Retaliation Tracker
When the US raises tariffs, trading partners hit back. The result: American farmers lose export markets, manufacturers face counter-tariffs, and workers get caught in the crossfire.
Total Est. US Export Impact
💥$565.5B
Cumulative across all actions
Countries Retaliating
🌍8
With active tariff responses
Retaliatory Actions
📋24
Individual tariff responses
Timeline of Retaliation
Initial retaliation on US agricultural and energy exports.
Products: US soybeans, corn, wheat, LNG, coal, crude oil, farm equipment, autos
Dollar-for-dollar retaliation on $30B of US exports.
Products: US consumer goods, orange juice, steel, appliances
Expanded to $60B more in US goods. Surtax on all US-origin vehicles.
Products: US vehicles, steel, aluminum, agriculture, furniture
Targeted US agricultural exports and steel products.
Products: US corn, pork, dairy, apples, cheese, steel
Counter-tariffs on iconic American products in response to Section 232 expansion.
Products: US steel, aluminum, bourbon, motorcycles, denim, peanut butter
Matched Liberation Day tariffs with 34% on all US imports.
Products: All remaining US goods
Escalated to 125% on all US products during peak trade war.
Products: All US goods
Broadened retaliation following Liberation Day tariffs.
Products: Expanded to US poultry, auto parts, chemicals
Australia chose diplomacy over retaliation. AUKUS alliance considerations.
Products: (No retaliation)
Broader retaliation after Liberation Day. Targeted Boeing, US agriculture.
Products: US soybeans, LNG, tech services, aircraft parts
Japan chose bilateral negotiation over retaliation. Offered to increase US agricultural purchases.
Products: (No direct retaliation)
Reduced to 10% as part of Geneva Agreement 90-day pause.
Products: All US goods
Targeted retaliation on US ethanol and agricultural products.
Products: US ethanol, wheat, chemicals
Targeted key US agricultural exports to India.
Products: US almonds, apples, lentils, stainless steel
Modest retaliation while pursuing bilateral trade deal.
Products: (Limited measures)
South Korea pursued negotiations and accelerated US factory investments instead.
Products: (No formal retaliation)
Partial re-escalation after pause expired. Targeted tech and agriculture.
Products: US tech products, agriculture, vehicles
Continued retaliatory tariffs despite IEEPA court ruling. Bilateral negotiations ongoing.
Products: Maintained on most US goods
Reduced rates as part of bilateral trade talks.
Products: Partial rollback of retaliation
Modest duties on US bourbon and some agricultural products amid stalled talks.
Products: (Nominal measures on select products)
Adjusted retaliatory package in response to Section 122 tariffs.
Products: US agricultural goods, chemicals, consumer products
Current retaliatory level on major US export categories.
Products: US agriculture, energy, chemicals
Retaliatory tariffs maintained pending new trade framework negotiations.
Products: US consumer goods, agricultural products, vehicles
Adjusted retaliatory tariffs. USMCA renegotiation talks underway.
Products: US agriculture, machinery, consumer goods
Most Targeted US Products
Products mentioned most frequently across all retaliatory actions — the goods foreign governments use as political leverage against the United States.
agriculture
Targeted by 4 actions
chemicals
Targeted by 4 actions
steel
Targeted by 4 actions
vehicles
Targeted by 3 actions
consumer goods
Targeted by 3 actions
soybeans
Targeted by 2 actions
corn
Targeted by 2 actions
wheat
Targeted by 2 actions
LNG
Targeted by 2 actions
All US goods
Targeted by 2 actions
aluminum
Targeted by 2 actions
apples
Targeted by 2 actions
Country-by-Country Breakdown
China
6 retaliatory actions
Total est. impact
$246.0B
Initial retaliation on US agricultural and energy exports.
Products: US soybeans, corn, wheat, LNG, coal, crude oil, farm equipment, autos
Matched Liberation Day tariffs with 34% on all US imports.
Products: All remaining US goods
Escalated to 125% on all US products during peak trade war.
Products: All US goods
Reduced to 10% as part of Geneva Agreement 90-day pause.
