The tariffs will come into effect from April 10.
China announced a raft of additional tariffs and restrictions against American goods on Friday, in retaliation to the sweeping tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump.
Beijing said that from April 10, it would impose additional tariffs of 34 percent on all United States products.
The Chinese Finance Ministry said in a statement that the imposition of what the United States refers to as reciprocal tariffs on Chinese goods “is not in line with international trade rules, seriously undermines China’s legitimate rights and interests,” adding that it was a “bullying practice.”
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) also unveiled controls on exports of medium and heavy rare-earths, including samarium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, lutetium, scandium, and yttrium to the United States, effective from Friday.
As part of the retaliation measures Beijing unveiled on Friday, the Ministry of Commerce added 11 companies to its “unreliable entities list,” including drone manufacturer Skydio and artificial intelligence startup HavocAI. According to a statement from the ministry, these companies will face restrictions prohibiting them from engaging in import and export activities and from making investments in China.
The commerce ministry also launched an anti-dumping probe of imports of certain medical CT tubes from the United States and India, and a wider industry competitiveness investigation into imports of medical CT tubes.
In addition, the commerce ministry placed 16 U.S. firms on its export-control list, the ministry said in a separate statement. The group includes refrigerant services provider Hudson Technologies and defense technology companies Stick Rudder Enterprises LLC and TCOM. Being on this list means that Chinese exports of dual-use items to these companies will be restricted.
However, the actual impact of these measures remains unclear. Some of the listed companies, such as Stick Rudder Enterprises LLC and TCOM, have previously been blacklisted by China. In September 2024, the Chinese commerce ministry froze their assets within the country and prohibited domestic organizations and individuals from conducting transactions with these entities due to their involvement in Washington’s arms sales to Taiwan, a self-ruled island the regime claims as its own.
Reuters contributed to this report.
This is a developing story that will be updated.
