The United States is extending punitive tariff waivers for some medical products from China for another six months the US Trade Representative announced Friday The import tariff exclusions that are set to expire on Tuesday cover 81 health care products needed to address the Covid-19 pandemic USTR said the waivers were first announced in December 2020 and were extended once in November Products on the list include pump bottles for hand sanitizer plastic containers for disinfectant wipes finger tips pul
  The United States is extending punitive tariff waivers for some medical products from China for another six months the US Trade Representative announced Friday The import tariff exclusions which are set to expire on Tuesday cover 81 health care products needed to address the Covid 19 pandemic USTR said The waivers were first announced in December 2020 and were extended once in November Products on the list include pump bottles for hand sanitizer plastic containers for disinfectant wipes fingertip pulse oximeters blood pressure monitors MRI machines and X ray tables The US China trade conflict began when then President Donald Trump slapped tariffs on 350 billion worth of Chinese goods citing what he called unfair trade practices and theft of US technology and intellectual property With inflation at its highest level in more than four decades President Joe Biden is under pressure to end so called Section 301 tariffs many of which are due to expire in July USTR officials have said they are reaching out to the companies and the public to seek comment on whether to extend the rates Washington and Beijing in January 2020 signed a so called phase one trade agreement under which Beijing pledged to increase its purchases of US goods and services by at least 200 billion during 2020 and 2021 but the target was not met amid the Covid 19 pandemic  