Good news: Your smartphones and other gadgets are now exempt from US tariffs

Robert Triggs / Android Authority TL;DR The US has announced that a variety of electronics will be exempted from 125% tariffs on China. The affected electronics include smartphones, computers, displays, and more. President Donald Trump briefly instituted broad tariffs on countries around the world. The president then made a U-turn but maintained tariffs on China. Now, the administration has exempted a variety of electronics from any new tariffs, including levies against China. The US Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) issued a list of 20 product codes that would be exempt from these “reciprocal” tariffs. Exempted products include smartphones, computers, laptops, displays and projectors (including touchscreens), semiconductors and integrated circuits, LEDs, and solid-state storage. Trump announced a 125% tariff on China last week, on top of an existing 20% fentanyl-related levy announced earlier this year. If the 125% tariff on China applied to these products, this would’ve meant dras ... Read full article.