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« on: September 23, 2019, 04:05:24 pm »

The Mac Pro might avoid Trump's tariffs after all

What you need to know

Apple has applied for and been given a number of tariff exemptions for the Mac Pro
Trump had originally stated that no exemptions would be given
Tariffs are set to rise to 30% on Chinese products in October
The Mac Pro begins to dodge Trump's tariff war.

Despite Trump's earlier assertion that Apple would not be excluded from U.S. tariffs on Chinese manufactured products, the company has gained tariff exemptions for a number of parts for the new Mac Pro, Apple's new desktop computer that is set to ship at some point in the fall.

Reported by Bloomberg, Apple has gained approval for ten of its fifteen exemption requests that focus on components of the new Mac Pro, according to the U.S. Trade Representative's office.

President Trump had originally stated back in July on Twitter that Apple would in no way be excluded from the new tariffs, arguing that if the company doesn't want to pay tariffs, they should make the parts in the United States.


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