US-China Tariff Rates: An Overview

    US-China Tariff Rates: An Overview

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    a. US–China tari rates toward each other and rest of world (ROW)
US-China trade war taris: An up-to-date chart
b. Percent of US-China trade subject to trade war taris
2019
2020
2018
US Section 301 taris of 15% (subset of $300 
billion, List 4A) and China’s retaliation on 
some US products (subset of $75 billion)
September 1
US imposes Section 301 taris on selected 
imports from European Union after WTO 
authorization in Airbus dispute
October 18
China’s MFN taris cut on IT products
July 1
US Section 201 taris reduced on solar panels 
and washing machines in second year of policy
February 7
US exempts Canada and Mexico from Section 
232 taris on steel and aluminum in exchange 
for both agreeing to VERs
May 20
US reduces Section 232 tari on steel imports 
from Turkey from 50% to 25%
May 21
US Section 301 taris (10% to 25% increase on 
List 3, eective June 15) and China’s retaliation 
on some US products (subset of $60 billion, 
eective June 1)
June
US Section 301 taris of 15% imposed on 
September 1, 2019 (List 4A) cut to 7.5%, 
and China’s retaliatory taris imposed on 
September 1, 2019 cut in half
February 14
US Section 201 taris reduced on solar panels 
and washing machines in third year of policy
February 7
US Section 232 taris extended to imports 
that use aluminum and steel
February 8
US Section 232 taris on steel and aluminum, 
temporarily exempting Argentina, Australia, 
Brazil, EU, Canada, Mexico, and South Korea
March 23
US Section 201 taris on solar panels and 
washing machines
February 7
China suspends retaliation against US autos 
and parts (Section 301) and reduces MFN 
tari rates for 2019
January 1
China adjusts MFN tari rates for 2020, and 
US reduces taris on imports from Japan 
under US-Japan Trade Agreement
January 1
China’s MFN taris cut on IT products
July 1
China’s MFN taris cut on some steel products
May 1
China’s MFN taris cut on IT products
July 1
US adjusts Section 301 taris on selected 
imports from European Union related to 
Airbus dispute
March 5
China's MFN taris cut on industrial goods
November 1
US ends Section 232 steel and aluminum tari 
exemptions for EU, Canada, and Mexico. 
(Argentina, Brazil, and South Korea had 
earlier agreed to quotas)
June 1
China's MFN taris cut on consumer goods, 
autos, and IT products
July 1
China's MFN taris cut on pharmaceuticals
May 1
China's retaliation to US Section 232 taris
April 2
US Section 301 taris of 10% ($200 billion, List 
3) and China’s retaliation ($60 billion)
September 24
US Section 301 taris of 25% ($16 billion, List 2) 
and China’s retaliation ($34 billion)
August 23
US Section 301 taris of 25% ($34 billion, List 
1) and China’s retaliation ($34 billion)
July 6
2021
China adjusts MFN tari rates for 2021, and US 
reduces taris on imports from Japan under 
US-Japan Trade Agreement
January 1
China adjusts MFN tari rates for 2022; US 
Section 232 taris on imports of steel and 
aluminum from the European Union 
converted to a tari-rate quota
January 1
China’s MFN taris cut on selected products, 
eective MFN tari increased on frozen 
chicken under conversion from special to ad 
valorem rate
January 1
US adjusts Section 301 taris on selected 
imports from European Union related to 
Airbus dispute
January 14
US Section 201 taris reduced on solar panels 
and washing machines in fourth year of policy 
(washing machines had received an extension)
February 7
US Section 201 taris reduced on solar panels 
and washing machines in fifth year of policy 
(solar panels had received an extension)
February 7
US Section 201 taris reduced on solar panels 
in sixth year of policy; Section 201 taris on 
washing machines expire
February 7
US Section 232 taris on imports of steel from 
Japan converted to a tari-rate quota
April 11
China’s MFN taris cut to zero on coal
May 1
China’s MFN taris cut on IT products
July 1
China’s MFN taris on coal revert to higher, 
binding rate
April 1
US Section 232 taris on imports of steel and 
aluminum from the United Kingdom converted 
to a tari-rate quota
June 1
US suspends Section 301 taris on selected 
imports from European Union (March 11) and 
United Kingdom (March 4) related to Airbus 
dispute
March
2022
2023
MFN = most favored nation; VER = voluntary export restraint; WTO = World Trade Organization
Trade-weighted average taris computed from product-level (six-digit Harmonized System) tari and trade data, weighted by exporting country’s exports to the world in 2017. US taris on ROW exports treated as 
unchanged whenever Section 232 taris on steel or aluminum were converted to quotas, VERs, or tari-rate quotas.
Constructed by Chad P. Bown with data from UN Comtrade, Trade Map and Market Access Map (International Trade Centre, marketanalysis.intracen.org), as well as announcements from China's Ministry of Finance and 
the US Trade Representative.
Note: 
Sources: 
#PIIECharts Learn more at piie.com/research/piie-charts
US reimposes Section 232 tari of 10% on 
certain aluminum products from Canada
August 16
US eliminates re-imposed Section 232 tari of 
10% on certain aluminum products from 
Canada
September 1
US Section 232 tari increase from 25% to 
50% on imports of steel from Turkey
August 13
Chinese taris 
on US exports
US taris on 
Chinese exports
Chinese taris on 
ROW exports
US taris on 
ROW exports
21.1%
19.3%
6.5%
3.0%
Jan
2018
Jun Jan
2019
Jun Jan
2020
Jun Jan
2021
Jun Jan
2022
Jun Jan
2023
0
5
10
15
20
25%
Trade war Phase One agreement
Jan
2018
Jun Jan
2019
Jun Jan
2020
Jun Jan
2021
Jun Jan
2022
Jun Jan
2023
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100%
Trade war Phase One agreement
US exports subject 
to Chinese taris
Chinese exports 
subject to US taris 66.4%
58.3%
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    US-China Tariff Rates: An Overview

