Pork is within a package of 853 goods on which China is cutting tariffs.
China said the reduced tariff rates will be lower than Most-Favoured-Nation rates.
The tariff cuts “facilitate the open economy to a new level,” China’s Ministry of Finance said in a statement that has been reported by Bloomberg news service.
China’s move comes separate from, but just before, a trade deal with the United States is due to be signed.
Under that deal, China is going to commit to buy up to $50 million worth of agrcultural products from the U.S.
In the U.S., the National Pork Producers Council said cutting the tariff on pork could lead to $25 billion worth of pork exports to China.
