powers

granted to the President by IEEPA, as may be necessary to implement this

order. Each executive department and agency shall take all appropriate

measures within its authority to implement this order.

Sec. 4. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed

to impair or otherwise affect:

(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department, agency, or

the head thereof; or

(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget

relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.

(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and

subject to the availability of appropriations.

(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit,

substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party

against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers,

employees, or agents, or any other person.

(d) The costs for publication of this order shall be borne by the Office

of the United States Trade Representative.

THE WHITE HOUSE,

August 11, 2025.

[FR Doc. 2025–15554

Filed 8–13–25; 11:15 am]

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