Trump grants tariff exclusions to smartphones and tech

US President Donald Trump's administration has granted exclusions from steep reciprocal tariffs to smartphones, computers and some other electronics imported largely from China.In a notice to shippers, the US Customs and Border Protection agency published a list of tariff codes excluded from the import taxes. The exclusions are retroactive to 12:01 a.m. EDT (0401 GMT) on April 5.The US CBP listed 20 product categories, including the broad 8471 code for all computers, laptops, disc drives and automatic data processing. It also included semiconductor devices, equipment, memory chips and flat panel displays. The notice did not provide an explanation for the move, but the late-night exclusion provides welcome relief to major technology firms such as Apple, Dell Technologies and many other importers. It's the latest tariff change by the Trump administration, which has made several U-turns in its plan to put tariffs in place on goods from most countries. (Reuters, AP)

US President Donald Trump's administration has granted exclusions from steep reciprocal tariffs to smartphones, computers and some other electronics imported largely from China. In a notice to shippers, the US Customs and Border Protection agency published a list of tariff codes excluded from the import taxes. The exclusions are retroactive to 12:01 a.

m. EDT (0401 GMT) on April 5. The US CBP listed 20 product categories, including the broad 8471 code for all computers, laptops, disc drives and automatic data processing.

It also included semiconductor devices, equipment, memory chips and flat panel displays. The notice did not provide an explanation for the move, but the late-night exclusion provides welcome relief to major technology firms such as Apple, Dell Technologies and many other importers. It's the latest tariff change by the Trump administration, which has made several U-turns in its plan to put tariffs in place on goods from most countries.

(Reuters, AP).