https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...mptions-may-amount-to-a-quarter-of-us-imports
Maksumuurin takana, mutta tämän pitäisi olla ko. artikkeli. Tiivistettynä Kiina ja Yhdysvallat ovat molemmat vähän löysänneet tulleja, itselleen oleellisista alueilta. Kiinaan tulevasta tavarasta 24% on tullisodan ulkopuolella, jenkkeihin tulevasta 22%.
China has quietly started to exempt some US goods from tariffs that likely cover around $40 billion worth of imports, in what looks like an effort to soften the blow of the trade war on its own economy.
A list of exempted US products covering 131 items like pharmaceuticals and industrial chemicals has been circulating among traders and businesses over the past week. Some of these products were
previously reported by Bloomberg News.
It’s unclear where the list came from and it hasn’t been officially confirmed, but at least half a dozen companies in China have been able to bring in goods from the list without paying tariffs, according to people familiar with the matter, who asked not to be identified discussing confidential information.
China, US Exempt About a Quarter of Imports From Tariffs
Still, the US imports far more from China than the other way around
Source: Calculations by Bloomberg News and RAND China Research Center based on China Customs and USTR data for 2024
The 131 items are worth about $40 billion, or around 24% of Chinese imports from the US in 2024, Bloomberg calculations based on China customs data show.
The move echoes steps taken by the Trump administration to exempt smartphones and other electronics from its own “reciprocal” tariffs, including the 145% levies on China. Those US exemptions apply to about $102 billion, or roughly 22% of US imports from China last year, according to estimates by Gerard DiPippo, associate director of the RAND China Research Center.
The notion that China’s exemptions largely mirror the US ones suggests this is more of a strategic move to match Washington’s actions rather than purely a goodwill gesture. It also points to Beijing’s priority of shielding its own economy from the fallout of the trade war.
“China is likely trying to mitigate damage to its economy by avoiding a collapse in key imports,” DiPippo said. “The exemptions shouldn’t be interpreted as a signal to the US, as China has been quiet about its exemptions, working through business channels and avoiding public statements.”
What Bloomberg Economics Says...
“Our view has been that exempting critical, hard-to-replace US products from tariffs would be a pragmatic approach that could ease tensions with the US and serve the interests of Chinese industry. Anything that helps lower the temperature in the trade war is also beneficial from the perspective of avoiding broader clashes with the US.”
— Chang Shu, Chief Asia Economist