China Considering New Tariffs on 128 US Products
China's commerce ministry said on Friday that it may impose additional tariffs on up to $3 billion of U.S. imports in response to U.S. tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminum products.
The ministry said it was considering implementing measures in two stages: first, a 15 percent tariff on 120 products including steel pipes, dried fruit and wine, and later, a 25 percent tariff on pork and recycled aluminum.
Below is a list of 128 U.S. products drawn up by the ministry:
First Stage
Product Product name
code
First Category: fresh fruit, dried fruit and nuts products
1 08011100 Coconuts, desiccated
2 08011200 Coconuts, endocarp
3 08011990 Other coconut
4 08012100 Brazil nuts, with shell
5 08012200 Brazil nuts, shelled
6 08013100 Cashew nuts, with shell
7 08013200 Cashew nuts, shelled
8 08021100 Almonds, with shell
9 08021200 Almonds, shelled
10 08022100 Hazelnuts, with shell
11 08022200 Hazelnuts Kernel
12 08023100 Walnuts, with shell
13 08023200 Walnut, shelled
14 08024110 Chinese chestnuts, with shell
15 08024290 Other chestnuts, shelled
16 08025100 Pistachios, with shell
17 08025200 Pistachios, shelled
18 08026190 Other Hawaiian nuts, with shell
19 08026200 Macadamia nuts, shelled
20 08028000 Areca nuts
21 08029030 Pine nuts, shelled
22 08029090 Nuts, fresh or dried
23 08031000 Plantains, fresh or dried
24 08039000 Other bananas, fresh or dried, other than plantains
25 08041000 Dates, fresh or dried
26 08042000 Figs, fresh or dried
27 08043000 Pineapples, fresh or dried
28 08044000 Avocados, fresh or dried
29 08045010 Guavas, fresh or dried
30 08045020 Mangoes, fresh or dried
31 08045030 Mangosteens, fresh or dried
32 08051000 Oranges, fresh or dried
33 08052190 Other mandarins (including Clementines and satsumas)
34 08052200 Clementines
35 08052900 Wilkings and similar citrus hybrids
36 08054000 Grapefruit (including pomelo)
37 08055000 Lemons and limes
38 08059000 Citrus fruit, not specified
39 08061000 Grapes, fresh
40 08062000 Grapes,dried
41 08071100 Watermelons, fresh
42 08071910 Honeydew melons, fresh
43 08072000 Papaws(papayas), fresh
44 08081000 Apples, fresh
45 08083010 Ya pears, Hsueh pears, fresh
46 08083090 Other pears, fresh
47 08092100 Sour cherries(prunus cerasus), fresh
48 08092900 Other cherries, fresh
49 08093000 Peaches, including nectarines, fresh
50 08094000 Plums and sloes, fresh
51 08101000 Strawberries, fresh
52 08102000 Raspberries, blackberries, mulberries and loganberries, fresh
53 08104000 Cranberries, bilberries and other fruits of the genus Vaccinium
54 08105000 Kiwi fruit, fresh
55 08106000 Durians, fresh
56 08107000 Persimmon, fresh
57 08109010 Lychee, fresh
58 08109030 Longan, fresh
59 08109040 Rambutan, fresh
60 08109050 Sweetsop, fresh
61 08109060 Carambola, fresh
62 08109070 Lotus-Fog fruit, fresh
63 08109080 Dragon fruit, fresh
64 08109090 fruit, fresh, not specified
65 08111000 Strawberries, frozen
66 08112000 Raspberries, blackberries, mulberries, loganberries, currants and gooseberries, frozen
67 08119090 Other fruit and nuts, frozen
68 08121000 Cherries, provisionally preserved
69 08129000 Other fruit and nuts, provisionally preserved
70 08131000 Apricots
71 08132000 Prunes
72 08133000 Apples, dried
73 08134010 Longans and longan pulp
74 08134020 Persimmons
75 08134030 Red jujubes
76 08134040 Lychee, dried
77 08134090 Fruit, dried, not specified
78 08135000 Mixtures of nuts or dried fruits of this chapter
Second Category: Wine
79 22041000 Sparkling wine
80 22042100 Non-sparkling wine or grape juice added with alcohol to stop fermentation, in containers holding 2L or less
81 22042200 Non-sparkling wine or grape juice added with alcohol to stop fermentation, in containers holding more than 2L but less than 10L
82 22042900 Non-sparkling wine or grape juice added with alcohol to stop fermentation, in containers holding more than 10L
83 22043000 Grape juice other than that of heading item No. 20.09
Third category: Ethyl alcohol, denatured
84 22072000 Ethyl alcohol and other spirits, denatured, of any strength
Fourth category: American ginseng
85 12112010 American ginseng
86 12112091 Other ginseng roots, fresh
87 12112099 Ginseng roots, not specified
