At the USTR hearings, people from all walks of life, such as sporting goods manufacturers, candle makers, footwear companies and semiconductor manufacturers are begging to be excluded from the next wave of tariffs. 

The US Trade Representative’s office on Monday began an extraordinary public hearing lasting six days over President Trump’s initiative to impose an additional 200 billion US dollars tax on Chinese imports. The latest tariff proposal, as well as the previous levy on China’s 50 billion US dollar worth of imported products, means that by next month, about half of products imported by US companies from China will face special taxes.

Though the corporations who are meeting in the government panel come from all sorts of industries, they share a common view: The United States no longer has the capacity to produce many of the raw materials on which its products depend. The rise of global supply chains has shifted most of manufacturing and production outside the United States, leaving companies with no choice but to rely on foreign materials, including Chinese goods. Therefore, raising tariffs will have the opposite effect.

The Daily Telegraph reported on Monday, August 20, that US art dealers jointly protested against President Trump’s plan to impose tariffs on Chinese art - the first time the US has imposed punitive tariffs on art imports since the McCarthy era. Critics say the proposed tariff up to 25 percent will fiercely hit museums and art dealers around the world.

Division of opinion has split Trump administration. With some contriving to force US companies to end their dependence upon Chinese factories, and the rest favoring traditional trade policies.

Some held that national health care costs may also swell due to Trump’s additional tariffs.

Economists have warned that if the United States insists on engaging in a trade war with China, the American economic growth could be dragged. A total of 34 billion US dollar worth of Chinese goods has already been enacted, and an additional 16 billion US dollar worth is projected to be effective on Thursday. 

When a bird's nest is overturned, no egg can remain intact. China has in turn retaliated with its punitive tariffs on American goods, and neither of them is ready to yield.

Fish, petroleum, chemicals, handbags and a wide range of consumer products all fall under the products that would be fiercely hit by the tariffs being debated.