China’s 84 percent retaliatory tariff on US goods takes effect

10-Apr-2025

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A steep 84 percent tariff on all United States goods entering China has kicked in, ratcheting up a trade war with Washington while calling for a dialogue “on the basis of mutual respect and equality”.

The new rate – a 50 percent hike on Beijing’s previous 34 percent levy on US goods – took effect at 12:01am Eastern Time [04:00 GMT] on Apr 10, according to China’s State Administration Council. 

It applies to all US products entering the world’s second-largest economy, which, according to the office of the US Trade Representative, totalled $143.5bn last year.

This marks China’s second retaliatory tariff hike in response to US duties on Chinese imports, which now stand at 125 percent. 

Alongside the new tariffs, Beijing has also blacklisted 18 US companies, including aerospace manufacturer Sierra Nevada Corporation.