The Trump administration has exempted smartphones, computers and other electronics of their punishment “reciprocal” rates, which decreases the impact on the cost on US consumers for a series of high -tech popular products.
The exemptions, published on Friday night in a warning of the US Customs and Protection Office, cover several electronic products, including smartphones and components that enter the United States from China, which are currently subject to an amazing additional rate of 145 percent.
The semiconductors are also excluded from the 10 percent “base” rate for most US commercial partners and the additional 125pc tax in China.
The exclusions reduce the rage of taxes of 10 percent large announced by the president of the United States, Donald Trump, earlier this month, and the additional rate of China’s assets.
Trump has attacked China, especially with its “reciprocal tariffs” destined to address the practices that Washington considered unfair, recently presenting a new 125 % rate on the assets of the second largest economy in the world that entered into force this week.
The rate accumulated on a previous 20PC tax that Trump imposed on China’s alleged role in fentanyl supply chains, and other existing tariffs of previous administrations, carrying the complete figure to at least 145 percent for many products.
Many of the exempt products, including hard drives and computer processors, are generally not manufactured in the United States.
While Trump has referred to tariffs as a way to return manufacturing to the United States, it will probably have to increase national manufacturing years.
