Welcome to China Tariff News and Tracker, where we break down the latest developments in US-China trade tensions under President Trump.

In a seismic shift this week, the Supreme Court struck down all IEEPA-based tariffs on February 20, including the fentanyl-related duties on China that had reached 10 percent by November 2025, as reported by The Budget Lab at Yale. This ruling slashed the overall US average effective tariff rate from 16 percent—the highest since 1936—to 9.1 percent overnight. But Trump responded swiftly, invoking Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 to impose a flat 10 percent tariff on all imports, later bumped to 15 percent, effective February 24 and set to expire in 150 days unless extended, per the Trade Compliance Resource Hub's Trump 2.0 tariff tracker. Exclusions apply to USMCA goods, critical minerals, pharmaceuticals, and electronics, but Chinese-origin products remain in the crosshairs.

For China specifically, electronics imports have cratered. Politico reports US smartphone imports from China plunged as companies shifted to India, where volumes nearly tripled to $25 billion in 2025, capturing 42 percent of the market—thanks to Trump's exemptions for Indian phones from reciprocal and Russian oil tariffs. Computers from China? Their US import share nosedived from 26 percent in 2024 to just 4 percent last year, a $50 billion drop from peak levels. Effective tariffs on Chinese goods hit 30.9 percent last year amid layered duties, fueling this exodus and raising transshipment concerns.

The Budget Lab warns the current 13.7 percent effective rate hikes consumer prices by 0.6 percent short-term—$800 per household—and could lift unemployment 0.3 points by year-end, with metals, vehicles, and electronics hit hardest. Trade Compliance Resource Hub flags fresh China threats: 100 percent on rare earth export controls starting November 1, plus potential 100 percent on trade deal failures, 200 percent on alcohol, and hikes on maritime equipment delayed to November 2026.

These moves signal Trump's aggressive pivot to protect US manufacturing, but at what cost to global supply chains?

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Welcome to China Tariff News and Tracker, listeners, where we break down the latest on U.S. tariffs targeting China under President Trump.

As of February 2026, the U.S. has modified China's IEEPA tariff to 20 percent—split as 10 percent for fentanyl-related measures and 10 percent reciprocal—following a trade deal announced November 2025, according to PMMI's Cross Border Trade Updates. Higher reciprocal tariffs on China are paused until next year, but the average effective U.S. tariff rate on all imports now stands at 9.9 percent, the highest since 1946, per a Tax Foundation study reported by The Independent. This regime, launched last April with reciprocal levies on dozens of countries including China, is projected to cost the average American household an extra $1,300 this year, up from $1,000 in 2025.

Amid rising tensions with Beijing, the Trump administration just signed a reciprocal trade agreement with Taiwan on February 13, as detailed in the USTR fact sheet. Taiwan will eliminate or reduce 99 percent of its tariff barriers on U.S. industrial and agricultural exports like autos, beef, dairy, and pork, while committing to $44.4 billion in U.S. liquefied natural gas and crude oil purchases through 2029. In return, the U.S. caps tariffs on Taiwan goods at the higher of MFN rates or 15 percent, with exemptions for key products in the semiconductors supply chain. USTR reports two-way trade hit $185 billion in 2024, and industry leaders like the National Milk Producers Federation and National Cattlemen's Beef Association are praising the deal for boosting American exports.

This Taiwan pact highlights Trump's strategy of rewarding aligned partners while pressuring China. An ECB study via Bloomberg shows U.S. tariffs caused only modest Chinese trade diversion, with exports to the eurozone up just 8 percent last year due more to weak domestic demand than rerouting from America. Still, uncertainty lingers, with Port of Los Angeles volumes down 12 percent in January from tariff fears.

The Supreme Court may soon rule on Trump's unilateral tariff authority, as The Independent notes, with 60 percent of Americans disapproving per Pew polls.

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Welcome, listeners, to China Tariff News and Tracker. As tensions simmer in U.S.-China trade relations, President Trump has inked an $85 billion trade deal with Taiwan, according to Fox Business, signaling a strategic pivot amid rising frictions with Beijing. The U.S. Trade Representative's fact sheet details how this Agreement on Reciprocal Trade slashes Taiwan's tariffs on 99 percent of U.S. industrial and agricultural exports, from autos and beef to semiconductors, while the U.S. caps its tariffs on Taiwanese goods at the higher of its Most Favored Nation rate or 15 percent.

