Trump puts extra 100% tariff on China imports, adds export controls on 'critical software'
Source: CNBC
Published Fri, Oct 10 2025 4:57 PM EDT Updated 2 Min Ago
President Donald Trump on Friday said the United States would impose new tariffs of 100% on imports from China over and above any Tariff that they are currently paying, starting on Nov. 1. Trump also said that the U.S., on that same date, would also impose export controls on any and all critical software.
The presidents announcement came hours after he threatened to slap a massive increase of tariffs on Chinese imports in retaliation for new controls that China imposed on exports of rare earths minerals from that nation.
Around 70% of the global supply of rare earths minerals comes from China. The minerals are essential for high-tech industries, including automobiles, defense and semiconductors. Trump suggested earlier Friday that he would cancel a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the upcoming Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in South Korea because of Chinas new controls.
It has just been learned that China has taken an extraordinarily aggressive position on Trade in sending an extremely hostile letter to the World, stating that they were going to, effective November 1st, 2025, impose large scale Export Controls on virtually every product they make, and some not even made by them, Trump wrote in a Truth Social post.
Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/10/trump-trade-tariffs-china-software.html
REFERENCE - https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143544957
Article updated.
Original article -
President Donald Trump on Friday said the United States would impose new tariffs of 100% on imports from China over and above any Tariff that they are currently paying, starting on Nov. 1.
Trump also said that the U.S. on that same date also would impose export controls on any and all critical software.
The presidents announcement came hours after he threatened to slap a massive increase of tariffs on Chinese imports in retaliation for new controls that China imposed on exports of rare earths minerals from that nation.
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C_U_L8R
(48,263 posts)Hey magats, you tired of this crap yet?
UpInArms
(53,539 posts)Smh
littlemissmartypants
(30,057 posts)twodogsbarking
(16,175 posts)cstanleytech
(27,974 posts)Lovie777
(20,675 posts)WTF.
BaronChocula
(3,521 posts)That'll teach China.
ananda
(33,572 posts)It's like we're in pre-K land now.
Eugene
(66,471 posts)Just tried to source a computer replacement part. It comes from China.
The reasonable-looking price at a certain website is followed by a sneaky 66 percent "shipping fee."
Thank you MF47.
Blues Heron
(7,779 posts)riversedge
(78,340 posts)Tariffs on Chinese imports into the U.S. currently stand at 30%, down from the high point of 145% earlier this year.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-threatens-massive-tariffs-china-triggering-stock-market/story?id=126405187
taxi
(2,573 posts)No need to cut off someone's entire leg if breaking both their feet will be as effective.
republianmushroom
(21,617 posts)Things could change in a day or two.
BumRushDaShow
(161,594 posts)so it might end up happening on "TACO Tuesday" again!