US and China publish lists for proposed tariff cuts
The lists cover $60 billion in imports, but the tariff reductions remain under discussion.
The United States and China have published goods lists for consideration in a proposed tariff-reduction arrangement covering $60 billion in trade, with $30 billion in imports from each country. The proposal followed last week’s summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
The lists identify 77 Chinese goods and more than 1,600 US products. US examples include poultry, dairy, noodles and peanuts; China’s list includes microwave ovens, fish hooks and weighing scales.
China’s Ministry of Commerce said the two sides would discuss a reciprocal tariff-reduction framework and seek consensus. The lists are recommendations for consideration; the source does not say that tariff cuts have been finalised or implemented.
US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said the arrangement would improve market access for about 30 per cent of US exports to China and benefit US consumers. That estimate is the US Trade Representative’s assessment.
Two-way trade between the countries totalled $495 billion in 2025, down 25 per cent from the previous year, according to the US Trade Representative. Trade policy analyst Deborah Elms said the listed products were unlikely to substantially change overall trade flows.
