Tit-for-tat tariffs cover $100bn worth of imports as both countries issue list of items affected

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The tit-for-tat trade dispute between the US and China has moved up a gear. The Trump administration is imposing tariffs of 25% on 1,333 Chinese products – imports worth about $50bn (£36bn) a year.

China immediately hit back, imposing 25% tariff on 106 items imported from the US, also worth $50bn a year.

The US list ranges from torpedoes to dishwashers, in retaliation for what it claims is decades of intellectual property theft. The full list is here.

The Chinese list includes soybeans – America’s biggest agricultural export to China, worth $14bn last year. The full list (in Chinese) is here.

The US list includes:

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Bombs, grenades, torpedoes, mines, missiles and similar munitions of war



Rocket launchers, flamethrowers, grenade launchers, torpedo tubes and similar



Vaccines for humans



Vaccines for animals



Golf carts



Sterile surgical catgut



Dental fillings



Fishing boats



Mirrors



Hearing aids



Antifreeze and prepared de-icers



Aircraft tyres



Catheters



Syringes with or without needles



Train rails or tramway tracks



Ships’ logs and depth-sounding apparatus



Vessels, including lifeboats other than rowboats



Balloons, dirigibles and non-powered aircraft, gliders and hang-gliders



Nuclear reactors



Central-heating boilers



Printed circuit assemblies for television cameras



Bakery ovens, including biscuit ovens



Refrigerating or freezing equipment



Cooking stoves, ranges and ovens, other than microwave, for making hot drinks or for cooking or heating food, not used for domestic purposes



Cassette players (non-recording)



Catalytic converters



Dishwashers



Machinery for packing or wrapping pipe tobacco, candy and cigarette packages; combination candy cutting and wrapping machines



Ball bearings



Fire extinguishers, whether charged or uncharged



Tower cranes



Chairlifts and ski draglines



Snowplows and snowblowers



Cash registers



Chainsaws



Plows for soil preparation or cultivation



Haymaking machinery and straw balers



Sewing machine needles



Milking machines



Poultry incubators



Beekeeping machinery



Bookbinding machinery



Guns, howitzers and mortars



Military rifles



Aircraft seats

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The Chinese list includes