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CSMS # 66151866 - UPDATE – Products Exempted from Reciprocal Tariffs

The purpose of this message is to provide updated guidance on the duties due on imported merchandise imposed by Executive Order 14257, issued 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,” as amended. The September 5, 2025 Executive Order, “Modifying the Scope of Reciprocal Tariffs and Establishing Procedures for Implementing Trade and Security Agreements” provides updates to the list of products exempted from the reciprocal tariffs.

GUIDANCE
Annex II to Executive Order 14257, as amended by the September 5, 2025 Executive Order, lists the products that are exempted from the reciprocal tariffs. The amendments pursuant to the September 5, 2025 Executive Order include both products that are added to, and removed from, Annex II.

PRODUCTS THAT HAVE BEEN ADDED TO OR REMOVED FROM ANNEX II
The modification pursuant to September 5, 2025 Executive Order shall be effective with respect to such goods entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern time on September 8, 2025. Only products that are properly classified in the headings and subheadings of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) that are listed in Annex II are exempted from the tariff action imposed by Executive Order 14257, as amended.

Importers should report the secondary classification under subheading 9903.01.32 for products properly classified in the heading and subheadings of the HTSUS that are identified in Annex II to declare the exemption from the reciprocal tariff provided in subheading 9903.01.25, or in subheadings 9903.02.02 – 9903.02.71.

For any entries that were pre-filed with subheading 9903.01.32 and that are entered for consumption or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption on or after September 8, 2025, that include products added to or removed from Annex II, importers should take action as necessary to correct entries to reflect the correct reciprocal tariff applicability as soon as possible no later than within ten days of the cargo’s release from CBP custody.

TRADE AND SECURITY AGREEMENTS
The Secretary of Commerce and the United States Trade Representative have been granted the authority to determine if an action is appropriate to implement framework and/or final agreements in accordance with the September 5, 2025 Executive Order. Framework or final agreements may include additional product exemptions as deemed appropriate by the Secretary of Commerce and the United States Trade Representative.

CBP will provide additional guidance to the trade community through CSMS messages as appropriate.

If you encounter any errors in filing an entry summary, contact your CBP client representative or the ACE Help Desk.

Questions regarding this message should be directed to the Trade Remedy inbox at traderemedy@cbp.dhs.gov.

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