Us announces "reciprocal tariffs" on display modules/terminals and other exemptions

On the evening of April 11, Eastern Time, the U.S. Customs announced that, according to the memorandum signed by President Trump on the same day, the "reciprocal tariffs" under Executive Order No. 14257 (the "reciprocal tariffs" executive order issued on April 2, and subsequently revised on April 8 and 9) will not be imposed on the following goods with the following tax numbers. Therefore, the 125% "reciprocal tariff" will no longer be imposed on these goods originating from China.

This communication is intended to provide further guidance on the additional duties on imported goods imposed by Executive Order 14257 of April 2, 2025, published in the Federal Register Notice, "Regulating Imports Through Reciprocal Tariffs to Correct Trade Practices that Contribute to Large and Persistent Annual Merchandise Trade Deficits of the United States" (90 FR  15041, April 7, 2025), and as further amended by Executive Order 14259 of April 8, 2025, "Revising Reciprocal Tariffs and Renewal Tariffs Applicable to Low-Value Imports from the People's Republic of China," and Executive Order 14259 of April 9, 2025, "Modifying Reciprocal Tariff Rates to Reflect Retaliation and Adjustments by Trading Partners."

Pursuant to the Presidential Memorandum of April 11, 2025, "Clarification of Exceptions to Executive Order 14257 of April 2, 2025, and Amendments thereto," the products listed in the memorandum are hereby relisted under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) headings and subheadings. All products that fall within the commodity classifications listed in these terms will be exempt from the reciprocal duties set forth in Executive Order 14257, as amended, pursuant to this Executive Order, effective at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time on April 5, 2025, for goods declared for import or picked up from warehouses after that time.

8471 • 8473.30 • 8486 • 8517.13.00 • 8517.62.00 • 8523.51.00 • 8524 • 8528.52.00 • 8541.10.00 • 8541.21.00 • 8541.29.00 • 8541.30.00 • 8541.49.10 • 8541.49.70 • 8541.49.80 • 8541.49.95 • 8541.51.00 • 8541.59.00 • 8541.90.00 • 8542

The commodities corresponding to the above tax numbers include integrated circuits, semiconductor devices, flash memory, smart phones, tablet computers, laptops, display modules, etc. According to media reports, this also means that Apple iPhones, various PCs, servers assembled in mainland China, and semiconductors, integrated circuits and many other products manufactured or packaged in China will be exempted from export to the United States, without having to pay the 125% tariffs imposed on China by the Trump administration. The following is the official information released by the U.S. Customs on the evening of April 11, Eastern Time, regarding the exemption of some commodities from "reciprocal tariffs":

8471.30.10 Tablet computers 8471.41.10 High-performance digital computers 8471.41.20 Small automatic data processing equipment 8471.41.40 Microcomputers 8471.49.10 High-performance digital computers declared in system form 8471.49.20 Small computers declared in system form 8471.49.40 Microcomputers declared in system form 8471.49.91 Other decentralized industrial process control equipment 8471.50.10 High-performance digital computer processing components 8471.50.20 Processing components of small computers 8471.50.40 Microcomputers with displays and host computers 8471.50.40.90 Other processing components of microcomputers 8471.60.40 Terminals for large, medium and small computers 8471.60.50 Scanners for automatic data processing equipment 8471.90.00 Magnetic or optical readers not specified in other headings; machines for transcribing data in code form to data recording media and machines for processing such data

8473.30 Parts and accessories of machines listed in heading 8471, including touch screens, connectors, shafts, hard disk transfer trays, defective semi-finished products (motherboards), laptop computer shell bottom covers, brackets, display screen frames, docking station bottom covers, reader parts, LCD protective screens, docking station top covers, laptop computer shell top covers, LCD display screen components, defective semi-finished products (circuit boards), buffer memory cards

8486.20.49 Other etching and stripping equipment for manufacturing semiconductor devices or integrated circuits 8486.20.50 Ion implanters for manufacturing semiconductor devices or integrated circuits 8486.20.90 Other machines and devices for manufacturing semiconductor devices or integrated circuits 8486.30.10 Diffusion, oxidation, annealing and other heat treatment equipment for the manufacture of flat panel displays 8486.30.21 Chemical vapor deposition equipment (CVD) for the manufacture of flat panel displays 8486.30.22 Physical vapor deposition equipment (PVD) for the manufacture of flat panel displays 8486.30.29 Other thin film deposition equipment for the manufacture of flat panel displays 8486.30.31 Step-and-repeat photolithography machines for the manufacture of flat panel displays 8486.30.39 Other apparatus for projecting or drawing circuit diagrams onto photosensitive semiconductor materials 8486.30.41 Ultrasonic cleaning equipment for the manufacture of flat panel displays 8486.30.49 Other wet etching, developing, stripping and cleaning equipment for the manufacture of flat panel displays 8486.30.90 Other machines and apparatus for the manufacture of flat panel displays 8486.40.10 Apparatus primarily or exclusively used for making and repairing masks or projection masks 8517.13.00 Wireless pagers 8517.62.00 Other mobile telephones 8523.51.00 Parts of television receivers 8524 Television receivers 8528.52.00 Liquid crystal displays 8541.10.00 Integrated circuits, flash type 8541.21.00 Memory, dynamic random access memory (DRAM), synchronous, 512 Mbit and above 8541.29.00 Memory, dynamic random access memory (DRAM), other 8541.30.00 Memory, static random access memory (SRAM) 8541.49.10 Semiconductor devices, other, for motor vehicle engine control units 8541.49.70 Semiconductor devices, other, for cellular telephones 8541.49.80 Semiconductor devices, other, for computers 8541.49.95 Semiconductor devices, other, other 8541.51.00 Semiconductor devices, other, for medical devices 8541.59.00 Semiconductor devices, other, other 8541.90.00 Semiconductor devices, other, other 8542. Semiconductor devices, other