Trump releases smartphones and computers from new tariffs

US Presidential Administration Donald Trump has released smartphones, computers and some other electronic devices from mutual tariffs, including 125% of Chinese import levies.

The US Customs and the border patrol published a message at the end of Friday, which explains that the product will be excluded from the 10% Trump tariff in most countries and a much greater import tax.

This step comes after concern for US technology companies that the price of gadgets may strive because many of them are made in China.

This is the first significant appeal of any kind in Trump’s tariffs in China, and one trading analyst called it a “game change scenario”.

Exceptions – Flat until April 5 – also include other electronic devices and components, including semiconductors, solar panels and memory cards.

The White House noted that exceptions were made to ensure that the companies were more time to move to the US to the US.

“President Trump has made it clear that America could not count on China to produce important technologies such as semiconductors, chips, smartphones and laptops,” White House press secretary Caroline Levit said in a statement. “According to the president, these companies are fussing as soon as possible to move to the US production.”

Trump, which is spending weekends at Florida’s home, told reporters on Friday that he was convenient with high tariffs in China.

“And I think that something positive will come out,” he said, advertising his relationship with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Some estimates offered prices for iPhone and other US goods would have increased three times if tariff costs were transferred to consumers.

“This is a dream scenario for technological investors,” Dan Aves, who is the head of technological research in the Wedbush Securities, located on X. “Smartphones, chips excluded, is a script for game change when it comes to tariffs.”

Large technology firms such as Apple, Nvidia, Microsoft and the wide technology industry, can breathe a sigh of relief this weekend on Monday, he added.

The US is the main market for iPhones, and Apple was more than half of the smartphone sales last year, according to the Research Contropopoint.

It states that 80% of Apple iPhones designed for sale in China and the remaining 20% ​​manufactured in India.

Together with your smartphone giants, such as Samsung, Apple is trying to diversify its supply networks to avoid over-dependent on China in recent years.

India and Vietnam came out as leaders for additional production centers.

As the tariffs came into force, Apple is reportedly seeking to accelerate and increase the production of devices manufactured in India.

Trump has planned many steep tariffs on the world, which came into force this week.

But on Wednesday, he quickly turned the course, announcing that implementing a 90 -day pause for countries affected by higher tariffs in the United States – with the exception of China – whose tariffs he rose to 145%. Trump said the increase in tariffs for Chinese occurred because of the country’s willingness to avenge 84%.

In a dramatic change in Trump’s policy, all countries that have not avenged the US tariff will receive an appeal – and only threatens US tariffs in the amount of 10% – by July.

The White House then stated that this step was the negotiation tactic to get more favorable trading conditions from other countries.

Trump said his import taxes will be resolved by the injustice in the world trading system, as well as to return jobs and factories to the US shores.

It was not clear whether the technology would be imported from China by another 20% tariff, which was not included in the return tariffs announced on April 2. BBC contacted the White House for comments.