TARIFF TRACKER
Implements the U.S.-Japan agreement with a 15 percent baseline tariff framework
Sets Japan-origin goods under a baseline tariff framework that generally brings duty to 15 percent, replacing prior reciprocal duties. It also gives Japan-specific treatment for civil aircraft, autos and parts, and possible zero reciprocal rates for certain natural resources and generic pharmaceutical goods.
Updated October 12, 2026
STATUS
Struck down
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EFFECTIVE
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IEEPA
RATE
Up to 15% total
Baseline to 15 percent total duty if Column 1 rate is under 15 percent; zero additional duty if Column 1 rate is at least 15 percent. Same framework for Japan autos and parts subject to Proclamation 10908.
COUNTRIES
Japan
PRODUCT FAMILIES
All goods, Autos/parts
COVERED GOODS
Products of Japan generally, based on each product's Column 1 rate. The order also covers Japan-origin automobiles and automobile parts subject to Proclamation 10908, products under the WTO Agreement on Trade in Civil Aircraft except unmanned aircraft, natural resources unavailable or insufficiently available in the United States, generic pharmaceuticals, generic pharmaceutical ingredients, and generic pharmaceutical chemical precursors. No HTS chapters or headings are listed.
EXCLUSIONS
Products of Japan under the WTO Agreement on Trade in Civil Aircraft, except unmanned aircraft, are relieved from tariffs under EO 14257 and Proclamations 9704, 9705 and 10962 as of a later Federal Register notice. The Secretary may set the reciprocal tariff rate to zero for natural resources unavailable or insufficiently available in the United States and specified generic pharmaceutical products.
WHAT TO DO (OUR GUIDANCE, NOT LEGAL ADVICE)
Check Japan-origin SKUs against their Column 1 duty rates and identify any autos, auto parts, or civil aircraft products covered by the order. Watch for the Commerce, CBP, and ITC Federal Register notices needed for HTSUS changes and refunds for entries on or after August 7, 2025.
SOURCES
QUOTES FROM THE SOURCE
Signed: "Executive Order 14345 of September 4, 2025" (source)
Rate: "baseline 15 percent tariff on nearly all Japanese" (source)
Rate: "For a product of Japan with a Column 1 Duty Rate that is at least 15 percent, the additional rate of duty pursuant to this order shall be zero percent." (source)
Effective date: "consumption on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on August 7, 2025." (source)
Covered goods: "products of Japan that fall under the World Trade Organization Agreement on Trade in Civil Aircraft, except for unmanned aircraft" (source)
Countries: "additional ad valorem rate of duty applicable to products of Japan shall be" (source)
Exclusions: "generic pharmaceuticals, generic pharmaceutical ingredients, and generic pharmaceutical chemical precursors." (source)
Status: "Any provision of previous proclamations and Executive Orders that is inconsistent with the actions directed in this order is superseded to the extent of such inconsistency." (source)
Awaiting check
The 15% baseline rested on IEEPA and fell with the Supreme Court ruling of Feb 20, 2026 (see scotus-24-1287). This order also set Japan's Section 232 auto and parts treatment, which we have not yet confirmed is still applied. Check current CBP guidance before relying on it.
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