    • 1. a. US–China tari rates toward each other and rest of world (ROW) US-China trade war taris: An up-to-date chart b. Percent of US-China trade subject to trade war taris 2019 2020 2018 US Section 301 taris of 15% (subset of $300 billion, List 4A) and China’s retaliation on some US products (subset of $75 billion) September 1 US imposes Section 301 taris on selected imports from European Union after WTO authorization in Airbus dispute October 18 China’s MFN taris cut on IT products July 1 US Section 201 taris reduced on solar panels and washing machines in second year of policy February 7 US exempts Canada and Mexico from Section 232 taris on steel and aluminum in exchange for both agreeing to VERs May 20 US reduces Section 232 tari on steel imports from Turkey from 50% to 25% May 21 US Section 301 taris (10% to 25% increase on List 3, eective June 15) and China’s retaliation on some US products (subset of $60 billion, eective June 1) June US Section 301 taris of 15% imposed on September 1, 2019 (List 4A) cut to 7.5%, and China’s retaliatory taris imposed on September 1, 2019 cut in half February 14 US Section 201 taris reduced on solar panels and washing machines in third year of policy February 7 US Section 232 taris extended to imports that use aluminum and steel February 8 US Section 232 taris on steel and aluminum, temporarily exempting Argentina, Australia, Brazil, EU, Canada, Mexico, and South Korea March 23 US Section 201 taris on solar panels and washing machines February 7 China suspends retaliation against US autos and parts (Section 301) and reduces MFN tari rates for 2019 January 1 China adjusts MFN tari rates for 2020, and US reduces taris on imports from Japan under US-Japan Trade Agreement January 1 China’s MFN taris cut on IT products July 1 China’s MFN taris cut on some steel products May 1 China’s MFN taris cut on IT products July 1 US adjusts Section 301 taris on selected imports from European Union related to Airbus dispute March 5 China's MFN taris cut on industrial goods November 1 US ends Section 232 steel and aluminum tari exemptions for EU, Canada, and Mexico. (Argentina, Brazil, and South Korea had earlier agreed to quotas) June 1 China's MFN taris cut on consumer goods, autos, and IT products July 1 China's MFN taris cut on pharmaceuticals May 1 China's retaliation to US Section 232 taris April 2 US Section 301 taris of 10% ($200 billion, List 3) and China’s retaliation ($60 billion) September 24 US Section 301 taris of 25% ($16 billion, List 2) and China’s retaliation ($34 billion) August 23 US Section 301 taris of 25% ($34 billion, List 1) and China’s retaliation ($34 billion) July 6 2021 China adjusts MFN tari rates for 2021, and US reduces taris on imports from Japan under US-Japan Trade Agreement January 1 China adjusts MFN tari rates for 2022; US Section 232 taris on imports of steel and aluminum from the European Union converted to a tari-rate quota January 1 China’s MFN taris cut on selected products, eective MFN tari increased on frozen chicken under conversion from special to ad valorem rate January 1 US adjusts Section 301 taris on selected imports from European Union related to Airbus dispute January 14 US Section 201 taris reduced on solar panels and washing machines in fourth year of policy (washing machines had received an extension) February 7 US Section 201 taris reduced on solar panels and washing machines in fifth year of policy (solar panels had received an extension) February 7 US Section 201 taris reduced on solar panels in sixth year of policy; Section 201 taris on washing machines expire February 7 US Section 232 taris on imports of steel from Japan converted to a tari-rate quota April 11 China’s MFN taris cut to zero on coal May 1 China’s MFN taris cut on IT products July 1 China’s MFN taris on coal revert to higher, binding rate April 1 US Section 232 taris on imports of steel and aluminum from the United Kingdom converted to a tari-rate quota June 1 US suspends Section 301 taris on selected imports from European Union (March 11) and United Kingdom (March 4) related to Airbus dispute March 2022 2023 MFN = most favored nation; VER = voluntary export restraint; WTO = World Trade Organization Trade-weighted average taris computed from product-level (six-digit Harmonized System) tari and trade data, weighted by exporting country’s exports to the world in 2017. US taris on ROW exports treated as unchanged whenever Section 232 taris on steel or aluminum were converted to quotas, VERs, or tari-rate quotas. Constructed by Chad P. Bown with data from UN Comtrade, Trade Map and Market Access Map (International Trade Centre, marketanalysis.intracen.org), as well as announcements from China's Ministry of Finance and the US Trade Representative. Note: Sources: #PIIECharts Learn more at piie.com/research/piie-charts US reimposes Section 232 tari of 10% on certain aluminum products from Canada August 16 US eliminates re-imposed Section 232 tari of 10% on certain aluminum products from Canada September 1 US Section 232 tari increase from 25% to 50% on imports of steel from Turkey August 13 Chinese taris on US exports US taris on Chinese exports Chinese taris on ROW exports US taris on ROW exports 21.1% 19.3% 6.5% 3.0% Jan 2018 Jun Jan 2019 Jun Jan 2020 Jun Jan 2021 Jun Jan 2022 Jun Jan 2023 0 5 10 15 20 25% Trade war Phase One agreement Jan 2018 Jun Jan 2019 Jun Jan 2020 Jun Jan 2021 Jun Jan 2022 Jun Jan 2023 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100% Trade war Phase One agreement US exports subject to Chinese taris Chinese exports subject to US taris 66.4% 58.3%


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