Trump raises tariffs against China to 145% – CNBC
On April 10, US President Donald Trump increased tariffs against China to 145%.
This is reported by Censor.NET with reference to CNBC.
The report says that since April 10, US tariffs on Chinese goods have been 145%, when Trump last increased them on April 9.
It is noted that Washington has increased tariffs against China by 20%, which relate to fentanyl.
The day before, the United States introduced a 90-day pause with a 10% duty for countries that did not respond to the increase in customs tariffs. At the same time, the tariff for China was increased to 125%.
Trump imposes tariffs
As a reminder, Trump signed a decree imposing a minimum 10 percent tariff on almost all goods entering the United States. For some countries, the tariffs are higher. In particular, China - 34%, the European Union - 20%.
Later it became known that Trump had declared a state of emergency in the country's economy.
The US tariffs also affected Ukraine - the US will impose 10 percent duties on its goods.
China has announced that it will impose 34 percent duties on all American goods in response.
At the same time, the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine believes that there are chances to negotiate other terms of trade with the United States. In addition, Economy Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko assured that the US duty would not affect the exchange rate or food prices in Ukraine.
