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The US has released details of a tariff reduction deal with China following a summit between President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping, covering about $30 billion in imports from each country. The agreement includes reducing tariffs on products such as fireworks, household items, sports equipment, toys, meat, seafood, dairy, grains, coal, timber, and medical equipment. While the US has published its list of affected products, China has not yet confirmed or released its own list but stated that reciprocal tariff reductions will occur after fulfilling domestic legal procedures. The deal aims to stabilize economic relations between the two nations and includes additional measures like establishing a trade board and an agricultural working group.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-28,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Before the Xi-Trump summit last week, analysts expected soybeans to be included in tariff-reduced arrangements between China and the U.S., but China excluded them from a tariff-reduction list released on September 28, 2026, despite cutting tariffs on other agricultural goods like corn, wheat, meat, and dairy. This decision disappointed American farmers, such as John Bartman, an Illinois-based soybean farmer who called it "a missed opportunity." U.S. soybeans still face an additional tariff of 10%, which traders say is too high for private crushers to absorb, even as Chinese state buyers have stepped up purchases. Despite this exclusion, both sides agreed to form a trade council to discuss reciprocal tariff cuts on $30 billion worth of products and stabilize economic ties.
Written for “US-China Tariff Cuts Deal” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 283 other(s) covering the same event.
US releases product lists for US$30 billion China tariff deal
The US released details of a plan with China to cut tariffs on about US$30 billion (S$38 billion) of imports from each country following a summit between leaders Donald Trump and Xi Jinping.
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US → release → leaders
The goods proposed under the arrangement for import to the US include fireworks, household products, sports equipment and toys, according to a list released by the White House.
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China’s import list includes meat, seafood, dairy products, grains, coal, timber and medical equipment, according to the US statement.
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list → include → statement
China has yet to release or confirm a product list.
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China → have → list
In a separate statement on Sept 28, China said the tariff reductions would take place simultaneously after fulfilling procedures required in domestic law.
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“This arrangement will help to further stabilise China-US economic and trade relations and create favourable conditions for China’s exports of relevant products to the US,” the Chinese Commerce Ministry said.
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About 90% of the products covered by the reciprocal arrangement would have their tariffs reduced to most-favoured-nation rates, according to the statement.
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Beijing said tariffs on coal imported from the US would be included in the framework, a step it said would support Chinese purchases in 2027 and 2028.
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The White House previously said China agreed to import at least 10 million tonnes of coal from the US in 2027 and again in 2028.
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China → say → 2028
The Chinese statement also outlined several other outcomes from the latest round of trade talks.
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statement → outline → talks
The two countries agreed to establish a US-China Board of Trade, create an agricultural working group and hold regular discussions on investment barriers.
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countries → agree → barriers
They also established an artificial intelligence dialogue and a communication channel for AI-related incidents.
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The agricultural group, led jointly by China’s Commerce Ministry and the Office of the US Trade Representative, will hold its first meeting by the end of 2026, the ministry said.
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ministry → lead → 2026
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