Trump maintains a decline, exempts phones and computers from the definitions

Donald Trump’s tariff system continues to obtain less and less power. In the latest decline from the Trump administration after the frequent warning of the markets to relax a little, American customs and border protection Published guidance Late Friday night, which made new exemptions for smartphones, computers and other electronics – a large bus for technology companies that felt the crisis.

Exemptions, as I reported BloombergInclude famous devices such as iPhone and Macbooks, as well as Android and Windows devices made abroad. It also includes devices such as hard drives, computer processors, memory chips and graphics cards. Some noticed that the exemption does not include video game keyboards, which leaves things still in the air for Launch Nintendo Switch 2.

It is worth noting that the exemptions apply globally, which means that these elements coming to the United States will not be subject to 10 % global tariff that currently applies to each country and no 145 % tariff This is currently imposed against China. The exemption was also returned to April 5, 2025, so just demonstrating this week did not happen.

This exemption comes after another week of very volatile markets that seem to be pleading with Trump to stop It begins to transfer her money elsewhere. Largely The only thing that sent markets that bounce backup In the past few weeks, even the smallest bread crumbs indicating that Trump may not be incorrectly calculated by definitions as he insists that it is.

Trump left a small path for investors, indicating that this type of exemption may be on the horizon on Friday when it was He told reporters on the Air Force There can be “two exceptions for clear reasons” to come. It has not said what clear reasons are, but we may explain that “we would like to stop bleeding for some of our most profitable companies.”

The technology sector certainly indicated that the pain was coming. apple According to what was reported, it was transferred 1.5 million iPhone To the United States from Inida to try to prevent them from tariffs, it was Warning that the prices of their devices can rise almost. Other main players, including Asusand SonyAnd Nividia All of them started increasing the retail price of their devices with AKK customs duties. Consumers, and expect to increase prices, Race to inventory devices.

Those who may be on the market to buy a new phone or computer can breathe slightly sigh, as well as companies that were ready to raise the entire logistical services to try to discover how to get rid of additional charges.

The exemption appears to indicate a decline in Trump’s position that we can only make our electronics in the country. Earlier this week, press secretary Caroline Levitt He said Donald Trump “believes we have work, we have a workforce, we have resources” to build iPhone devices in America – which may be right in theory, but in practice, experts say such a device. It cost up to $ 3500 To buy, in addition to years to build the manufacturing infrastructure to do so. The shock of this idea did not stick.