This move underscores Trump's push for reciprocal trade, as outlined in Executive Orders from 2025, liberating American workers from unfair practices. Yet, with China, the October 2025 truce holds U.S. tariffs at 3 percent and Chinese at 10 percent through November 2026, per Times Now News analysis. EVIP Magazine reports Trump and Xi Jinping have scheduled up to four summits in 2026 to prevent escalation, but core disputes over technology exports, semiconductors, and Taiwan persist. Analysts warn Beijing views U.S. restrictions as containment, fueling Xi's drive for self-reliance in the 15th Five-Year Plan launching March 2026.

China's factories and ports buzz with activity a year into these dynamics, Hellenic Shipping News notes, adapting to the fragile truce. Meanwhile, Trump faces rare Republican pushback on tariffs as polls slide, South China Morning Post highlights, with Supreme Court challenges looming over his emergency powers. Beijing urges sustaining the Xi-Trump consensus, The National reports, while red-lining Taiwan separatism.

These developments highlight Trump's tariff gamble: rewarding aligned partners like Taiwan while pressuring China. Will summits stabilize flows, or ignite a tech-trade break? Stay tuned as we track it.

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Welcome to China Tariff News and Tracker, your go-to source for the latest on U.S.-China trade tensions under President Trump. This week, a major shift hits the de minimis loophole that let cheap Chinese packages slip into the U.S. tariff-free. ABC News reports that on Wednesday, the tariff on low-value packages—those under $800—was slashed from 120% to 54% under a temporary 90-day trade agreement announced Monday between the U.S. and China. This comes after Trump closed the loophole in May, slamming Shein and Temu with steep duties that jacked up prices—a $10 T-shirt could double to $22, and a $200 luggage set hit $300.

The move targets fentanyl smuggling, Trump says, with Chinese shippers exploiting the exemption. But imports from China already face a combined 54% tariff rate, potentially costing U.S. households up to $2,100 yearly, per Yale's Budget Lab analysis cited by ABC. Temu responded by pivoting to U.S. sellers, stocking local inventory to dodge tariffs and keep prices steady.

Meanwhile, China's fighting back smartly. MarketWatch reveals Beijing's "hacking" the system by investing in U.S. firms through debt and tech deals, staying under the 25% ownership threshold to snag taxpayer subsidies from acts like CHIPS and the Inflation Reduction Act. Senior economist Andrew Rechenberg warns this embeds Chinese control in energy, data centers, and high-tech manufacturing, bypassing tariffs entirely. China rerouted exports via Africa and ASEAN last year, boosting its global surplus to $1.2 trillion despite U.S. barriers.

The human cost? Federal Reserve Bank of New York data shows Americans bore 94% of 2025 tariff burdens, with prices passing through nearly one-for-one. Critics like Dakota Free Press call it a hidden tax hike—$1,300 per household this year alone, per the Tax Foundation—while manufacturing jobs lag.

As talks unfold, will the 54% hold or climb? Betting markets like Kalshi speculate on July rates. Stay tuned for updates.

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Welcome to China Tariff News and Tracker, where we break down the latest developments in US-China trade tensions under President Trump.

One year into Trump's second term, tariffs remain the centerpiece of his China policy, but a fragile stability has emerged after intense escalation. According to Pekingnology, citing Jia Qingguo of Peking University, the US and China traded blows with tariffs as high as 145% from the US and 125% from China, pushing bilateral trade toward rupture—yet both sides suspended most proposed hikes after five rounds of talks, averting economic severance. China remains the US's third-largest export market and import source, per the same analysis.

The Trade Compliance Resource Hub's Trump 2.0 tariff tracker details aggressive moves on Chinese goods: In April 2025, executive orders hiked de minimis exemption tariffs to 90% ad valorem or $75 per item, rising to 120% or $100 by May, with postal network duties hitting 54% or $100 per item. October 2025 saw 100% tariffs on Chinese ship-to-shore cranes and maritime equipment, per USTR Federal Register notices. Average US tariff rates spiked from 2.6% early 2025 to peaks in April-May on Chinese imports, reports Liberty Street Economics from the New York Fed.

