\tUS officials announced mobile phones will not be included in a round of tariffs on Chinese imports set to go into effect on 1 September, granting a temporary reprieve to Apple and other technology companies.<\/p>\n
The Office of the United States Trade Representative stated tariffs on mobile phones, laptops, games consoles, computer monitors and certain toys will be delayed until 15 December. It added a number of other unspecified products will be removed from the tariff list altogether for health, safety and national security reasons.<\/p>\n
However, the US still plans to apply a 10 per cent tariff on $300 billion worth of other Chinese goods starting 1 September, including smart watches, fitness trackers and smart speakers.<\/p>\n
In a video posted by CNBC, President Donald Trump explained: \u201cWe\u2019re doing this for Christmas season, just in case some of the tariffs would have an impact on US customers.\u201d<\/p>\n
The fourth calendar quarter is typically strong for technology companies.<\/p>\n
Apple, which has been struggling to revive sales of its iPhone, was among a number of companies which\u00a0urged the administration to reconsider [1] tariffs on technology goods from China.<\/p>\n[1] https:\/\/www.mobileworldlive.com\/devices\/news-devices\/apple-urges-us-to-reconsider-import-tariffs\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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