The recent slew of industrial policymaking across the globe is assessed here using scores on product complexity. Selective policy intervention involving public procurement, localisation, and subsidies to local firms typically target more complex products than trade policy interventions. But export restrictions are often applied to more sophisticated goods than import curbs. Industrial policies where the stated motives are linked to national security or competitiveness tend to affect higher-end goods than selective intervention motivated on climate change mitigation or security of supply grounds.