📦New Duties on Products from China and Hong Kong
In order to effectuate the President's Executive Order 14256 of April 2, 2025, "Further Amendment to Duties Addressing the Synthetic Opioid Supply Chain in the People's Republic of China As Applied to Low-Value Imports," which eliminates the de minimis exemption for products of the People's Republic of China (PRC) (which include products of Hong Kong) and establishes a new duty rate for international postal packages sent to the United States through the international postal network from the PRC or Hong Kong, as amended by 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," the Secretary of Homeland Security has determined that appropriate action is needed to ensure collection of applicable duties as well as to modify the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) as set out in the Annex to this notice.
Learn More📄Employment Authorization for Hong Kong Residents Under DED
On January 15, 2025, former President Joseph Biden issued a memorandum to the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) determining it was in the foreign policy interest of the United States to expand and extend the deferral of removal of certain Hong Kong residents present in the United States through February 5, 2027, and to provide them with employment authorization documentation. This notice provides information about Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) for eligible Hong Kong residents and how eligible individuals may apply for DED-based Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) with USCIS, as well as for travel authorization.
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