President Trump has confirmed that the 25% tariff mentioned for iPhone earlier today will also apply to Samsung and “anybody” making smartphones outside of the United States.
Earlier today, Donald Trump announced via social media that Apple would be subject to a 25% tariff on iPhones sold in the United States that were not manufactured in the country, as the President has been demanding Apple to move its production to the US. Apple’s production is currently primarily in China and partially in India.
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Top comment by Arthur
Exactly 0 changes will be made by Apple, Samsung or Google to move manufacturing stateside and I would be shocked if Trump and his administration don't already know this.
These companies will either eat that tariff or past all or a chunk of it to us so it's all pretty pointless what he's trying to do. Now, if the tariffs don't end at 25% and go much higher then these companies will have to really consider their options if they wanna continue doing business here without charging 50% or more for the same products.
Now, Trump has clarified that, yes, this same 25% tariff will apply to “anybody” selling smartphones in the US that are not made in the US, specifically calling out Samsung. “Otherwise it would be fair,” Trump says in a video posted by @Acyn on Twitter/X. The news was also reported by Reuters and The Wall Street Journal.
Trump adds that these tariffs will kick in towards “the end of June.”
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