China's Ministry of Commerce has added 12 US companies to its export control list and another six to its unreliable entities list, effective Thursday.

This was contained in a statement released on Wednesday.

DAILY POST reports that companies added to the export control list include American Photonics and Novotech.

Exports of dual-use items to these companies will be banned.

Those added to the unreliable entities list, including Shield AI and Sierra Nevada Corporation, will be banned from China-related import and export activities and investing in China.

It will be recalled that China said it would take in response to the US President Donald Trump’s latest 104% tariffs on imports from China.

This was after US President Donald Trump confirmed that a took effect on Wednesday.