List of Chinese Goods to Be Tarriffed Does Not Include Flooring
Washington, DC, June 15, 2018-President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. would apply tarriffs of 25% to around $50 billion worth of Chinese imports, reports Business Insider.
Flooring is not on the list.
“According to the U.S. trade representative's office, the tariffs will be applied in two waves. The first will apply to 818 Chinese goods worth $34 billion and go into effect July 6,” reports the publication. “The second wave, of 284 goods worth another $16 billion, does not have an implementation date and is still subject to public comment.”
The list is as follows:
Aircraft tires
Nuclear reactors
Boat motors
Aircraft engines and engine parts
Air and gas compressors, which are used in various goods like refrigerators
Industrial heating equipment
Scales, mostly for weighing large industrial equipment
Cranes and other "lifting equipment"
Bulldozers, backhoes, tampers, boring machines, and other large construction vehicles
Oil and gas drilling platform parts
Plows, mowers, combine harvester-threshers, and other large agricultural vehicles
Dairy milkers, chicken incubators, and other livestock equipment
Machinery for foods processing including meat processing and fruit processing
Machinery for making paper cardboard, and other paper products
Parts of printers and copy machines
Machinery for processing and molding metals or cements, and their parts
Machinery for making glass products including light bulbs
Machinery for making rubber or plastic goods
Ball bearings
DC and AC generators of various sizes and power levels
Electricity transformers
Industrial magnets
Lithium batteries and other batteries
Industrial ovens and furnaces
Radar and radio equipment
Parts for televisions, video recording equipment, and similar video products
Electronic traffics signs
Electrical equipment such as resistors, circuit breakers, and similar
LEDs
Trains and rail parts
Large vehicles using both diesel and non-diesel fuel
Some cars and trucks, motorcycles, helicopters, airplanes, and spacecraft
Microscopes, telescopes
Lasers
Imaging and navigational equipment
Medical equipment such a X-rays and pacemakers
Scientific equipment such as pressure gauges, spectrometers, and similar