The United States threatened China with duties up to 245%

The US administration is considering the possibility of imposing duties of up to 245% on imports of goods from China. This was announced by the White House press service on April 15.

"As a result of the retaliatory actions, China is now facing tariffs of up to 245% on imports to the United States," the White House said in a statement on its website.

The statement notes that the measure is related to the aggravation of trade confrontation between the two countries.

"More than 75 countries have already contacted us to discuss new trade deals," the White House said.

At the same time, the document emphasizes that individual tariffs have been suspended for all countries except China.

The timing of the possible introduction of new measures for China and their specific parameters have not yet been clarified.

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On April 2, US President Donald Trump announced the introduction of 10% base duties on products imported from other countries. For the European Union (EU), this figure was raised to 20%, and for China — to 34%. On April 4, Beijing imposed retaliatory duties of 34% against the United States, after which Washington announced an increase in anti-Chinese duties to 104%. Later, the Chinese authorities decided to raise duties on imported goods from the United States to 84% as a mirror measure.

On April 9, President Trump announced the suspension of duties previously imposed on a number of countries for 90 days. He also announced an immediate increase in duties on products from China to 125%. On April 10, this figure reached 145%.