WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An escalating trade war between the United States and China is leading to steep tariffs that could affect a wide range of products.
Following is a list of the top products that the world’s two largest economies import from each other, according to the World Trade Organization’s International Trade Centre:
TOP CHINESE EXPORTS TO THE U.S.
PRODUCT 2024 PCT OF PCT OF CHINA
VALUE U.S. EXPORTS
IMPORT
S
All $525 16% 15%
products billion
Smartphon $47 40% 22%
es billion
Computers $41 29% 26%
billion
Misc. $22 17% 24%
commoditi billion
es
Batteries $16 51% 25%
billion
Motor $11.5 13% 20%
vehicle billion
parts
Toys $10.5 56% 26%
billion
Lighting $9.5 98% 22%
billion
Furniture $9 32% 26%
billion
Plastic $14 57% 26%
items billion
Chairs $8 30% 26%
billion
Water $7.5 60% 24%
heaters, billion
hair
dryers
and other
heating
devices
Video $7 34% 20%
monitors billion
TOP U.S. EXPORTS TO CHINA
PRODUCT 2024 VALUE PCT OF PCT OF US
CHINESE EXPORTS
IMPORTS
All $144 6% 7%
products billion
Soybeans $13 billion 24% 52%
Semiconduct $8.7 2% 17%
ors billion
Vaccines $6.7 38% 12%
billion
Natural gas $6 billion 7% 10%
Crude oil $6 billion 2% 5%
Motor $4.9 13% 8%
vehicles billion
and parts
Semiconduct $4 billion 9% 21%
or
fabrication
machinery
Medical $3.5 31% 9%
devices billion
Copper $2.8 16% 52%
scrap billion
Ethylene $2.6 14% 16%
polymers billion
(Reporting by Andy Sullivan)