Products: All US goods
Partial re-escalation after pause expired. Targeted tech and agriculture.
Products: US tech products, agriculture, vehicles
Current retaliatory level on major US export categories.
Products: US agriculture, energy, chemicals
European Union
3 retaliatory actions
Total est. impact
$47.5B
Counter-tariffs on iconic American products in response to Section 232 expansion.
Products: US steel, aluminum, bourbon, motorcycles, denim, peanut butter
Broader retaliation after Liberation Day. Targeted Boeing, US agriculture.
Products: US soybeans, LNG, tech services, aircraft parts
Adjusted retaliatory package in response to Section 122 tariffs.
Products: US agricultural goods, chemicals, consumer products
Canada
4 retaliatory actions
Total est. impact
$195.0B
Dollar-for-dollar retaliation on $30B of US exports.
Products: US consumer goods, orange juice, steel, appliances
Expanded to $60B more in US goods. Surtax on all US-origin vehicles.
Products: US vehicles, steel, aluminum, agriculture, furniture
Continued retaliatory tariffs despite IEEPA court ruling. Bilateral negotiations ongoing.
Products: Maintained on most US goods
Retaliatory tariffs maintained pending new trade framework negotiations.
Products: US consumer goods, agricultural products, vehicles
Mexico
3 retaliatory actions
Total est. impact
$62.0B
Targeted US agricultural exports and steel products.
Products: US corn, pork, dairy, apples, cheese, steel
Broadened retaliation following Liberation Day tariffs.
Products: Expanded to US poultry, auto parts, chemicals
Adjusted retaliatory tariffs. USMCA renegotiation talks underway.
Products: US agriculture, machinery, consumer goods
Japan
2 retaliatory actions
Total est. impact
$2.0B
Japan chose bilateral negotiation over retaliation. Offered to increase US agricultural purchases.
Products: (No direct retaliation)
Modest duties on US bourbon and some agricultural products amid stalled talks.
Products: (Nominal measures on select products)
India
2 retaliatory actions
Total est. impact
$8.0B
Targeted key US agricultural exports to India.
Products: US almonds, apples, lentils, stainless steel
Reduced rates as part of bilateral trade talks.
Products: Partial rollback of retaliation
South Korea
1 retaliatory actions
Total est. impact
None
South Korea pursued negotiations and accelerated US factory investments instead.
Products: (No formal retaliation)
Australia
1 retaliatory actions
Total est. impact
None
Australia chose diplomacy over retaliation. AUKUS alliance considerations.
Products: (No retaliation)
Brazil
1 retaliatory actions
Total est. impact
$3.5B
Targeted retaliation on US ethanol and agricultural products.
Products: US ethanol, wheat, chemicals
United Kingdom
1 retaliatory actions
Total est. impact
$1.5B
Modest retaliation while pursuing bilateral trade deal.
Products: (Limited measures)
🇺🇸 American Workers Caught in the Crossfire
Retaliation isn't an abstraction — it's a soybean farmer in Iowa watching their largest export market disappear overnight. It's a distillery worker in Kentucky whose bourbon can't compete with a 50% EU tariff. It's a hotel worker in Orlando whose European guests stopped coming.
Foreign governments design retaliatory tariffs with surgical precision. They target products from politically important states and districts — bourbon from Kentucky, soybeans from the Midwest, Harley-Davidsons from Wisconsin, orange juice from Florida. The goal isn't economic — it's political.
The data tells a stark story:
- Soybean exports to China down 35% — costing Midwest farmers billions in lost revenue
- Bourbon exports down 30% — Kentucky distillers scaling back production
- Inbound tourism down 15-20% — anti-American sentiment reducing visitor spending
- Farm bankruptcies up 20% — the agricultural sector bearing disproportionate pain
- Port volumes down 12-18% — logistics workers losing shifts and jobs
The federal government has provided emergency aid to farmers (over $28 billion since 2018), but bailouts don't replace lost markets. Once a trading partner finds an alternative supplier — Brazilian soybeans instead of American, Australian wine instead of Californian — those markets may never come back.
See how retaliation affects your state and industry.