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Expanded list of U.S. goods hit with 10% tariffs

China's official list of U.S. agricultural products subject to 10-percent additional tariffs announced March 4, 2025 is much broader than reported in yesterday's post on this blog. The list of products targeted for 15-percent tariffs is unchanged. Tariffs will go into effect March 10, 2025, according to the announcement.

The 10-percent tariff product list includes 711 tariff lines that cover most major U.S. agricultural exports to China. In addition to the soybeans, sorghum, beef, pork, and offal reported yesterday, additional 10-percent tariffs will be applied to fish and seafood (fresh, frozen, and processed products), most dairy products, vegetables, fruit, nuts, potato flour, fish oil, and processed nuts, fruits and vegetables.

The 10-percent tariff list does not include whey, alfalfa, peanuts, vegetable oils, grass seed, vegetable seeds, live plants and flowers, live animals, turkey, guinea hens, lamb, ginseng, honey, pet food, distillers grains, fish meal, or leaf tobacco. Also excluded are food ingredients, lactose and other sweeteners, confections, chocolate, coffee, tea, spices, malt extract, infant food, wine, beer, and whiskey.

Goods shipped from the place of departure before March 10, 2025, and imported between March 10, 2025 and April 12, 2025, will not be subject to the additional tariffs. 

China's General Administration of Customs also announced March 4 it is suspending imports of soybeans by 3 trading companies (CHS, Inc., Louis Dreyfuss, EGT LLC) due to detection of ergot fungus and seed coatings on soybeans imported from the United States during recent inspections. The suspension takes effect immediately.

China's Customs authority is also suspending imports of U.S. logs due to detection of forest pests such as bark beetles and longhorn beetles in logs imported from the United States.


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