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Trade & Tariffs Partial Announced
US and China slash 145%/125% tariffs after Geneva talks
U.S. 145% to 30%; China 125% to 10% (90-day window)
Original action
Escalated tariffs on Chinese imports to 145% during the April 2025 trade-war escalation (China retaliated at 125%).
- White House / USTR
Reversal
After Geneva talks, the U.S. cut tariffs on Chinese goods from 145% to 30% and China cut duties from 125% to 10% for a 90-day period, with both sides pledging no new tariffs.
- Mechanism: other
Notes
A negotiated, time-limited de-escalation of the rates the administration had imposed weeks earlier.