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Trump exempts smartphones from reciprocal tariffs after market rout (www.ft.com)
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Archive: https://archive.is/2025.04.12-132331/https://www.ft.com/content/3eb48a07-7cb0-4a44-9159-eb5b402c2fec

The Trump administration has excluded smartphones from its steep “reciprocal” tariffs as it battles to calm global markets by tempering its approach to the multifront trade war launched by the president.

According to a notice posted late on Friday night by Customs and Border Patrol, which is responsible for collecting tariffs, smartphones, along with routers and selected computers and laptops, would be exempt from reciprocal tariffs, which include the 125 per cent levies Donald Trump has imposed on Chinese imports.

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[–] Litebit@lemmy.world 18 points 3 days ago (1 children)

China should add export tariffs on smartphones and electronic until Vance says thank you.

[–] NotJohnSmith@feddit.uk 2 points 3 days ago

Haha, that would be fantastic. Or until Vance says sorry for disrespecting Zelenskyy just for the shit n giggles

He'd not get it out of Trump but 100% you could cause division by Trump insisting that Vance has to do it :)