{"id":53850,"date":"2025-04-13T09:57:31","date_gmt":"2025-04-13T09:57:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/trump-exempts-tariffs-on-key-electronics-imported-from-china-amid-trade\/"},"modified":"2025-04-13T09:48:31","modified_gmt":"2025-04-13T09:48:31","slug":"trump-exempts-tariffs-on-key-electronics-imported-from-china-amid-trade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/trump-exempts-tariffs-on-key-electronics-imported-from-china-amid-trade\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump exempts tariffs on key electronics imported from China amid trade tensions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a notice quietly posted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Friday evening, the administration revealed that smartphones, computer monitors, semiconductors, and various electronic components \u2014 including memory chips and flat-panel displays \u2014 will be excluded from the 145% reciprocal tariff introduced earlier this week. <\/p>\n<p>The exemption, which is retroactive to goods shipped or released from bonded warehouses on or after April 5, does not extend to the separate 20% levy targeting China\u2019s alleged role in fentanyl trafficking.<\/p>\n<p>The move marks a significant shift in the White House\u2019s trade posture, following an outcry from technology firms over the potentially devastating impact of the tariffs on supply chains and consumer prices.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a game-changing development for the tech sector,\u201d said Dan Ives, a technology analyst at Wedbush Securities. \u201cBig Tech can exhale. These exemptions remove the black cloud hanging over companies like Apple, Microsoft, and Nvidia.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Analysts had warned that without the exemption, U.S. consumers could see the price of an iPhone surge to more than $3,000, with ripple effects across the broader economy. Apple, which relies on China for around 90% of its iPhone manufacturing, was particularly exposed. The tech giant has reportedly lost over $600 billion in market value since Trump\u2019s tariff announcement last week.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the tariff relief, the White House maintains that the long-term goal remains the repatriation of tech manufacturing. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Trump has made it clear: the United States cannot remain dependent on China for critical technologies,\u201d White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Saturday. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese exemptions are temporary \u2014 they provide breathing room while companies accelerate plans to onshore production.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump echoed that sentiment during a brief exchange with reporters aboard Air Force One. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re taking in a lot of money,\u201d he said. \u201cBut we\u2019re also being strategic. There will be exceptions \u2014 smart ones \u2014 to protect American jobs in the long run.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The tariff exemptions, covering 20 product categories, are part of a wider recalibration of Trump\u2019s trade strategy. <\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the week, the president imposed a universal 10% tariff on imports from most countries \u2014 excluding China \u2014 while granting a 90-day grace period to nations that had not retaliated against U.S. trade measures. China, however, remains subject to heightened penalties after its own retaliatory tariff hike of 84% on U.S. goods.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, the exemptions apply to components that are difficult or costly to source domestically, such as microchips and flash storage. These are vital to the operations of not only American tech firms but also Asian manufacturing giants like Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and South Korea\u2019s Samsung and SK Hynix, which may benefit from continued U.S. demand.<\/p>\n<p>Even as the exemptions ease immediate concerns, questions linger over the long-term trajectory of U.S.-China trade after China on Friday announced a 125% retaliatory tariff on products imported from the U.S.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-85541 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/download_12_.jpg\" alt=\"Apple, which relies on China for around 90% of its iPhone manufacturing, was particularly exposed. The tech giant has reportedly lost over $600 billion in market value since Trump\u2019s tariff announcement last week.\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Donald Trump has announced an exemption from recently imposed tariffs on key electronics imported from China, providing temporary relief to U.S. tech companies caught in the escalating trade dispute between Washington and Beijing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":131,"featured_media":2000085540,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[75],"byline":[192],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-53850","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-homenews","byline-wycliffe-nyamasege"],"bylines":[{"id":192,"name":"Wycliffe Nyamasege","slug":"wycliffe-nyamasege","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":131}],"contributors":[{"id":192,"name":"Wycliffe Nyamasege","slug":"wycliffe-nyamasege","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":131}],"featured_image":{"id":2000085540,"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/download_12_.jpg","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":0,"height":0,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/download_12_.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/download_12_.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/download_12_.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/download_12_.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/download_12_.jpg","width":0,"height":0}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53850","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/131"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53850"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53850\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000085540"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53850"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53850"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53850"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=53850"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=53850"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}