U.S. CBP Releases Info on China Tariff Collection, as Trump Doubles Down

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency (CBP) collected more than $150 million in duties on shipments from China and Hong Kong during the first eight days of the new 10% import tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump, which took effect at midnight, Washington D.C. time, on February 4. 

A spokesperson for the CBP said via an email to SupplyChainBrain February 27 that, from February 4, 2024 to February 12, 2025 at 14:25 PM, the total duty assessed on Chinese imports was over $150 million. No comparable figures for duties collected during a commensurate time before the new tariffs came into effect were immediately available.

The information came on the same day Trump announced in a post on Truth Social that China will face an additional 10% percent tariff, beginning in early March.

“CBP is committed to supporting the Trump administration’s executive orders related to tariffs while upholding U.S. trade laws and enforcing and facilitating legitimate trade,” the CBP statemen…