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SINGAPORE: China has waived the 125% tariff on ethane imports from the US imposed earlier this month, two sources with knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday, among a group of products that have been granted exemptions.
The move will ease pressure on Chinese firms that import US ethane for petrochemical production as well as provide an outlet for the natural gas liquid, a byproduct of US shale gas production.
The sources said the tariff on ethane had been waived in recent days. One of them said the waiver has not been publicly announced. They declined to be named due to the sensitivity of the matter.
China’s ministry of commerce and customs could not be immediately reached after office hours.
Reuters reported last week that some pharmaceutical, aerospace and semiconductor products had also been granted tariff exemptions as Beijing tries to blunt the economic impact of its trade war with the US.
China increased its levies on imports of US goods, including ethane, to 125% earlier this month, hitting back at US President Donald Trump’s decision to single out the world’s number two economy for higher duties.
China buys nearly half of US ethane exports, which hit a record of 492,000 barrels per day in 2024, according to the US energy information administration. The EIA expects US ethane exports to increase to 530,000 bpd in 2025 and to 630,000 bpd in 2026.
Ethane importers in China include Satellite Chemical, SP Chemicals, Sinopec, Sanjiang Fine Chemical and Wanhua Chemical Group while the key US exporters are Enterprise Products Partners and Energy Transfer.
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China buys nearly half of US ethane exports. (NurPhoto pic)
SINGAPORE: China has waived the 125% tariff on ethane imports from the US imposed earlier this month, two sources with knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday, among a group of products that have been granted exemptions.
The move will ease pressure on Chinese firms that import US ethane for petrochemical production as well as provide an outlet for the natural gas liquid, a byproduct of US shale gas production.
The sources said the tariff on ethane had been waived in recent days. One of them said the waiver has not been publicly announced. They declined to be named due to the sensitivity of the matter.
China’s ministry of commerce and customs could not be immediately reached after office hours.
Reuters reported last week that some pharmaceutical, aerospace and semiconductor products had also been granted tariff exemptions as Beijing tries to blunt the economic impact of its trade war with the US.
China increased its levies on imports of US goods, including ethane, to 125% earlier this month, hitting back at US President Donald Trump’s decision to single out the world’s number two economy for higher duties.
China buys nearly half of US ethane exports, which hit a record of 492,000 barrels per day in 2024, according to the US energy information administration. The EIA expects US ethane exports to increase to 530,000 bpd in 2025 and to 630,000 bpd in 2026.
Ethane importers in China include Satellite Chemical, SP Chemicals, Sinopec, Sanjiang Fine Chemical and Wanhua Chemical Group while the key US exporters are Enterprise Products Partners and Energy Transfer.
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