Beijing, Apr 4 (EFE).– China announced Friday it will impose a 34 percent tariff on all US imports starting Apr. 10, retaliating a day after Washington enacted a similar levy on Chinese goods.
The new tariffs are part of a broader package of punitive trade measures aimed at the world’s largest economy.
In addition to the import duties, the Chinese Commerce Ministry said it would restrict exports of several rare materials critical to sectors such as electronics and aerospace.
The ministry also announced that 16 US companies will be added to its export control list, citing threats to “national security and interests.”
Among the affected firms are High Point Aerotechnologies, Sierra Nevada Corporation, and Universal Logistics Holdings.
Furthermore, 11 US companies will be placed on China’s list of “untrustworthy entities” for alleged military cooperation with Taiwan and for actions that Beijing says “severely harm” its sovereignty and development interests.
The blacklisted companies, which include Skydio, BRINC, and SYNEXXUS, will be barred from investing or conducting import-export operations in China.
The move comes a day after US President Donald Trump imposed a 34 percent tariff on Chinese imports, calling it a “reciprocal” measure.
Combined with existing duties, Chinese products entering the US are now subject to at least 54 percent in tariffs.
China’s Commerce Ministry condemned the US tariffs in a statement on Thursday, expressing “strong opposition” and vowing countermeasures to “safeguard” the country’s rights and interests.
This is the latest escalation in a long-running trade dispute. In early March, China imposed 10 percent and 15 percent tariffs on US agricultural products in response to earlier 20 percent levies by Washington.
During Trump’s first presidency (2017–2021), the US imposed tariffs on roughly $370 billion worth of Chinese goods annually, prompting tit-for-tat measures from Beijing.
Trump also raised tariffs the day before on several Southeast Asian countries—Vietnam (46 percent), Cambodia (49 percent), and Laos (48 percent), where Chinese manufacturers have shifted operations to circumvent earlier sanctions, effectively closing alternative export routes for Chinese goods. EFE
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