The Donald Trump tariff war against the world has a new episode, one in which the main American technology manufacturers breathe relieved … for the moment, because with the Republican president he never knows. The administration of the president of the United States has released reciprocal tariffs at electronic devices such as mobiles, computers and other components. Also to the 125% tax applied to China imports.
The strip and loosen of tariffs is resulting Critic for large North American companies in this democated global economy. Apple is the most obvious example: after becoming effective the ‘old’ tariff of 104% of the United States to China, ceased to be the most valuable company. Faced with such a critical situation, drastic decisions: to chart an airplane full of iPhone from India.
But Apple is just the tip of the iceberg And the reality is that until this ‘truce’, they paint with other large ones such as NVIDIA and more generic, to the bulk of the industry, where the final cost of those products in whose manufacturing semiconductors, chips or SSD units are used, they would support dramatic increases.
Consumer electronics is the great beneficiary
The United States Customs and Border Protection Office was scarce hours ago published a statement on Friday night, detailing that certain electronic devices and components 10% global tariff are left out That the United States applies to most countries, such as much higher tax applied to Chinese imports.
What devices? Among the exemption list are mobile phones, computers, hard drives, processors, memory chips, semiconductors, memory cards or solar cells. Two of the great direct beneficiaries are Apple and Nvidia, who manufacture in China, but the stage remains uncertain: Trump is volatile and it is not known how China will respond to this gesture.
This decision of the Trump administration comes after the hardware Big Tech showed their concern against the inevitable and imminent Price escalation, since Most of these devices are manufactured in China. After giving a 90 -day pause last Wednesday for the countries, except for China, they will adapt to the new tariffs, Trump loosen.
These exemptions are retroactive as of April 5 (as if this week had not happened) and as detailed by the White House Press Secretary and CNBC echoes, it aims to give margin to US companies to transfer their production to the United States. But his message is blunt: ‘President Trump has made it clear that the United States cannot depend on China to make critical technologies such as semiconductors, chips, smartphones and laptops‘.
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