May 13 (Reuters) - China has removed a ban on airlines

taking delivery of Boeing ( BA ) planes after the United States

and China agreed a temporary cut in steep tariffs, Bloomberg

News reported on Tuesday, citing sources familiar with the

matter.

Officials in Beijing have started to tell domestic carriers

and government agencies this week that deliveries of aircraft

made in the U.S. can resume, Bloomberg said.

In April, at least three jets at Boeing's ( BA ) delivery center in

China were returned to the United States. Boeing ( BA ) said customers

in China would not take delivery of new planes due to tariffs,

and it was looking to resell potentially dozens of aircraft.

On Monday Washington and Beijing agreed to slash reciprocal

tariffs between the world's two biggest economies of over 100%

during a 90-day negotiation period following weekend talks in

Geneva.

Boeing ( BA ) declined to comment on the Bloomberg report. China's

Civil Aviation Administration did not immediately respond to a

request for comment.

China represents about 10% of Boeing's ( BA ) commercial backlog

and is an important and growing aviation market.

Boeing ( BA ) executives said during the company's first-quarter

earnings call that the company had planned for 50 jets to go to

Chinese carriers this year, with 41 in production or pre-built.

While Boeing ( BA ) had said other airlines are interested in

taking rejected Chinese planes, the planemaker has hesitated to

send the jets elsewhere despite being keen to bring down high

inventory levels.

Seating, for one, was an obstacle since seats were

chosen and purchased by the Chinese airlines.

Chinese customers are expected to take 25 out of 30

remaining 737 MAX jets built before 2023 that have not yet been

delivered, Boeing ( BA ) said.

At least four 777 freighter planes are also in

production for Chinese carriers, according to a source familiar

with the matter and aircraft tracking database Aviation Flights

Group.

Beijing two weeks ago said Chinese airlines and Boeing ( BA )

had been

severely affected

by U.S.-imposed tariffs.

China had

already granted exemptions

from the high tariffs to some aerospace equipment parts,

including engines and landing gear, before Monday's agreement.