Aug
07
U.S. to Raise Tariffs on $16 Billion of China Goods on Aug. 23
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Tariffs will hit 279 product lines, down from 284 initially
- China has vowed to retaliate dollar-for-dollar on U.S. goods
The U.S. said it will begin imposing 25 percent duties on an additional $16 billion in Chinese imports in two weeks, escalating a trade war between the world’s two biggest economies.
Customs will begin collecting the duties on 279 product lines, down from 284 items on the initial list, as of Aug. 23, the U.S. Trade Representative’s Office said in an emailed statement on Tuesday. The new list covers products ranging from motorcycles to steam turbines and railway cars…
U.S. to Raise Tariffs on $16 Billion of China Goods on Aug. 23
