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U.S. President Donald Trump. Image: Gage Skidmore\/Creative Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

U.S. President Donald Trump and his team have stated that the reciprocal tariff exemptions on electronic products are temporary. The administration excluded smartphones, computers, semiconductors, and other tech items from the 125% tariff on Chinese imports on April 11.<\/p>\n

Trump said his team is taking a look at the \u201cwhole electronics supply chain\u201d as part of upcoming tariff investigations<\/a> in a post shared on Truth Social. \u201cNOBODY is getting \u201coff the hook\u201d for the unfair trade balances, and non monetary tariff barriers, that other countries have used against us,\u201d he wrote. \u201cEspecially not China which, by far, treats us the worst!\u201d<\/p>\n

This sentiment was echoed by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick who, on April 12, said that specific semiconductor tariffs would be coming in one or two months\u2019 time. \u201cThese are things that are national security that need to be made in America,\u201d he said in an interview with ABC.<\/p>\n

SEE: <\/b>Were the White House\u2019s Tariffs Calculations Done By AI?<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

<\/span>White House signals flexibility for key tech firms<\/span><\/h2>\n

On April 13, Trump confirmed to reporters that he would be announcing the bespoke semiconductor tariff in the \u201cvery near future,\u201d according to CNN<\/a>, similar to other product-specific tariffs on aluminium<\/a>, steel<\/a>, and auto components. But he also said that some \u201cflexibility\u201d would be granted to specific companies in the sector, such as Apple.<\/p>\n

Exclusions to Trump\u2019s tariffs for certain tech products were revealed in updated guidance from the US Customs and Border Control. It confirmed that the likes of memory cards, hard drives, motherboards, and servers would be excluded from the 10% global baseline tariff nor to the larger reciprocal tariffs<\/a> imposed on countries with which the US has a trade deficit.<\/p>\n

China\u2019s Ministry of Commerce described the exemptions as \u201ca small step toward correcting its erroneous unilateral practice of \u2018reciprocal tariffs\u2019,\u201d in a statement to state news outlet China Daily<\/a>. However, tech products from China are still subject to the 20% tariff imposed to penalise Beijing for its failure to curb the export of fentanyl, as confirmed by White House Deputy Chief of Staff on Policy Stephen Miller on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, has indicated that the exemptions are to provide temporary relief to tech companies as they transition manufacturing operations to the States. \u201cThese companies are hustling to onshore their manufacturing in the United States as soon as possible,\u201d she said in a statement to the BBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Experts skeptical over short-term exemption impact<\/span><\/h2>\n

Nevertheless, experts say a few weeks of exemptions are unlikely to make a difference when it comes to onshoring semiconductor production. \u201cWhile chip manufacturing in the US is announced, those plants will not start delivering before 2027,\u201d Mark Moccia, VP and Research Director at Forester, told TechRepublic in an email.<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cUS CIOs should plan to boost AI project budgets, as previously allocated budgets will likely not suffice to continue these projects at their current pace.\u201d<\/p>\n

<\/span>Trump\u2019s tariffs have damaged tech giants\u2019 value, and are likely to result in price hikes for American consumers<\/span><\/h2>\n

Reciprocal tariffs for a number of countries were set to take effect on April 9, but Trump granted a 90-day reprieve<\/a> for most of them. This was expected to have a positive impact on the stock value of the likes of Apple and NVIDIA, which took heavy blows<\/a> when the tariffs were first announced.<\/p>\n

However, he imposed a 104% tariff on Chinese goods, later raising it to 145%. Beijing has retaliated with a 125% tariff on imports from the US, but will \u201cignore\u201d any further hikes as they have \u201cno practical economic significance,\u201d according to its Commerce Ministry<\/a>.<\/p>\n

These tariffs are expected to significantly impact Apple, which manufactures most of its devices in China, as do most other tech and AI companies. Tech analyst Dan Ives estimated a Chinese-made device that sold for about $1,000 would cost $3,500 if made in the US<\/a>, a price point that many consumers may be unable to afford.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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