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Factbox-Smartphones and soybeans: top products caught up in US-China trade war
Apr 10, 2025 12:19 PM

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

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