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U.S. and China Approved $30 Billion Goods Lists. Tariff Cuts Still Need Legal Action

Alex NavarroSenior Investigative Correspondent

Published September 29, 20265 min read

Unmarked shipping containers at a port, with a closed document folder on a table in the foreground. — Shipping containers represent the goods on approved U.S.–China lists; tariff reductions still require separate legal action. Illustration: MarketIntelLabs

The United States and China have approved comparable lists of goods for a trade framework worth roughly $30 billion on each side , according to the governments' September 27 terms of reference . They have not announced that those goods now receive lower tariffs. The same document says future tariff reductions must be determined and implemented through each country's domestic legal processes. The distinction is the story: the lists identify potential trade flows, not tariff relief already in force.

The office of U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer described the items as goods that could benefit from more favorable treatment "in the future" in its September 27 statement . Greer said the U.…

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