Beijing announced it has increased its tariffs on US imports to 125% earlier today, 11 April 2025.
“The US side’s imposition of excessively high tariffs on China seriously violates international economic and trade rules, runs counter to basic economic principles and common sense, and is simply an act of unilateral bullying and coercion,” said China’s Finance Ministry.
This escalation comes after the US confirmed it would proceed with plans to impose a total of 145% in tariffs on China, combining an earlier announced 125% rate with an additional 20% import tax aimed at curbing fentanyl smuggling.
Earlier, US President Donald Trump announced a three-month suspension of all “reciprocal” tariffs that took effect on 9 April 2025, excluding those applied to China.The sweeping tariffs would remain for the world’s second largest economy and third largest trading partner of the US.
Trump further announced that Chinese import tariffs would increase to 125% from 104% after China imposed more retaliatory tariffs on 9 April 2025.
