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China to lower import tariffs on some products beginning 2026

China announced on Monday tariff adjustments for some products beginning next year, including lowering the import duties on resource-based commodities such as recycled black powder for lithium-ion batteries.

A drone view shows ships and containers at the port in Qingdao, Shandong province, China October 20, 2025. China Daily via REUTERS

The country will also lower levies on medical products including artificial blood vessels and diagnostic kits for certain infectious disease, according to a statement by the Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council.

For 935 products, the provisional import tariff rates levied on them will be lower than the most-favoured-nation rates applied to all World Trade Organization member states, it added.

Reuters
Reuters

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