China announced a wide range of measures on Tuesday targeting U.S. businesses including Google, farm equipment makers and the owner of fashion brand Calvin Klein, minutes after new U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods took effect.

China has made good on its threats to retaliate in the escalating trade war with the United States, imposing tariffs on American imports of energy, cars and machinery parts. Tariffs of 15 percent will be imposed on imports of coal and liquefied natural gas from the United States.

On Tuesday, the Chinese Ministry of Finance announced that it will impose a 15% tariff on coal and liquefied natural gas imports from the United States. In response to Washington's 10% tariffs, these retaliatory measures will also include higher tariffs on crude oil and agricultural machinery imports.