Tariffs Continue to Whipsaw

On April 2, the White House issued a sweeping set of “reciprocal tariffs” on 180 countries.  See NPGA’s 040225 Reciprocal Tariffs Fact Sheet for details.  A country-by-country list of rates is available here.  (Notably, the April 2 orders did not modify tariffs on Canada, Mexico, steel, aluminum, or automobiles.)  On April 3, the White House clarified that energy, including propane, is exempt from the “reciprocal tariffs.”  See p. 5 (HTSUS 27111200 & 27111900) of Annex-II to April 2 EO – Exempt HTSUS Products

On April 9, the White House issued a significant Reciprocal Tariff Modification Executive Order.  This modification:

• Pauses tariffs above 10% on countries other than China, Canada, and Mexico for 90 days; those countries will have 10% tariffs for the next 90 days.
• In response to China raising its tariff rate on U.S. goods to 84%, the U.S. increased China’s reciprocal tariff rate rises to 125% (in addition to the 20% from February/March).  Accordingly, the U.S. tariff rate on Chinese goods is 145% (+ any section 301 duty + any base tariff rate).
• Does not impact U.S. tariffs on Canada, Mexico, steel, aluminum, or automobiles.

On April 10, U.S. Customs & Border Patrol issued Guidance on Reciprocal Tariffs.  

Please review in depth tariffs information on the NPGA Propane Tariffs Information Portal and contact NPGA President & CEO, Stephen Kaminski, with questions.