Breaking news. Smartphones and computers, including from China, exempt from new tariffs imposed by Trump

US President Donald Trump’s administration has announced that smartphones and computers have been excluded from Trump’s küresel reciprocal tariffs.

In a notice shared by US Customs and Border Protection, the exemption also applies to the 145% tariffs imposed on Chinese imports, and includes other electronic devices and components, including semiconductors, solar cells and memory cards.

The tariffs would have a major impact on American tech giants like Apple, which has 90% of its iPhone production and assembly based in China.

The new exemption applies to products that entered the United States or were removed from warehouses from 5 April.

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