De-escalation signals are mounting ahead of Trump's planned April 2026 state visit to China. The Japan Times reports the administration paused key tech curbs, including bans on China Telecom's US operations, TP-Link routers, China Unicom and Mobile internet services, and Chinese electric trucks—moves shelved post-October 2025 Busan summit truce with Xi Jinping, as noted by the Stimson Center. High-level talks continue on fentanyl, TikTok, rare earths, and US ag purchases, with Trump emphasizing cooperation over confrontation, steering clear of Taiwan and human rights flashpoints.

Risks linger: Domestic hawks, Congress, and allies could reignite tensions, per Jia Qingguo, especially with 2026 elections looming. Yet bilateral trade holds steady, with reciprocal visits and G20/APEC meetings on deck.

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Welcome to China Tariff News and Tracker. The US-China trade war has reached unprecedented heights, with the United States now imposing a staggering 145% tariff on Chinese goods as of early 2026, while China retaliates with 125% tariffs on American products, according to Bayharbor Exports analysis of the escalating conflict.

This marks the highest bilateral tariff levels since before World War II, stemming from President Trump's aggressive second-term policies. It began with his February 1, 2025, Executive Order declaring a national emergency over fentanyl from China, imposing initial 10% tariffs that ballooned after China's counter-moves on US agriculture like soybeans and pork. The pivotal April 2 Liberation Day speech stacked an additional 34% on prior rates, pushing the effective US tariff to 54% initially and now 145%, Bayharbor Exports reports.

The fallout is reshaping global supply chains. US imports from China plunged 28% year-over-year in 2025, with exports dropping 38%, potentially collapsing direct trade by 90%. Sectors like electronics and transport equipment face 12-16% contractions due to disrupted value chains. American households bore an average $1,000 cost in 2025 from these tariffs, projected to hit $1,300 this year, per Supply Chain Brain.

Southeast Asia benefits as manufacturing flees: Indonesia saw 34% growth in US imports, Thailand 28%, and Vietnam solidified its role, though indirect Chinese rerouting persists. Meanwhile, China urges financial institutions to cut US Treasury holdings amid tariff volatility and dollar uncertainty, as noted by the Atlantic Council, signaling broader economic decoupling.

Trump's tariffs aim to counter unfair practices and IP theft, but global trade could shrink 0.2%, with welfare losses up to 2% worldwide. Businesses are reshoring or nearshoring to Mexico and India, yet mid-sized firms struggle with costs and exemptions favoring giants like Apple.

Stay tuned as tensions evolve toward a potential Trump-Xi summit.

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Welcome to China Tariff News and Tracker. We're bringing you the latest developments in the ongoing trade tensions between the United States and China as we move through 2026.

The tariff landscape continues to shift dramatically. As of November 2025, the overall average effective tariff rate stood at 16.8 percent, with US tariff revenue hitting 287 billion dollars in 2025—a 192 percent increase. However, the situation with China remains far more severe. US tariffs on Chinese goods currently sit at 30 percent following a baseline of 10 percent plus an additional 20 percent fentanyl-related tariff. Chinese retaliatory tariffs on US goods have climbed to 125 percent, creating an escalating cycle of trade retaliation.

Recent developments show the impact is real and measurable. According to supply chain data, imports from China fell 22.7 percent in January 2026 compared to January 2025, despite China still accounting for one-third of total US imports. More dramatically, research indicates China's share of US imports plummeted from approximately 21 percent in 2017 to just 9 percent in the first eight months of 2025—effectively reversing two decades of trade integration and bringing bilateral trade to levels not seen since China joined the World Trade Organization in 2001.

The economic consequences are reaching American households. Estimates for 2026 suggest the average US household will face an additional tax burden of roughly 1,300 dollars due to higher prices resulting from tariffs. Financial analysis firm Morningstar forecasts inflation will rise to 2.7 percent in 2026, while researchers at the Peterson Institute for International Economics predict inflation could exceed 4 percent by late 2026 due to the lagged effects of tariff-driven trade policy.

In a surprising policy reversal, the Trump administration fundamentally shifted US semiconductor policy on January 14, 2026, allowing exports of advanced AI chips to China under specific conditions. The H200 chip, one of the most advanced computational devices, will now be available for export, though subject to a 25 percent tariff and mandatory US testing. Chinese firms have already placed orders for over 2 million H200 chips worth up to 14 billion dollars.

