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U.S. tariffs on China may be reduced to 50% to 65% | Maritime export logistics
Apr 24,2025
On April 23 local time, the Wall Street Journal reported that the Trump administration is considering sharply cutting the high tariffs on Chinese imports, possibly to between 50% and 65% for some goods, as a way to ease strained trade relations between China and the United States.
It is reported that in addition to the direct tax reduction plan, the Trump administration is also exploring a system of "taxation by tier." The system is based on the proposal made by the US-China Strategic Competition Committee of the House of Representatives at the end of last year. Tariffs of 35 percent on Chinese goods that the U.S. determines do not pose a national security threat and at least 100 percent on goods related to so-called "strategic interests of the United States" are scheduled to be implemented in stages over five years.
The Wall Street Journal reports
Those options are still under discussion and the final decision is up to Trump, with White House Deputy Press Secretary Kush Desiree stressing that the tariffs will be decided by the president personally and that other speculations are unfounded.
Previously, the Trump administration has escalated tariffs on China, which have hit both global trade and the U.S. economy. The U.S. underestimates China's import statistics for small packages, and high tariffs have pushed up import costs for U.S companies, especially in industries that rely on China's supply chain.
Trump's policy of "reciprocal tariffs" also caused a shock in U.S. financial markets, with stocks and bond markets falling in tandem. At the same time, tech giants such as Apple strongly oppose high tariffs because they rely on Chinese production chains, and Trump's recent exemption of digital products tariffs is a compromise for such companies.
Trump said in recent days that the 145 percent tariff rate is "very high" and will "decline significantly" in the future, but "not to zero." U.S. Treasury Secretary Benson has also acknowledged that the current tariff standoff is unsustainable. The White House also said a trade deal with China was going well.
China's attitude is clear. The spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stressed that there is no winner in the tariff war, and the US should stop threatening blackmail and talk to China on the basis of equality, respect and mutual benefit. The approach of pressuring and negotiating an agreement will not work.
How the Trump administration's tariff policy changes will go, the world is closely watching, and the outcome will have a major impact on China-US economic and trade relations and even the world economic landscape.
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