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China

What China supplies into the American economy — the raw inputs, and the essential goods downstream that depend on them.

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Inputs supplied

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Goods affected

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Claims on record

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Mapped

What depends on them

American goods affected

24 essential American goods have China somewhere upstream in their supply chain.

Digital

Lithium-ion batteries

Rechargeable cells for consumer devices, EVs, power tools, and grid storage.

Digital

Rare earth magnets

Neodymium-iron-boron permanent magnets for EV motors, wind turbines, defense systems, and consumer electronics.

Agriculture

Pesticides and herbicides

Crop protection chemicals including glyphosate, atrazine, fungicides, and insecticides.

Materials

HVAC systems and equipment

Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning units with semiconductor-intensive controls, copper, and aluminum.

Home

Household batteries

Alkaline and lithium AA/AAA/D/9V cells for flashlights, remotes, medical devices, and emergency equipment.

Materials

Home appliances

Refrigerators, washing machines, dryers, and dishwashers with semiconductor-intensive controls and significant steel and copper content.

Health

Antibiotics

Common oral and injectable infection treatments.

Home

Pet food and supplies

Dry and wet pet food, treats, and essential pet care supplies.

Logistics

Shipping containers

ISO steel containers that carry ~90% of global trade; repositioning imbalances create regional availability shortages.

Energy

Gasoline and diesel

Retail gasoline and diesel fuel for personal vehicles and freight.

Digital

Smartphones and tablets

Consumer mobile devices dependent on advanced chips, rare earths, and ocean freight.

Logistics

Port and crane equipment

Ship-to-shore cranes, rubber-tired gantry cranes, and automated terminal equipment that move containerized cargo.

Digital

Cobalt and battery minerals

Cobalt, nickel, and manganese used in lithium-ion battery cathodes for EVs, devices, and grid storage.

Materials

Auto parts and repairs

Replacement parts, tires, and repair components for personal vehicles.

Health

OTC medicines

Common over-the-counter pain, allergy, cold, and stomach remedies.

Digital

Specialty chips

Automotive, medical, industrial, and defense semiconductors on legacy nodes with long design cycles.

Logistics

Industrial gases

Oxygen, nitrogen, argon, and CO2 supplied to hospitals, food processing, manufacturing, and welding.

Digital

GPUs and AI accelerators

Graphics and AI compute chips for consumer gaming, professional visualization, and large-scale AI training.

Materials

Vehicles and light trucks

New passenger cars, SUVs, and pickup trucks; dependent on semiconductors, batteries, and global parts networks.

Food

Frozen foods

Frozen vegetables, meals, pizza, and snacks dependent on cold-chain infrastructure, energy, and packaging supply.

Energy

Residential Electricity

The full infrastructure stack delivering electricity to U.S. homes — spanning generation (natural gas 43%, nuclear 18%, renewables 24%, coal 16%), high-voltage transmission, distribution, and smart metering. The U.S. generated approximately 4,178 billion kWh in 2023 at utility scale.

Digital

Computers and laptops

Personal computing devices tied to chips, batteries, displays, and global assembly.

Food

Pork and pork products

Pork chops, roasts, and fresh pork for household use.

Materials

Aluminum and aluminum products

Sheet aluminum, cans, foil, and structural aluminum for manufacturing and packaging.