Beijing has revealed the products under consideration for retaliatory tariffs.
China may target American fruit, wine and pork producers.
Beijing has revealed a tentative list of 128 US exports that it may hit with tariffs to retaliate against President Trump’s tariffs on steel and aluminum.
China’s list raised the possibility of 15% tariffs on American cherries, almonds, wine, ethanol and steel pipes, and 25% on pork meat and recycled aluminum.
Trump announced separately Thursday that he would impose tariffs on $50 billion worth of imports to punish China for stealing American tech and trade secrets.
The US Department of Agriculture provided CNNMoney with 2017 export values for many of those products that China would target to retaliate for the steel and aluminum tariffs. The data was compiled by the Census Bureau and is categorized by federal commodity and shipping standards.
Fruit: $260.1 million exported to China, 6% of all US fruit exports
Cherries: $121.7 million Oranges: $48.5 million Grapes (fresh): $22.2 million Grapes (dried): $18.9 million Apples (fresh): $18.4 million Apricots (fresh): $5.5 million Plums: $5.1 million Prunes (dried): $4.5 million Strawberries: $3 million Fruit and nuts: $2.3 million Lemons and limes (fresh and dried): $1.3 million Sour cherries: $1.3 million Pears (fresh): $744,000 Figs: $457,000 Citrus fruits (fresh): $373,000 Grapefruit: $361,000 Cranberries: $232,000 Apples (dried): $136,000 Mandarins: $93,000 Peaches and nectarines: $56,000 Wilkings: $33,000
Wine: $74.6 million of wine exported to China, 5% of all US wine exports
Grape wines (in containers holding 2 liters or less): $67.6 million Grape wines (in containers holding 2-10 liters): $3.7 million Grape wines (in containers holding more than 10 liters): $2.1 million Grape wine (unfermented): $674,000 Grape wines (sparkling): $526,000
Pork: $487.9 million exported to China, 9% of all US pork exports
Swine offal (frozen): $250.6 million Swine cuts (frozen): $166 million Swine hams (frozen): $69.4 million Swine carcasses (frozen): $1.3 million Swine cuts (fresh or chilled): $286,000 Swine hams (fresh or chilled): $147,000 Swine livers (frozen): 0 Swine carcasses (fresh or chilled): 0
Nuts: $224.9 million exported to China, 3% of all US nuts exports
Pistachios (in shell): $37.9 million Nuts Nesoi: $35.8 million Almonds (in shell): $24.3 million Walnuts (no shell): $16.8 million Walnuts (in shell): $15.5 million Macadamia nuts (in shell): $9.4 million Macadamia nuts (shelled): $76,000 Mixtures of nuts: $5.4 million Almonds (no shell): $4.9 million Hazelnuts (in shell): $2 million Pistachios (shelled): $1.9 million Cashew nuts (without the shell): $962,000 Cashew nuts (in shell): $9,000 Coconuts (in shell): $3,000 Brazil nuts: 0 Coconuts dessicated: 0
Ginseng: $22.6 million exported to China, 40% of all US ginseng exports
Ethanol alcohol: $32.2 million exported to China, 3% of all US ethanol alcohol exports
