Array of ag products covered in reduced tariff proposal

U.S. agricultural products from almonds to onions are covered in a list of Chinese imports recommended for reduced tariff treatments by the U.S.-China Board of Trade. 

The board, announced in June to manage bilateral trade, published the list of $30 billion worth of goods from each country on Sept. 27. 

The U.S. import list (.pdf) covers Chinese products like toys, electrical goods and miscellaneous consumer goods. The Chinese import list (.pdf), in addition to agricultural productions, includes products such as timber, coal and medical equipment.

The “30-for-30” list does not set an official tariff rate or establish a date for lower tariffs to take effect. 

After slapping import tariffs of more than 40% and 30%, respectively, on each other last year, the U.S. and China limited further increases after a one-year truce reached last fall. 

Chinese imports of U.S. goods on the list total 1,619 items. Agricultural products include:

• fresh or chilled onions
• fresh or refrigerated seed potatoes and non-seed potatoes 
• frozen potatoes
• fresh or chilled broccoli
• fresh or chilled cabbage
• fresh or cold mustard greens for consumption 
• fresh or refrigerated carrots and turnips 
• fresh or refrigerated cucumbers 
• fresh or refrigerated tomatoes 
• fresh or dried pineapples
• fresh or dried avocados
• fresh apricots
• fresh watermelon
• fresh or dried shelled or unshelled cashews
• fresh or dried almond pits and kernels
• fresh or dried shelled or unshelled hazelnuts
• fresh or dried shelled or unshelled walnuts
• roasted peanuts 
• peanut butter

Editor’s note: ChatGPT translated the original product list from Chinese on whitehouse.gov.