While the planet and markets are watching with the breath away what the ‘sculpture’ Donald Trump For duties, himself after a 90 -day pause for the imposition of high dictatorialmade a new retreat by excluding smartphone duties, computers and some other electronic products.
In its service, the US Customs and Border Protection Office has published a list of specific codes excluding from the import duties imposed by Donald Trump, with a retroactive effect from April 5. It includes 20 product categories, such as code 8,471 that concerns all computers, laptops, hard drives and automatic data processing. Also included are semiconductor devices, equipment, memory chips and flat computer screens.
This update did not give any explanation for this decision, but the exception gives US consumers who are in danger of seeing the prices of these popular products to raise. It will also benefit technology giants such as Apple, which manufactures its iPhones and other top products in Chinaand Dell Technologies.
Excluded products account for more than 20% of US imports from China, according to US customs data cited by Specialist in the topic of China Jerd Dipippos.
Asked yesterday (local time) for the reasons that led to the exceptions and semiconductor plans, Trump told reporters on the Presidential Aircraft: “I will give you this answer on Monday. I will be very specific on Monday. “
What does the exception mean
Dan Ives, a Wedbush Securities analyst, said the announcement is the most positive news that could anyone hear this weekend.
“There is still uncertainty and volatility with these negotiations with China … The big giants of technology, such as the Apple, Nvidia, Microsoft And the wider technological industry can take a long breath this weekend Monday, “Ives said in a note.
Exceptions suggest that Trump’s government begins to perceive more and more of the impact which duties can have to consumers. Even with a lower tax rate of 54% in Chinese imports, analysts predict that the price of a top model Apple’s iPhone can rise to $ 2,300 out of $ 1,599.
At 125%, economists and analysts argue that it could actually get a brake into the US -China trade.
Smart phones were the US main imported product from China in 2024, totaling $ 41.7 billion, with Chinese laptops coming second to $ 33.1 billion, according to the US Statistical Service.
Apple recently chartered freight aircraft to carry 600 tonnes of iPhones, or about 1.5 million mobile phones, to the US from India after increasing its production there in an effort to tackle Trump’s duties.