U.S. Will Delay Some Tariffs Against China

Some tariffs to be delayed until Dec. 15 on items including cell phones, laptop computers, video game consoles, footwear

The Trump administration will delay tariffs on cellphones, laptop computers, toys and some other items until Dec. 15, softening the blow of levies that were scheduled to take effect on Sept. 1 against roughly $300 billion of imports from China.

The office of the U.S. Trade Representative said that some products will be removed from the tariff lists entirely, based on health, safety, national security and other factors. The statement didn’t...