The US Donald Trump administration has decided to postpone additional tariffs for three months on some Chinese imports, according to US media.

President Trump earlier announced on September 1 that he would impose a 10% tariff on $ 300 billion worth of Chinese imports.

The US Trade Representative (USTR) said in a statement that it "defers a 10% tariff on some Chinese imports to December 15," listing mobile phones, laptops, video game consoles and PC monitors. did.

The tariff on Apple smartphones assembled in China is likely to be delayed.

The USTR also added that certain items would be excluded from the list of tariffs.

(yunhap news)