US Trade Secretary Howard Lutnik recently says Payment Exemptions Trump They are only temporarily in some electronic and pharmaceutical products. In an interview with ‘ABC News’, he stressed it It would not be “like a kind of permanent exclusion”He said that Charges Drug products arrive within one or two months.
“We must have sedatives, We need to have chipsWe need to keep flat panels and do these things in the United States. We cannot depend on Southeast Asia for all the things that work for us, ”Ludnik said.
Trump administration said Friday Excludes electronic products like smartphones And laptops Mutual chargesA measure of popular consumption that is usually not made in the United States is a move to help keep the cost of electronic products.
The exemptions benefit American technology companies like AppleIt has 90% of its iPhone production and assembly in China, the Vetbash Securities said. Notice shared by US Customs and Border Service Exclusion applies to 145% of fees Line For the importation of ChineseAnd other electronic devices and components such as semiconductors, solar cells and memory cards.
This is the last payment change of the Trump administration, which is Has awarded several 180 degrees turns In its massive scheme for placing fees for goods in most countries. Speaking to journalists at an Air Force on Saturday, Trump said he would comment on the exemptions on Monday. “We will be very specific on Monday. But we get a lot of money as a country. We are entering a lot of money.”
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