Trump imposes extra 100% tariff on China starting Nov. 1

12 OCTOBER 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump announced an additional 100% tariff on China and threatened to cancel a summit with Xi Jinping, reigniting his trade war with Beijing in a row over export curbs on rare earth minerals.
Mr. Trump said the extra levies, plus U.S. export controls on “any and all critical software,” would come into effect from November 1 in retaliation for what he called Beijing’s “extraordinarily aggressive” moves.
Chinese goods currently face U.S. tariffs of 30% under tariffs that Mr. Trump brought in while accusing Beijing of aiding in the fentanyl trade, and over alleged unfair practices.
China’s retaliatory tariffs are currently at 10%.
Mr. Trump had threatened the tariffs hours earlier in a lengthy surprise post on his Truth Social network that said China had sent letters to countries around the world detailing export controls on rare earth minerals.
Rare earth elements are critical to manufacturing everything from smartphones, electric vehicles to military hardware and renewable energy technology.
China dominates global production and processing of these materials.