Additionally, the Trump administration signed an executive order on February 6, 2026, threatening additional tariffs of up to 25 percent on imports from any nation that directly or indirectly trades with Iran, potentially expanding the tariff web further.

As negotiations continue with potential meetings planned at the G20 summit later this year, the Trump administration has indicated it retains the option to impose another 325 billion dollars in tariffs on Chinese goods at a 25 percent rate, though no final decision has been made.

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Welcome to China Tariff News and Tracker, your essential update on the escalating US-China trade tensions under President Trump's second term. As of early 2026, the average effective US tariff rate stands at 16.8%, with tariff revenue hitting a record $287 billion in 2025, up 192% from the prior year, according to Wikipedia's comprehensive timeline of Trump's tariff policies.

China remains the prime target. After peaking at 145% amid the 2025 stock market crash and retaliatory spiral—where Chinese tariffs on US goods hit 125%—rates have moderated through negotiations. Following Trump's October 2025 meeting with Xi Jinping in South Korea, the US slashed its fentanyl-related tariff on Chinese goods from 20% to 10%, dropping the overall rate to around 30% including the 10% baseline, per the same Wikipedia analysis. This deal secured Chinese purchases of US soybeans and rare earth access, though new threats loom, like a potential 100% hike on semiconductors under Section 232 review.

Recent revenue dips raise eyebrows: Collections fell 11% since October's peak annualized pace of $376 billion to $335 billion by January, partly due to the China tariff cut, UBS economist Arend Kapteyn notes via Investing.com. Port activity softened amid higher barriers, stalling innovation—US firms like Suvie halted R&D to build factories in Vietnam and Mexico, as China Daily reports, wasting millions on unfeasible reshoring.

Trump's moves ripple globally: He eased India tariffs to 18% on February 2 for curbing Russian oil buys, per Dow Jones via Eurasia Review, boosting India's edge over Vietnam's 45% transshipment penalties on Chinese reroutes. Yet allies like the UK ink China deals despite threats, Cyrus Janssen's Substack highlights, with Starmer securing 50% whiskey tariff cuts worth £250 million.

These shifts signal fragile détente, but experts warn of persistent disruptions, higher prices, and supply chain chaos.

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Welcome to China Tariff News and Tracker, your essential update on the escalating trade tensions between the US and China under President Trump's second administration.

As of early February 2026, US tariffs on Chinese goods remain punishingly high, with effective rates hitting 20% baseline under IEEPA for fentanyl-related measures, spiking to 45% when layered with Section 301 and Section 232 duties on targeted items like steel, aluminum, and electronics, according to the Trump 2.0 Tariff Tracker from Trade Compliance Resource Hub. The overall US effective tariff rate has climbed to 10.1% in 2026—the highest since 1946—driving a 45% plunge in Chinese imports by November 2025, as reported by Fitch Ratings.

Recent headlines spotlight volatility: On February 2, Trump announced a reciprocal tariff reduction to 18% on certain goods, but China-specific pressures persist. Wikipedia's overview of second-term tariffs notes a temporary 90-day deal extended into late 2025, where China cut its tariffs on US goods to 10% and resumed rare-earth exports, prompting the US to ease its fentanyl tariff from 20% to 10% after Trump's October meeting with Xi Jinping in South Korea—tied to Chinese purchases of US soybeans and farm products. Yet, threats linger: October 2025 saw Trump warn of 100% additional tariffs over China's rare-earth export controls, per the same tracker.

De minimis exemptions for low-value Chinese shipments face 90% duties or $75-$150 per item since May 2025, slamming e-commerce. USTR's October 2025 notice imposed 100% tariffs on Chinese ship-to-shore cranes and maritime equipment, with more proposed. Manufacturers importing from China brace for $1,000 per household cost hikes, warns Wiss.com analysis.

China's Number One Document signals a policy shift, downplaying self-sufficiency and eyeing more US soybeans—Trump demanded 8 million metric tons extra—though Brazilian supplies stay cheaper, complicating deals, as detailed in recent ag trade podcasts.

These moves reshape global supply chains, hitting US GDP by up to 0.7% with retaliation, but Trump pushes on to curb deficits and boost manufacturing.

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