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+Trump TACO'd again, and pretty much untariff'd … everything? (almost)
+
+This is the [annex PDF](https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/annex.pdf).
+
+Items exempt (seriously, read the whole list):
+
+## Religious & Cultural Items
+- Etrogs (citrus fruit for religious purposes)
+- Date palm branches, Myrtus branches for religious purposes
+- Bread, pastries, and communion wafers for religious purposes
+- Essential oils for religious purposes
+
+## Food & Agricultural Products
+**Meat & Seafood:**
+- Beef, bovine meat (various cuts, fresh/frozen)
+- Tuna and skipjack
+- Edible insects
+- Reptile meat, frog legs
+
+**Fruits & Vegetables:**
+- Tropical fruits (mangoes, papayas, guavas, pineapples, coconuts, bananas)
+- Citrus (oranges, limes, grapefruit)
+- Avocados, plantains, quinces
+- Tomatoes, bamboo shoots, various vegetables
+
+**Nuts & Seeds:**
+- Cashews, Brazil nuts, macadamia nuts, pine nuts, chestnuts
+- Palm nuts, coconut products
+
+**Beverages & Ingredients:**
+- Coffee (roasted, unroasted)
+- Tea (green, black)
+- Cocoa products
+- Spices (vanilla, cinnamon, pepper, saffron, turmeric, etc.)
+- Coconut water, fruit juices
+
+## Fertilizers
+- All types of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium fertilizers
+- Animal and vegetable fertilizers
+
+## Minerals & Raw Materials
+**Energy:**
+- Coal (charcoal), lignite, peat
+- Petroleum and crude oils
+- Natural gas
+
+**Metals & Ores:**
+- Precious metals (gold, platinum, palladium, silver)
+- Industrial metals (nickel, cobalt, tungsten, titanium, chromium, manganese)
+- Rare earth metals
+- Various metal ores and concentrates
+
+**Other Minerals:**
+- Natural graphite
+- Fluorspar
+- Magnesium compounds
+- Asbestos (non-crocidolite)
+
+## Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals
+- Extensive list of pharmaceutical compounds
+- Vitamins (A, B complex, C, E)
+- Hormones and antibiotics
+- Chemical elements and compounds
+- Vaccines and medical preparations
+
+## Technology & Electronics (marked "Aircraft")
+Many electronic items are exempt specifically for **aircraft use**:
+- Computer components and data processing equipment
+- Semiconductors and integrated circuits
+- Telecommunications equipment
+- Displays and monitors
+- Batteries (lithium-ion, lead-acid, etc.)
+
+## Natural Products
+- Silk (cocoons, raw silk, yarns, fabrics)
+- Cork products
+- Bamboo and rattan products
+- Human hair
+- Natural rubber
+- Wood products (tropical hardwoods, veneers, plywood)
+
+## Aircraft-Specific Components
+- Aircraft engines (turbojets, turbopropellers)
+- Aircraft parts and accessories
+- Navigation and control systems
+- Aircraft seats and furnishings
+- Safety equipment
+
+## Books & Printed Materials
+- Printed books, dictionaries, encyclopedias
+- Newspapers and periodicals
+- Music scores
+- Maps and charts
+- Children's books
+
+## Other Items
+- Live animals (exotic species, reptiles, birds)
+- Plant bulbs and live plants
+- Cut flowers
+- Precious stones and diamonds
+- Coins
+- Scientific instruments
+
+The document notes that items marked "Aircraft" are exempt only when used for **civil aircraft purposes** (non-military). Items marked "Pharma" are exempt only for **pharmaceutical applications**. Some items are marked "Ex" meaning only specific varieties within that category qualify for exemption.