Malaysia: 90-day pause on US reciprocal tariffs
On 9 April 2025, the US administration announced a 90-day postponement of the individualized reciprocal tariffs for most countries while maintaining the baseline tariff of 10% on these countries without a specified end date. Therefore, the 24% reciprocal tariff on Malaysian imports into the US will be postponed during the 90-day period (9 April 2025 until 8 July 2025), and the baseline tariff of 10% will apply instead.
This decision was made to allow for negotiations with over 75 countries that have expressed concerns about the tariffs. However, the US administration has announced additional tariffs on Chinese imports, bringing the total tariff rate on Chinese-originating goods to 145%.