Fifth category: Tubes, pipes, seamless
88 73041110 Line pipe of a kind used for oil and gas pipelines, of stainless steel, 215.9mm≤external diameter≤406.4mm
89 73041120 Line pipe of a kind used for oil and gas pipelines, of stainless steel, 114.3mm＜external diameter≤＜215.9mm
90 73041130 Line pipe of a kind used for oil and gas pipelines, of stainless steel, external diameter ≤114.3mm
91 73041190 Stainless steel natural gas and crude oil pipeline, diameter＞406.4mm
92 73041910 Stainless steel natural gas and crude oil pipeline, of other steel, 215.9mm≤ external diameter ≤406.4mm
93 73041920 Stainless steel natural gas and crude oil pipeline, 114.3mm＜external diameter＜215.9mm
94 73041930 Stainless steel natural gas and crude oil pipeline external diameter ≤114.3mm
95 73041990 Other steel made natural gas and crude oil pipeline, external diameter＞406.4mm
96 73042210 Stainless steel made pipes used for drilling in gas and oil exploration, external diameter≤168.3mm
97 73042290 Stainless steel made pipes used for drilling in gas and oil exploration, external diameter＞168.3mm
98 73042310 other steel made pipes used for drilling in gas and oil exploration, external diameter≤168.3mm
99 73042390 Other steel made pipes used for drilling in gas and oil exploration, external diameter >168.3mm
100 73042400 Seamless steel pipes used in oil and gas drilling
101 73042910 Seamless steel pipes with a yield strength not exceeding 552mpa
102 73042920 Seamless steel pipes used in oil and gas drilling with a yield strength of more than 552mpa, but not exceeding 758mpa
103 73042930 Other steel pipes used in oil and gas drilling With a yield strength of more than 758mpa
104 73043110 Cold rolled boiler pipes
105 73043120 Other cold rolled pipes or seamless pipe made with steel
106 73043190 Other cold rolled steel pipes
107 73043910 Boiler tubes and pipes, seamless, of iron (not cold-drawn or cold-rolled) or plain steel
108 73043920 Geological casing and drill pipes, seamless, of iron (not cold-drawn or cold-rolled ) or plain steel
109 73043990 Tubes or pipes, having circular cross-section, seamless, of iron (not cold-drawn or cold-rolled) or plain steel, not elsewhere specified or included
110 73044110 Boiler tubes and pipes, seamless, of cold-drawn or cold-rolled stainless steel
111 73044190 Tubes or pipes, of circular cross-section, seamless, of cold-drawn or cold-rolled stainless steel, not elsewhere specified or included
112 73044910 Boiler tubes and pipes, seamless, of stainless steel (not cold-drawn or cold-rolled)
113 73044990 Tubes or pipes, of circular cross-section, seamless, of stainless steel (not cold-drawn or cold-rolled), not elsewhere specified or included
114 73045110 Boiler tubes and pipes, seamless, of other alloy steel (cold-drawn or cold-rolled)
115 73045120 Geological casing and drill pipes ,seamless, of other alloy steel ( cold-drawn or cold-rolled)
116 73045190 Tubes or pipes, seamless of circular cross-section, of alloy steel (cold-drawn or cold-rolled), not elsewhere specified or included
117 73045910 Boiler tubes and pipes ,seamless, of other alloy steel (not cold-drawn or cold-rolled)
118 73045920 Geological casing and drill pipes, seamless, of other alloy steel (not cold-drawn or cold-rolled)
119 73045990 Tubes or pipes, seamless, of circular cross-section, of alloy steel (not cold-drawn or cold-rolled), not elsewhere specified or included
120 73049000 Other tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, seamless, not elsewhere specified of (other than cast iron)
Second stage
Second stage
Sixth category: Pork and pork products
121 02031200 Hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in, of swine, fresh or chilled
122 02031900 Other pork, fresh or chilled
123 02032190 Other pork of swine, carcasses and half-carcasses, frozen
124 02032200 Hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in, of swine, frozen
125 02032900 Other frozen pork
126 02064100 Livers of swine, frozen
127 02064900 Other edible offal of swine, frozen
Seventh category: Aluminum scrap
128 76020000 Aluminum waste and scrap
(Source: China's Ministry of Commerce)
(Reporting by Liangping Gao and Ryan Woo; Editing by Subhranshu Sahu)
