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The White House’s 104% figure was an announcement about tariffs set to take effect on April 8, 2025—not a reliable statement of the rate on every Chinese import today. Later White House announcements described different tariff measures, including a 10% reciprocal tariff during a suspension of heightened reciprocal tariffs through November 10, 2026. A specific product’s duty can’t be determined from those headline figures alone.
What did the White House mean by 104% tariffs?
On April 8, 2025, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said: “That’s why there will be 104-percent tariffs going into effect on China tonight at midnight.” The statement followed China’s failure to withdraw its retaliatory tariff increase by the administration’s deadline, according to the contemporaneous report by Yahoo News, republishing Rolling Stone.
That report described the 104% figure as the result of an escalation. It said a 34% tariff in the sweeping package was on top of 20% imposed earlier in 2025, and that President Trump threatened an additional 50% after China missed the deadline. These are components as reported for that April announcement; they should not be read as a current, universal tariff schedule.
Are tariffs on China still 104%?
The later White House materials in the available timeline describe a changed policy, not a continuation of the April 2025 announcement as a blanket 104% rate. In a November 1, 2025 fact sheet, the administration said it would reduce by 10 percentage points the cumulative tariff rate imposed to curb fentanyl flows, effective November 10, 2025. It also said a 10% reciprocal tariff would remain while heightened reciprocal tariffs were suspended until November 10, 2026. The November 2025 executive order set the suspension horizon at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Standard Time on November 10, 2026.
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Those announcements concern different components and policy actions. The later 10% reciprocal tariff is not a claim that every other duty disappeared, and the suspension does not establish a single final rate for all China-origin goods. The White House’s November 2025 fact sheet describes the administration’s position and arrangement; it is not a complete product-by-product duty calculation.
What did the September 2026 update change?
On September 25, 2026, the White House reported recommendations through the U.S.-China Board of Trade for more favorable tariff treatment covering $30 billion of non-sensitive goods in each direction. The fact sheet describes recommendations, not a new uniform tariff rate on all Chinese imports or proof that a particular good’s rate has already changed.
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.Why a headline tariff rate may not tell you a shipment’s duty
A tariff announcement gives policy context, but it does not by itself determine the amount owed on a particular import. The sources cited here do not provide a complete current calculation by product classification, exception, or other applicable duty, nor do they establish what was actually collected on any specific shipment.
For an individual import, the relevant question is the product’s tariff classification and the measures and exceptions that apply to it at the time of entry. Without those details, the exact shipment-level duty remains unresolved; neither the April 2025 104% announcement nor a later headline figure is enough to calculate it.
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