Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, August 3 rd, the Ministry of Commerce announced on August 3 rd the imposition of tariffs on some goods originating in the United States. The full text is as follows:
On July 10th, 2018, US time, despite China’s solemn representations and strong opposition, the US government announced that it would impose a 10% tariff on imported goods originating in China, involving about 200 billion US dollars of China’s exports to the United States. On August 1st, US Trade Representative Wright Heze issued a statement, proposing to raise the tax rate on $200 billion of China products from 10% to 25%. The measures taken by the United States wantonly violate the relevant rules and international obligations of the World Trade Organization, further infringe on China’s legitimate rights and interests under the rules of the World Trade Organization, and seriously threaten China’s economic interests and security.
In order to defend China’s own legitimate rights and interests, the China administration imposed tariffs ranging from 25% to 5% on 5,207 items of goods of about 60 billion US dollars originating in the United States in accordance with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) Foreign Trade Law and other laws and regulations and the basic principles of international law.
The final measures and effective time will be announced separately.
Attachment:
1. List of goods subject to 25% tariff on the United States and Canada
2. List of goods subject to 20% tariff on the United States and Canada
3. List of goods subject to 10% tariff on the United States and Canada
4. List of goods subject to 5% tariff on the United States and Canada