Hong Kong's goods for export to the US to be labelled 'Made in China'

Goods made in Hong Kong for export to the United States will need to be labelled as made in China after Sept. 25, according to a US government notice posted on Tuesday.

The move follows China's imposition of a national security law on Hong Kong and a US decision to end the former British colony's special status under US law, escalating bilateral tensions that were already rising over trade war tariffs and the handling of the coronavirus outbreak.

The latest step will see Hong Kong companies subject to the same trade war tariffs levied on mainland Chinese exporters, should they make products subject to these duties, said the US Customs