(Yicai Global) Sept. 2 -- The US has extended its tariff exclusions for a clutch of made-in-China products, such as Apple Watches, FitBit wearables, and face masks, for four more months.

The import duties of wearable data-transmitting devices and those that support Bluetooth will not be raised till the end of this year, local newspaper China Fund reported today, citing the Office of the United States Trade Representative which didn't disclose the reason behind the extension. The USTR's previous one-year exemption policy expired yesterday.

The products include ventilators, stethoscope covers, cotton gauze sponges, blood pressure cuff sleeves, upright pianos, liquid crystal display modules, and watchcases made of stainless steel.

Last year, the Donald Trump administration announced 15-percent tariff hikes on a group of Chinese goods, worth about USD125 billion. Some of those planned increases were reduced to 7.5 percent upon the phase-one trade deal signed between the US and China in January.

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