Money You may want to stock up on these items before new tariffs on Chinese-made imports start August 24, 2019Kelly Tyko, USA TODAYComments Off on You may want to stock up on these items before new tariffs on Chinese-made imports start On Sept. 1, a new 15% tariff on some of the $300 billion in Chinese imports is expected to go into effect. Here are some of the items on the list.