Amendment to Duties Addressing the Synthetic Opioid Supply Chain in the People's Republic of China

What it means

Amends a previous order on Chinese synthetic opioids by temporarily allowing duty-free imports of certain covered articles until the Commerce Secretary confirms systems are ready to process and collect tariff revenue on these items.

Expected impact

• Provides a grace period for implementing tariffs on Chinese synthetic opioid-related products
• Gives businesses and government agencies time to prepare for the new tariff collection systems
• Ensures smoother transition to full enforcement once proper systems are in place
• May slightly delay initial revenue collection from these duties