The US government announced on Saturday a series of Tariff exemptions for smartphones, computers, microprocessors and other electronic products that will be applied to the taxes ordered on April 2 by the President Donald Trump.
The exemptions, published in a Bulletin of the Customs Office and Border Protection of the country, represent a limitation of taxes by excluding these products from two types of tariffs: the 145% tariff applied to China and the base tariff of 10% for almost all other countries.
This measure could relieve the impact of tariffs on consumers and benefit companies such as Apple, Nvidia and Samsung Electronicsamong others.
In fact, it is calculated that 80% of the iPhone that are marketed in the United States are manufactured in Chinawhile the other 20% occur in Indiadespite Apple’s attempts aimed at diversifying its supply chain.
Why does Trump be with these tariffs?
Scared because Apple’s iPhone was going to climb More than 2,000 dollarsTrump has decided not to include mobile phones, computers, other electronic products and semiconductors between articles that arrive from China and have been punished with total 145%tariffs.
This exclusion not only applies only to products from Beijing, but also To most electronic components that are manufactured around the world and export to the United States. Since the beginning of this month of April they had to pay a 10%tax.
This change of opinion of Trump is an admission that the United States is unable to produce the type of toe that is needed at this time and of the damage for many multinationals and the pockets of the Americans of their decision to impose tariffs on their commercial partners.
