{
  "id": 10463697,
  "title": "Foie gras, live dolphins and toasters: China and US cut reciprocal tariffs on $30bn of goods",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/foie-gras-live-dolphins-and-toasters-china-and-us-cut-reciprocal",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-28T14:02:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Business",
    "slug": "guardian-business",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/28/china-and-us-cut-reciprocal-tariffs"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The United States and China have released lists of goods worth approximately $30 billion each, on which they intend to cut tariffs. The products range from consumer electronics, agricultural items, artificial flowers, and live dolphins. However, the announcements are part of the ongoing trade war between the two largest global economies, though no timeline has been provided for the reductions. The U.S. list comprises 77 categories of Chinese products such as bed linen, garden umbrellas, toasters, fish hooks, and billiard balls. The Chinese counterpart includes 1,619 types of U.S. goods, including a variety of food items like butter, offal, lobster, and foie gras. The list also features coal, scientific devices like MRI systems, rabbit hair, and several animal species for breeding. The China country director at the Asia Group, Han Lin, commented on the inclusion of animal products, stating it is an \"eye-catching\" feature that highlights the granularity of tariff codes. Zhu Tian, vice-president and co-dean at China Europe International Business School (CEIBS), deemed it a \"positive step\" but not a major breakthrough, noting that the reductions only represent a small fraction of U.S.-China trade. The agreement was brokered through the US-China Board of Trade established during Trump's visit to Beijing in May. The U.S. trade representative, Jamieson Greer, said each side had proposed $30 billion in non-sensitive trade that could benefit from more favorable tariff treatment. The Chinese commerce ministry announced that levies on more than 90% of the products would be subjected to most-favored-nation levels. However, sensitive product categories such as semiconductors, batteries, and electric vehicles are excluded from the $30 billion tariff cut lists. The trade truce extension between the U.S. and China, which was initially agreed upon by Xi Jinping and Donald Trump in Busan, South Korea, last year, resulted in only a two-month extension.",
  "summary": "World’s biggest economies release lists of products in latest move away from trade war – but no strategic goods are included The US and China have released reciprocal lists of goods worth about $30bn each on which they plan to cut tariffs, ranging from consumer electronics and agricultural products, to artificial flowers and live dolphins. The announcements are the latest tack away from the…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}