China Slaps 34% Tariff on All U.S. Imports Starting April 10

China has announced that it will impose a 34% tariff on imports of all U.S. products beginning April 10, in a wave of retaliatory measures following U.S. President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” rollout of double-digit tariffs, Huizhong Wu and Elaine Kurtenbach reported for the Associated Press (AP).

The new tariff matches the 34% "reciprocal" rate imposed by the U.S. on Chinese exports.

The new tariff matches the 34% "reciprocal" rate imposed by the U.S. on Chinese exports.

In addition, Beijing blacklisted 11 U.S. companies, effectively barring them from doing business in China or with Chinese partners.

Beijing also imposed immediate export controls on rare earth elements like samarium and gadolinium—critical components in many digital devices—Deutsche Presse-Agentur (DPA) reported.

China said it had suspended chicken imports from U.S. suppliers after detecting furazolidone, a drug banned in China, in shipments. It also cited high levels of mold in sorghum and salmonella in poultry meat, particularly from exporters like C&D Inc. and four major U.S. poultry companies.

In addition, China added 27 U.S. firms to its trade sanction and export control lists. Sixteen of them are now banned from exporting “dual use” goods.

High Point Aerotechnologies, a defense tech firm, and Universal Logistics Holdings, a publicly traded transportation company, were among those named. China has also filed a formal complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO) over the U.S. tariff measures, according to reports from CNN, Reuters, and BBC.