Trade
U.S. and China post Board of Trade rules and “30-for-30” tariff lists
Late Sunday night, Sept. 27, 2026, the White House posted working procedures for a U.S.–China Board of Trade and terms for a “30-for-30” framework. The two sides will consider reciprocal lower tariffs on mutually agreed import lists valued at about $30 billion each way, measured with 2024 trade figures. U.S. principals named are Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer; China’s principal is Vice Premier He Lifeng. Attached lists name Chinese goods for possible U.S. import relief (77 Harmonized Tariff Schedule lines, including fireworks, plastic tableware, textiles and linens, and household appliances) and a China-side import list of U.S. goods (1,619 Harmonized System rows in the posted PDF, opening with livestock and meat). Cuts are not automatic — they still have to clear each country’s own legal process. This is the first concrete post-visit paperwork on the reciprocal tariff dialogue after Friday’s Trump–Xi state visit; it is not a rehash of that visit alone.
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