LOUISVILLE, Ky. — GE Appliances, an independent subsidiary of the China-based Haier company, announced a $490 million project Thursday that it says will create 800 new jobs and shift production of clothes washers from China to its massive manufacturing complex in Kentucky.

The investment positions the Kentucky home appliances company to rank as the biggest U.S. manufacturer of washing machines, it said.

“We are bringing laundry production to our global headquarters in Louisville because manufacturing in the U.S. is fundamental to our ‘zero-distance’ business strategy to make appliances as close as possible to our customers and consumers,” CEO Kevin Nolan said. “This decision is our most recent product reshoring and aligns with the current economic and policy environment.”

The announcement comes as President Donald Trump attempts to lure factories back to the United States by imposing tariffs on foreign goods. He has slapped 10% tariffs on imports from most countries and put 30% levies on Chinese goods. GE Appliances says nearly all of the steel used in its U.S. manufacturing for its appliances comes from American steelmakers.

GE Appliances said the project will move production of a combo washer/dryer and a lineup of front load washers from China to Kentucky. In all, production of more than 15 models of front load washers will shift to the company’s sprawling Louisville production complex, it said. Once the added production is in place, the total area devoted to clothes care production at the Louisville complex will equal 33 football fields, it said.

The new manufacturing lines will open in 2027, the company said.