Several home and housewares categories are on a list of products the United States released Monday, and China is set for tariff cuts as part of a deal between the two countries struck last week.
The two countries agreed on reciprocal lists of imported goods identified for reduced tariff treatment totaling roughly $30 billion on each side, according to the White House.
The list of Chinese goods exported to the U.S. included 77 categories covering a range of consumer goods, such as select home products, toys, sporting equipment and Christmas decorations, according to the White House.
Among the home and housewares categories on the list provided by the White House are electrothermic and electromechanical domestic appliances (including small kitchen appliances, personal care appliances, home comfort appliances, etc.); plastic kitchenware and tableware; select home textiles; and household scales and vacuum flasks.
When the tariff cut goes into effect, duties on most of the included goods will be subject to “most favored nation” levels, according to U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. Greer said the product lists focused on “nonsensitive goods on each side that could benefit from more favorable tariff treatment.”
Sectors of strategic importance for both countries, such as chips, electric vehicles and batteries, were not covered under the agreement.
Certain tariffs on Chinese imports, such as those on steel and aluminum, remain in effect. The U.S. also continues to investigate China for excess capacity, and that investigation could result in additional tariffs on China.
