The U.S. has exempted another 18 medical devices or device components from the 25% tariffs imposed on Chinese goods by the Trump administration. The new list includes ultrasound, X-ray, MRI and infusion equipment.
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) said the new exclusions are retroactive to August 23, 2018, when additional tariffs went into effect on about $16 billion in imports from China, and are due to extend for another year. On July 6, 2018, tariffs on some $34 billion in imports from China went into effect, and U.S. medtech makers originally faced about $836 million in tariffs.