🚨 U.S.–China Cut Tariffs to 10% — Temporary Pause or Strategic Shift?
⏳ A 90-day tariff break stuns global trade. What’s behind it — and what happens next?
🔥 Greetings, Maritime Mavericks!
On May 12, 2025, the U.S. and China shocked the global trade arena — agreeing to a 90-day pause in their tariff war, cutting duties on hundreds of billions in goods.
But beneath the surface, this deal is far more complex than headlines suggest.
What really changed? What didn’t? What still threatens your supply chain?
Here are the key questions you should be asking — and the answers that matter:
❓ Did tariffs really drop to 10% for all Chinese goods?
❓ Why do headlines say 125% → 10%?
❓ What happened to fentanyl-related tariffs?
❓ Will the $100 parcel fee increase later?
❓ Who benefits — and who misses out?
❓ Are Chinese factories really restarting?
❓ Did markets react — and why?
❓ Did China remove other trade barriers too?
❓ Why is Wall Street less worried about recession now?
❓ Are some sectors still under heavy tariffs?
❓ What does Maritime Analytica really think?
❓ 90 days of calm — then what?
👇Let’s break it down — clearly, factually, and with strategy in mind.
❓ Did tariffs really drop to 10% for all Chinese goods?
✅ Yes — all PRC-origin goods are now subject to a 10% ad valorem duty
📆 Effective May 14 – August 12, 2025
📌 Previous rate was 34%
❓ Why do headlines say 125% → 10%?
🔎 Media refers to peak tariffs including fentanyl duties & retaliatory actions
📢 It’s not false — but not all goods were taxed that high