In the early morning of 4th,April, 2018, the United States government declared a tariff of 25% for more than 1300 imported commodities originating in China on the basis of the results of the 301 investigation unilaterally, involving $50 billion for US exports to the United States.
On the same day, China decided to impose a tariff of 25% on 14 categories of 106 commodities, such as soya, automobiles, chemicals, and other commodities originating in the United States, as well as $50 billion for China's exports to China.