12 July 2018 US proposes tariffs on $200b in additional Chinese goods, following $34b of tariffs made effective July 6 Effective July 6, the United States (US) has implemented an additional 25% duty rate to be applied on a wide range of products imported from China. The 818 tariff lines subject to the duties cover US$34 billion of goods imported from China annually and were published on June 20 in a Federal Register Notice. The list targets specific products that the US has determined benefit from orchestrated Chinese industrial policies, including the "Made in China 2025" policy, and other policies. Products on the list include information and communications technology, robotics, industrial machinery, new materials, aerospace items and automobiles, while generally avoiding consumer goods such as cellular telephones, footwear and apparel. Document ID: 2018-1386 |
