{"id":1529990,"date":"2025-04-12T13:55:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-12T17:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/?p=1529990"},"modified":"2025-04-12T13:55:00","modified_gmt":"2025-04-12T17:55:00","slug":"trump-exempts-computers-handsets-chips-from-reciprocal-tariff-blitz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/trump-exempts-computers-handsets-chips-from-reciprocal-tariff-blitz\/1529990\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Exempts Computers, Handsets, Chips From Reciprocal Tariff Blitz\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

Trump Exempts Computers, Handsets, Chips From Reciprocal Tariff Blitz\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued an\u00a0updated guidance<\/strong> late Friday night on\u00a0product exclusions<\/strong> from President Trump’s reciprocal tariffs, imposed under Executive Order 14257 and its amendments (EO 14259). The exclusions cover a wide range of electronic devices<\/strong>, including smartphones, laptops, and related components.<\/p>\n

First, President Trump paused reciprocal tariffs for non-retaliating countries (e.g., China) for 90 days last week. Now, updated guidance from CBP reveals that some of the highest-value trade<\/strong>\u2014particularly a wide range of electronics\u2014is excluded from the reciprocal tariffs<\/span>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Among the 20 tariff codes listed<\/a> for exemption, three stand out in particular:<\/strong><\/p>\n

8471<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 Automatic data processing machines and units thereof (e.g., laptops, desktops, servers<\/strong>).<\/em><\/p>\n

8517.13.00<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 Smartphones and other telecommunication<\/strong> apparatus for cellular networks.<\/em><\/p>\n

8542<\/strong> \u2013 Electronic integrated circuits (e.g., microprocessors, memory chips<\/strong>).<\/em><\/p>\n

Here’s the complete list:<\/strong><\/p>\n

8471<\/strong> \u2013 Automatic data processing machines and units thereof (e.g., laptops, desktops, servers).<\/em><\/p>\n

8473.30<\/strong> \u2013 Parts and accessories for automatic data processing machines (e.g., computer parts).<\/em><\/p>\n

8486<\/strong> \u2013 Machines and apparatus for the manufacture of semiconductor devices or electronic integrated circuits.<\/em><\/p>\n

8517.13.00<\/strong> \u2013 Smartphones and other telecommunication apparatus for cellular networks.<\/em><\/p>\n

8517.62.00<\/strong> \u2013 Machines for the reception, conversion, and transmission\/regeneration of voice, images, or other data (e.g., modems, routers).<\/em><\/p>\n

8523.51.00<\/strong> \u2013 Solid-state non-volatile storage devices (e.g., flash memory, SSDs).<\/em><\/p>\n

8524<\/strong> \u2013 Media for the recording of sound or other phenomena, not elsewhere specified (can include CDs, DVDs, etc.).<\/em><\/p>\n

8528.52.00<\/strong> \u2013 Monitors capable of directly connecting to an automatic data processing machine (e.g., computer monitors).<\/em><\/p>\n

8541.10.00<\/strong> \u2013 Diodes, other than photosensitive or light-emitting diodes (LEDs).<\/em><\/p>\n

8541.21.00<\/strong> \u2013 Transistors with a dissipation rate of <1 W.<\/em><\/p>\n

8541.29.00<\/strong> \u2013 Other transistors.<\/em><\/p>\n

8541.30.00<\/strong> \u2013 Thyristors, diacs, and triacs (semiconductor switching devices).<\/em><\/p>\n

8541.49.10<\/strong> \u2013 Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) \u2013 chips mounted in discrete packages.<\/em><\/p>\n

8541.49.70<\/strong> \u2013 Other LEDs, not listed elsewhere.<\/em><\/p>\n

8541.49.80<\/strong> \u2013 Infrared LEDs.<\/em><\/p>\n

8541.49.95<\/strong> \u2013 Other light-emitting semiconductor devices.<\/em><\/p>\n

8541.51.00<\/strong> \u2013 Silicon-based photovoltaic devices (solar cells), whether or not assembled in modules or panels.<\/em><\/p>\n

8541.59.00<\/strong> \u2013 Other photovoltaic devices.<\/em><\/p>\n

8541.90.00<\/strong> \u2013 Parts of the goods of heading 8541 (e.g., parts for diodes, transistors, LEDs).<\/em><\/p>\n

8542<\/strong> \u2013 Electronic integrated circuits (e.g., microprocessors, memory chips).<\/em><\/p>\n

To close out the week, the U.S.\u2013China trade war escalated in a highly predictable tit-for-tat fashion. The U.S. now imposes a 145% effective tariff rate on Chinese goods, while Beijing has retaliated with a 125% rate on American products<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Meanwhile,\u00a0Wall Street analysts have already trimmed sales estimates for U.S. companies with Chinese exposure, including Apple and Tesla, as economic storm clouds gather over global trade.<\/p>\n

Notably, most of the products now exempt from reciprocal tariffs are those the U.S. lacks the capacity to produce at scale\u2014highlighting the need for significant reshoring, investment, and supply chain restructuring.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Many of these products are also consumer essentials\u2014items Americans couldn\u2019t live without, such as smartphones and computers\u2014making them politically sensitive. The Trump administration likely chose not to risk upsetting consumers ahead of the Midterms.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In markets, this news will be fuel to stage a further recovery…<\/p>\n

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Nasdaq Breadth…<\/p>\n

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As Wedbush’s Dan Ives notes, Big Tech and investors ‘got the dream news’<\/strong>.\u00a0 .\u00a0 .\u00a0<\/p>\n

This is for all reciprocal tariffs including China\u2026.Big Tech and investors got the dream news\ud83d\udc02\ud83d\udd25\ud83c\udfc6 https:\/\/t.co\/tWEv0WwNxU<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Dan Ives (@DivesTech) April 12, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span>
\nSat, 04\/12\/2025 – 09:55<\/span><\/p>\n

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