China to be Hit With 104% Tariff Hike at Midnight – White House

Alfred Williams April 10, 2025 0

 White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt disclosed this at a briefing with reporters.

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The White House has revealed its 104% import tariff hike on China will take effect from midnight.

 

This is as Beijing refuses to withdraw its retaliatory tariffs on United States exports.

 

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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt disclosed this at a briefing with reporters on Tuesday.

 

Leavitt said, “It was a mistake for China to retaliate. When America is punched, [the president] punches back harder.

“That is why there will be 104% tariffs going into effect on China tonight at midnight.”

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Recall that Chinese goods were already set to be slapped with 54% tariffs as part of Trump’s wave of added duties set to go into effect on Wednesday.

 

Last week, Trump announced a minimum 10% tariff on all imports, but he had already set a 20% tariff for imports from China and a 34% additional tariff on Chinese goods as retaliation for the United States’ large trade deficit with the the rival economic power.

 

But on Monday, Trump placed an additional 50% tariff on Chinese goods in response to 34% retaliatory tariffs China imposed on the US.

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