Apple may soon be forced to enkindle price in response to the on-going duty war – and that ’s not a pundit saying that , but one of the company ’s own prescribed statements .
On page 23 of its latest 10 - Q SEC filing ( which you could read on theInvestor Relationsweb page ) , Apple discusses risk of exposure factors which could sham its operations and lineage price . The first to be discuss ( at some length ) is tariffs :
“ limitation on external patronage , such as duty and other controls on imports or exportation of commodity , technology or information , can materially adversely strike the Company ’s business and supply chain , ” the affirmation read .
“ Restrictive measures can increase the monetary value of the society ’s products and the components and rare earths and other cutting textile that go into them or bear upon [ their ] availability … and can require the Company to take various actions , admit exchange suppliers , restructuring business kinship and operations , stop to offer and distribute bear on products , avail and third - political party applications to its customers , andincreasing the pricesof its intersection and service . ”
That is n’t , of class , the same as say it willdefinitelyhappen . Apple is but disclosing factors thatcouldaffect stock price . There ’s a large amount of precariousness involve : as the company goes on to say , “ The ultimate impingement remains uncertain and will calculate on several factors , including whether extra or incremental U.S. Tariffs or other measures are announced or levy , to what extent other land put through tariffs or other retaliatory beat in response , and the overall order of magnitude and duration of these measuring . ”
But what ’s clear is that terms emanation are very much on the table , as we already suspected when Tim Cookdeclined to rule them outlast week . We do n’t for various cause recommendpanic - purchasing an iPhonebut it ’s a factor to have in mind when planning your purchase .
