EU finance ministers agree on a €3 customs duty on low-value parcels from July 2026, aiming to crack down on Chinese imports from retailers like Shein and Temu
Sources: Italian police raided two Amazon sites on November 24 as part of a growing investigation into alleged customs and tax fraud involving Chinese imports
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The US and China agree to a deal to lower tariffs for the next 90 days, a sign of easing tensions; the US plans to cut tariffs on Chinese goods from 145% to 30%
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Sources: Shein is exploring ways to restructure its US business if Trump sticks with punitive tariffs on Chinese imports; the de minimis exemption ends on May 2
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Sources: China has quietly exempted from tariffs at least eight classifications of US-made microchips, as it seeks to exempt “irreplaceable” goods
duties paid are eligible for refunds Wency Chen / South China Morning Post : China said to waive retaliatory tariffs on some US chip imports in sign of trade war thaw Meaghan Tobin / New York Times : ...
The White House says that tariffs on China are set to rise to 104% at 12:01am ET on April 9 after China missed Trump's deadline to remove its reciprocal tariffs
President Donald Trump is set to impose an astounding 104% in levies across all Chinese imports on Wednesday …
Acer CEO Jason Chen says the company will “probably” raise US laptop prices by 10% “by default” from March 2024 due to Trump's tariffs on Chinese imports
Acer considers shifting manufacturing out of China as trade war hits consumers — This feature is available for registered users.
Apple is at the center of an escalating US-China geopolitical fight spanning tariffs, regulatory probes, and a backlash due to growing anti-US rhetoric in China
- The iPhone is in crosshairs of 10% tariffs on Chinese imports — China also is weighing a probe into company's App Store fees
Chinese imports of chip making machines rose 14% YoY to ~$40B in 2023; lithography equipment imports from the Netherlands rose 1,000% YoY to $1.1B in December
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Analysis: Chinese imports of chip and integrated circuit manufacturing equipment rose 93% YoY to ~$8.7B in Q3 2023 and Dutch lithography imports jumped over 6x
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