In the tariff saga ’s previous baffling twist , President Trump claimed Sunday that theexemptionannounced Friday for import electronics but does not survive .
In a lengthy post toTruth Social(viaHuffPost ) , the Chief Executive insisted that “ NOBODY is start out ‘ off the hook ' ” and that “ There was no Tariff ‘ exclusion ’ announced on Friday . ” This is perplexing because U.S. Customs and Border Protection absolutely didpublish a listof exempted products on that mean solar day .
Trump ’s rationale for denying exemptions live is that “ These products are subject to the live 20 % Fentanyl Tariffs , and they are just affect to a different Tariff ‘ bucketful . ’ The Fake News knows this , but pass up to describe it . ”
However , the title made by media issue this weekend was no more and no less than the wide-eyed and factual statement that a wide-eyed range of electronics , including intimately all of Apple ’s products , were being made nontaxable from the latest round of reciprocal duty . Macworld noted at the time that the so - call “ fentanyl ” tariff appeared to remain in essence , but this does not change the fact that prescribed informant had indicated that other far large 125 percent tariff on China signification no longer applied .
We also noted that any exemption could well be temporary and that the entire saga has been unpredictable . If the White House intends to give a different “ pail ” of tariffs to imported electronics in the future , that too does not negate or rebut the overall media coverage of the exemptions . And the government made no such indication in its announcement of theReciprocal Tariff Exclusion .
Macworld takes no pleasance in contradicting the president in this way and would be happy to never cover tariffs again . Sadly , because Apple manufactures so many iPhones in China , the duty suffer to affect the company ’s customers throughprice rises . We will continue to note future change in insurance policy and their probable effect on Apple ’s operation .
