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China imposes 15% tariffs on U.S. coal, LNG imports

China has announced 15 per cent tariffs on imports of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) products and coal from the United States in response to U.S. tariffs.

The Ministry of Finance in Beijing announced this on Tuesday, February 4, 2025.

According to the ministry, a 10 per cent tariff will also be applied to oil and agricultural machinery imported from the U.S., in measures set to come into force on February 10.

China also announced an antitrust investigation into U.S. technology giant Google.

Canada to challenge Trump’s tariffs at WTO

U.S. tariffs of 10 per cent on all Chinese imports were due to take effect shortly after midnight on Tuesday (0500 GMT) after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the measures on Saturday, February 1.

U.S. tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico, also announced by Trump on Saturday, were suspended for a month shortly before they were due to kick in following agreements between the U.S. and its two neighbours. There was initially no such agreement with China.

Earlier on Monday, Trump did say that talks with the Chinese side would take place within 24 hours, dpa reported.

Trump won November’s presidential election promising to slap high tariffs on foreign goods. He previously implemented a number of duties during his first term tenure from 2017 to 2021.

The Star

Segun Ojo

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