China exempts more U.S. goods from tariffs as virus hits economy

The list of goods includes medical disinfectant, rare-earth metal ores, and some silicon wafers used in the electronics industry.

TARIFFS SUSPENDED. Containers are shown at the foreign trade container terminal in Qingdao, in China's eastern Shandong province, on November 21, 2019. File photo by AFP

BEIJING, China – China on Tuesday, May 12, released a list of 79 items from the United States that will be exempted fromThe list of goods, posted online by the Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council, includes medical disinfectant, rare-earth metal ores, and some silicon wafers used in the electronics industry.

They will be exempted from retaliatory tariffs for a year from May 19, and tariffs that have been levied can be returned, the council said.China had earlier announced one-year exemptions beginning on February 28 involving 65 products from the US, including aircraft parts and

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