US lifts tariffs on Chinese medical supplies amid coronavirus outbreak - Business Insider

first reported the tariff exclusions, which were granted for more than two dozen companies. The Office of the US Trade Representative did not immediately respond to an email requesting comment.

Lawmakers and industry groups expressed concerns about tariffs on medical supplies since before the coronavirus reached the US, saying that tariffs raise costs for American businesses and consumers. Those calls have intensified over the past week as the government warned the outbreak of the respiratory illness COVID-19 would spread throughout communities in the US.

"To ensure that the United States is prepared to contain and combat the spread of this outbreak, it is crucial that there is a robust supply of critical medical products," Republican Senator Cory Gardner wrote in ato the USTR last week. "We must be prepared for increased medical supply demand in the United States, and to that end, I request that USTR eliminate these harmful tariffs on certain medical products and remove barriers to importation.

Medegen Medical Products, LLC, one of the companies that received an exclusion on face mask imports, warned in its request that global production of such equipment was significantly limited to China. "Changing to US or third country manufacturers is not practical or competitive," the company said. "Additional duties on such products would cause major financial harm and increase costs to healthcare providers and their customers in the United States."

I doubt now they have enough item to export to us. Even have the price will no cheap.

How fucking convenient !!! That tariff war is a joke

Ain't it to late....😂😂😂😂

Chinese face masks from China. What can go wrong? It's like someone deliberately want to infect the entire first response team.

This chick has cans

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