China to Impose Additional 34% Tariffs on all US Imports Starting 10 April

On Friday 4 April 2025, the Chinese Embassy in Luxembourg issued a press release stating that China will impose additional 34% tariffs on all products imported from the United States starting from 10 April, according to an announcement from the Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council on Friday.

The announcement follows the US decision to impose "reciprocal tariffs" on Chinese exports to the United States, a move that the commission said does not conform to international trade rules, seriously undermines China's legitimate rights and interests, and represents a typical act of unilateral bullying.

The US move not only harms the interests of the United States itself, but also jeopardises global economic development and the stability of industrial and supply chains, the commission said in a statement.

China urged the US to immediately lift its unilateral tariff measures and resolve trade disputes through consultations on the basis of equality, respect and mutual benefits, according to the statement.

The commission noted that the existing bonded policies as well as tax reduction and exemption policies will remain unchanged, while the new additional tariffs to be imposed will not be reduced or exempted.

Besides, China launched a series of rapid and strong countermeasures, including export controls on rare earth elements and new tariffs, firing back at the latest round of what they described as bullying tariffs imposed by the Trump administration.

In a joint statement, the Ministry of Commerce and the General Administration of Customs announced immediate export restrictions on seven key medium-to-heavy rare earth elements — namely samarium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, lutetium, scandium and yttrium.

In a parallel move, China has also added sixteen entities from the US, including High Point Aerotechnologies and Universal Logistics Holdings Inc, to its export control list.

Under the new rule, Chinese companies are prohibited from exporting dual-use items to these sixteen US entities. Any ongoing related export activities should be immediately halted, said the Ministry of Commerce.

According to the Foreign Ministry spokesperson, the US announced tariff hikes on imports from many countries, including China, under the pretext of reciprocity. "This gravely violates WTO rules, and undermines the rules-based multilateral trading system. China firmly rejects this and will do what is necessary to defend our legitimate rights and interests. Trade and tariff wars have no winners. Protectionism leads nowhere. China urges the US to stop doing the wrong thing, and resolve trade differences with China and other countries through consultation with equality, respect and mutual benefit."