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Summary of the US' tariff measures applied to China (since 2018)

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* Tariff measures imposed by President Trump during the first term

List of Products	Affected value of Chinese goods	Implementation date	Additional duty rate
List 1 (including: iron and steel products, electronics, railway products, tools and equipment, etc.)	$34 billion	July 6, 2018	25%
List 2 (including: semiconductor devices, chemical derivatives, plastics, motorcycles and electric motors, etc.)	$16 billion	Aug 23, 2018	25%
List 3 (including: consumer products, chemical products and construction materials, textile goods, tools, food and agricultural products, electronic equipment and automotive/motorcycle parts, etc.)	$200 billion	Nov 24, 2019	10%
	$200 billion	Oct 15, 2019	Increase additional duty rate from 10% to 25%
List 4A (including: footwear, diapers, food products, smartwatches, dishwashers, television, etc.)	$300 billion	Nov 1, 2019	15%
		Feb 24, 2020	Decrease additional duty rate from 15% to 7,5% (pursuant to the US - China Phase 1 Trade Deal)
List 4B		Aug 13, 2019	Suspension of the 15% additional tariff on List 4B until December 15, 2019.
List 4B		Dec 13, 2019	Cancellation of the 15% additional tariff on List 4B pursuant to the US - China Phase 1 Trade Deal.

Note: The United States granted product exclusions for goods covered under the above four product lists; however, all such exclusions have since expired.

* * Tariff measures imposed during the presidency of President Joe Biden

Under President Joe Biden, the United States maintained the tariff packages imposed on Chinese goods since 2018.

On April 15, 2024, the United States announced additional tariffs on approximately USD 18 billion worth of Chinese goods, including electric vehicles (EVs), solar batteries, semiconductors, and medical devices, with implementation scheduled for August 1, 2024.

In September 2024, the United States issued a notice revising the tariff rates and the implementation timeline for certain Chinese goods, as follows:

List of products	Tariff increases	Implementation date
Battery parts (non-lithium-ion batteries)	Increase from 7.5% to 25%	September 27, 2024
Electric vehicles	Increase from 25% to 100%	September 27, 2024
Facemasks	Increase from 0 - 7.5% to 25%	September 27, 2024
Lithium-ion electrical vehicle batteries	Increase from 7.5% to 25%	September 27, 2024
Lithium-ion non-electrical vehicle batteries	Increase from 7.5% to 25%	January 1, 2026
Medical gloves	Increase from 0 - 7.5% to 25%	January 1, 2026
Natural graphite	Increase from 0% to 25%	January 1, 2026
Other critical minerals	Increase from 0% to 25%	September 27, 2024
Permanent magnets	Increase from 0% to 25%	January 1, 2026
Semiconductors	Increase from 25% to 50%	January 1, 2025
Ship-to-shore cranes (STS)	Increase from 0% to 25%	September 27, 2024
Solar cells (whether or not assembled into modules)	Increase from 25% to 50%	September 27, 2024
Steel and aluminum products	Increase from 0 - 7.5% to 25%	September 27, 2024

Note: Pursuant to the decision, the United States also provided exclusions for certain Chinese-origin goods.

For detailed information on U.S. tariff actions against China, see: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/09/18/2024-21217/notice-of-modification-chinas-acts-policies-and-practices-related-to-technology-transfer and https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/12/16/2024-29462/notice-of-modification-chinas-acts-policies-and-practices-related-to-technology-transfer

* Tariff measures imposed by President Trump during the second term

The table below provides a summary of tariff measures imposed by the United States on China since the beginning of President Donald Trump’s second term, together with the corresponding retaliatory actions taken by China.

Actions by the United States	Actions by China
- February 1, 2025: The United States issued an Executive Order imposing an additional 10% tariff on all imports from China, effective February 4, 2025.	- February 4, 2025: China announced the imposition of additional tariffs of 15% on coal and liquefied natural gas (LNG), and 10% on crude oil, agricultural machinery, and certain categories of automobiles imported from the United States, effective February 10, 2025. - Also tightened export controls on tungsten, tellurium, bismuth, molybdenum, and indium; launched an antitrust investigation into Google; - Placed PVH Corp. (a U.S. apparel company owning brands such as Calvin Klein) and U.S. biotechnology firm Illumina on the “Unreliable entity list.”
- March 3, 2025: The United States increased tariffs on Chinese goods from 10% to 20%.	- March 4, 2025: China announced the imposition of additional tariffs ranging from 10% to 15% on certain agricultural and food products imported from the United States, effective March 10, 2025. - China also added 10 U.S. companies to the unreliable entity list and 15 U.S. companies to the export control list.
- April 2, 2025: The United States issued an Executive Order imposing reciprocal tariffs on imports from all sources, with the reciprocal tariff rate applicable to China set at 34%, effective April 9, 2025.	- April 4, 2025: China announced the imposition of an additional 34% tariff on U.S. imports, on top of existing tariffs, effective April 10, 2025. - China further tightened import controls on a range of medium and heavy rare earth elements (including samarium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, lutetium, scandium and yttrium) - Added 11 U.S. companies to the Unreliable Entity List and 16 U.S. companies to the Export Control List.
- April 8, 2025: The United States amended the April 2 Executive Order, raising the reciprocal tariff rate on China from 34% to 84%.	- April 9, 2025: China announced an increase in additional tariffs on U.S. imports from 34% to 84% - Added 6 U.S. companies to the unreliable entity list and 12 U.S. companies to the export control list.
- April 10, 2025: The United States announced a further increase in the reciprocal tariff rate on China from 84% to 125%.	- April 11, 2025: China announced a further increase in additional tariffs on U.S. imports from 84% to 125%, effective April 12, 2025.
- May 12, 2025: The United States adjusted the reciprocal tariff rate on China back to 34%. However, for the subsequent 90-day period, the United States would apply only a 10% reciprocal tariff to Chinese goods. If no further agreement is reached after the 90 days, the 34% reciprocal tariff rate will be reinstated. - August 11, 2025: The United States extended the temporary suspension of tariffs on Chinese goods for an additional 90 days, until November 10, 2025.	- May 13, 2025: China announced a reduction of additional tariffs on U.S. imports to 10%, effective May 14, 2025, for a 90-day period while bilateral negotiations continued.
- April 17, 2025: The United States announced the imposition of port fees on Chinese-built vessels calling at U.S. ports, with fee collection to commence on October 14, 2025. - October 16, 2025: The United States announced modifications to port fees on Chinese vessels and to tariffs on imports of Chinese-made cranes.	- October 10, 2025, China announced the imposition of special port fees on vessels owned or operated by U.S. enterprises, organizations, or individuals, effective from October 14, 2025.
On November 1, 2025, the United States and China reached a trade and economic agreement. Under the agreement, China will suspend export control measures on rare earths and critical minerals (as announced on October 9, 2025), curb financial flows related to fentanyl precursors, suspend tariff and non-tariff retaliatory measures announced since March 4, 2025, further open its agricultural market and significantly increase imports of U.S. soybeans, and terminate investigations targeting U.S. companies in the semiconductor sector. In return, for a period of one year starting from November 10, 2025, the United States will halve fentanyl-related import tariffs on China from 20% to 10%; maintain a 10% reciprocal tariff rate on China; continue extending the validity of certain tariff exclusions; and suspend certain control measures and retaliatory actions.

Source: Center for WTO and International Trade