(Reuters) – China ordered its airlines to no longer accept aircraft delivered by Boeing in response to the American decision to impose customs duties of 145% on Chinese products, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people by the case.

On the stock market, Boeing, who considers China as one of the most important growth markets and on which Airbus occupies a dominant position, lost 1.1% around 3:20 p.m. GMT while the S&P 500 displayed an increase of 0.6% at the same time.

The global aerospace industry is shaken by an unprecedented customs war that forces aircraft manufacturers, airlines and suppliers to review contracts worth several billion dollars.

The main Chinese airlines, Air China, China Eastern Airlines and China Southern Airlines, had planned to receive between 45 and 81 deliveries of Boeing devices each between 2025 and 2027.

Beijing has also asked Chinese airlines to stop buying equipment and parts from American suppliers, reports Bloomberg.

This decision should increase the maintenance costs of the country’s devices.

The Chinese government is also planning to provide aid to airlines that rent Boeing aircraft and face higher costs, according to the financial media.

China was the first to immobilize the 737 MAX of Boeing after two accidents in 2018 and 2019 left nearly 350 dead. China also suspended most of the orders and deliveries of the device in 2019.

Boeing did not respond to a request for comments from Reuters immediately.

This break in deliveries to China represents a new blow for the American aircraft manufacturer which is still slowly rising from a difficult period.

The customs war that the two largest economies in the world are risking to paralyze bilateral trade, according to analysts. In 2024, he represented more than $ 650 billion.

(Written by Shivansh Tiwary and Hashita Meenaktshi in Bangalore, Pauline Foret, edited by Kate Entringer)

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