During the window period of tariff reduction between China and the United States, the backlog of inventories is being cleared at an accelerated pace, negotiations on new orders have resumed, and cross-border logistics is in full swing… It has injected long-lost vitality into the foreign trade industry. Amid the dual rhythms of “racing against time” and “preventing risks”, the busy figures of foreign trade workers have once again become the norm at ports and factories.

However, foreign trade enterprises are also making preparations in advance for the possible “winter” in the future. Fluctuations in raw material prices and long-term policy uncertainties still hang like the sword of Damocles.

According to a previous report by Xinhua News Agency, the US side lifted a total of 91% of the tariffs imposed on Chinese goods (including those from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Macao Special Administrative Region) at 00:01 Eastern Time on May 14, and revised the 34% equivalent tariffs imposed on Chinese goods. Among them, 24% of the tariffs were suspended for 90 days, while the remaining 10% were retained. Meanwhile, the US side has also reduced or lifted the tariffs imposed on small parcels from China. It has lowered the AD valorem rate for international mail from 120% to 54% and revoked the measure of increasing the AD valorem rate from $100 to $200 per item as of June 1, 2025.

How can foreign trade enterprises strike a balance between short-term dividends and long-term planning? Recently, a reporter from The Paper revisited foreign trade companies in various fields in many places and found that for foreign trade enterprises, the export pressure has eased to some extent, but they still need to be vigilant about risks.

Order Rush: Inventory “Sprint” during the 90-day window period

After the policy “gift package” of tariff reduction was implemented on May 12th, foreign trade enterprises quickly entered a “wartime state”, and “drifting at sea for a month, we must seize the window of opportunity” became a consensus among enterprises.