\tApple warned US officials tariffs on its products would reduce the company\u2019s contributions to the domestic economy and harm its ability to compete with Chinese rivals.<\/p>\n
In a letter, Apple urged the government to reconsider a proposed 25 per cent tariff on goods imported from China, which it said would impact all of its major products including iPhones, iPads and AppleTV.<\/p>\n
It argued the move would \u201ctilt the playing field in favour of our global competitors\u201d since Chinese and other non-US vendors would not be impacted by the tariffs.<\/p>\n
Apple, which claimed to be the largest corporate taxpayer in the country, also said the tariffs would cut into its domestic economic contributions. The company previously pledged to invest more than $350 billion [1] in the US over the course of five years.<\/p>\n
The letter comes as part of Apple\u2019s campaign to avoid being caught up in the country\u2019s ongoing trade battle with China and follows a meeting between CEO Tim Cook (pictured) and President Donald Trump last week.<\/p>\n
In 2018, Apple successfully persuaded the US to exclude smartwatches and earphones [2] from a list of goods subject to an initial round of tariffs.<\/p>\n
However, the company appears to be preparing in case its latest effort is unsuccessful, reportedly making plans with suppliers to shift production out of China [3] into South East Asia.<\/p>\n[1] https:\/\/www.mobileworldlive.com\/featured-content\/home-banner\/apple-unveils-major-us-investment\/
\n[2] https:\/\/www.mobileworldlive.com\/devices\/news-devices\/apple-ducks-us-tariffs-on-tech\/
\n[3] https:\/\/www.mobileworldlive.com\/featured-content\/top-three\/apple-explores-move-away-from-china\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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