Trump’s tariff blitz now exempting electrical goods like phones, laptops
The Trump administration is exempting imported smartphones, laptops and other electronics from reciprocal tariffs. Customs and Border Patrol issued new guidance on reciprocal tariff negotiations late Friday, noting the exemption of those goods from Trump’s April 2 executive order which declared a national emergency due to non-reciprocal trade practices and structural imbalances in the global trading system. Subsequent executive orders ramped up tariffs on China to 125%.The updated guidance, which cites […]
