US President Donald Trump will speak with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday, his top trade adviser Peter Navarro has said.

The two presidents are set to speak as new 10 percent tariffs on Chinese imports take effect, spurring retaliatory tariffs announced by Beijing.

Asked how US consumers and companies should understand the China tariffs, Navarro told Politico: “Let’s see what happens with the call today”.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt earlier gave no updates on the Trump-Xi call, but said it would happen “soon”.