US and China cut tariffs on $30 billion of goods
Following a visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington on 26 September 2026, the two countries announced a mutual cut in tariffs on roughly $30 billion of trade. No detailed, line-by-line tariff schedule had been published as of that date.
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On 26 September 2026, following the summit between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, the United States and China announced a deal reducing their reciprocal tariffs on around $30 billion of goods. Washington said it would lower duties on categories such as small home appliances, toys, holiday decorations and children's car seats, while Beijing announced cuts on certain US agricultural and seafood products, timber, cosmetics and medical equipment.
This move is part of a broader eight-point agreement, which also provides for a bilateral dialogue on artificial intelligence and the formal launch of a US-China Trade Council and Investment Council. Beijing also committed to purchasing 20 million tonnes of US coal. As of 27 September 2026, neither precise tariff lists nor a detailed implementation timetable had been published in the Federal Register or its Chinese equivalent: for now, this remains a political announcement, not yet a complete regulatory text.
This announcement follows a 2026 marked by at least four successive revisions of US tariffs on Chinese products, with increases, temporary truces and further adjustments. No final, stable figure can therefore be considered settled until the implementing texts are published.
US importers of small home appliances, toys, holiday decorations and children's car seats from China are affected, and their purchase cost could fall slightly once the new rates are published. Chinese exporters of agricultural products, cosmetics and medical equipment to the United States are also affected on the Chinese side.
What it changes for an importer
For an importer buying small home appliances, toys, decorative items or children's car seats in China for the US market, this announcement opens the possibility of a tariff cut, but nothing is yet quantified or in force as of 27 September 2026: any pricing or margin planning must wait for the implementing texts to be published. Sorva tracks the publication of official tariff schedules for its clients importing into the United States and informs them as soon as a rate becomes enforceable at customs, without ever standing in for their customs broker or local freight forwarder for clearance on arrival.
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