China placed Calvin Klein owner PVH Corp. and US gene sequencing company Illumina Inc. to a so-called blacklist of entities, among a series of retaliatory actions after new tariffs ordered by President Donald Trump took effect Tuesday.

Key Takeaways China's Ministry of Commerce has put PVH and Illumina on its "unreliable entity" list.The two firms are accused of taking actions that harmed Chinese companies.Companies on the unreliable entity list could face business restrictions,

The local gene-sequencing company and a U.S. clothing company face sales restrictions in China as part of that country’s economic retaliation.