Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said on April 13 that some electronics, including smartphones and computers, will fall under separate tariff plans that include semiconductors, which may be announced in a month or so.
Lutnick spoke with ABC’s “This Week” on Sunday, two days after President Donald Trump exempted a range of electronic product imports from his recent reciprocal tariffs on numerous trade partners with the United States.
The items excluded from reciprocal tariffs include smartphones, computers, servers, laptops, tablets, motherboards, processors, memory modules, machines used for manufacturing semiconductor devices, integrated circuits, flat panel displays, and related devices, according to updated guidance from Customs and Border Protection published on April 11….