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House Republicans have proposed using their tax and spending bill to end duty-free imports of cheap foreign goods, a perk companies have used to grow their U.S. business for the past decade.

It may only be a 90-day reprieve from the steepest of President Donald Trump’s China tariffs, but it’s enough time to entice companies to restart factory operations and start shipping.

American businesses that rely on Chinese goods reacted with muted relief May 12 after the U.S. and China agreed to pause their exorbitant tariffs on each other’s products for 90 days.

Rodolphe Saade, CEO of CMA CGM SA, hailed a truce in the trade war between Washington and Beijing.

The U.S. collected a record amount of revenue from tariffs in April, helping to limit a further widening of the budget deficit.

U.S. and Chinese officials said May 12 they had reached a deal to roll back most of their recent tariffs and call a 90-day truce in their trade war to allow for more talks.

China’s exports to the U.S. tumbled in April while its trade with other economies surged, suggesting that tariffs are hastening a shakeup in global supply chains.

President Donald Trump on May 9 floated cutting tariffs on China from 145% to 80% ahead of a weekend meeting among top U.S. and Chinese trade officials as he looks to de-escalate the trade war.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer are set to meet in Switzerland with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng on trade in the coming days.

“No,” President Donald Trump said when asked by a reporter if he is open to pulling back his 145% duties on Chinese imports to get the world’s second-largest economy to the negotiating table.