Trump sparing electrical goods like phones, laptops from reciprocal tariffs

The Trump administration exempts imported smartphones, laptops and other electronics from mutual definitions.

The Customs and Borders patrol issued new guidelines on mutual tariff negotiations late Friday, noting that these goods were exempt from Trump’s executive order on April 2, which announced the state of national emergency due to in principle commercial practices and structural imbalances in the global trading system. The subsequent executive orders rose the definitions on China to 125 %.

The updated guidelines, which cited a presidential memorandum issued on Friday, excluded the products of China’s tariffs by 125 % of Trump and its global global arrangement by 10 % on some countries. It applies to the goods that left a warehouse from April 5.

president Donald Trump, the left, and a person working on a flexible production line for circles in China, China. Circle boards are used in smartphones, display panels, energy batteries, and auto electronics, among other electronics. (Bonnie Cash/Upi/Bloomberg, Left, Cosfoto/Nurphoto via Getty Images, right/Getty Images)

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It is possible to reduce the new step from a blow to consumers while giving a boost to electronics giants like Apple, Samsung and Dell.

White House official confirmed to Fox News that the exemptions were placed in place.

Among other electrical goods that are exempt from hard drives, computer processors, solar cells, semiconductor manufacturing equipment, flat plate TV and memory flakes. These famous consumer electronics elements are not generally manufactured in the United States and will take years to establish for years, according to Bloomberg.

China represents approximately 25 % of all electronic commodities imported to the United States, according to the United States Trade Committee.

President Donald Trump speaks during a commercial announcement event, “Make the wealthy America again” in the Roses Park at the White House on April 2, 2025, and in Washington, DC declared a national emergency due to uncommon trade practices (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images / Getty Images)

China refuses to retract the customs tariff after Trump threatened strict measures

On Wednesday, Trump put a temporary stop for a period of 90 days on a mutual tariff and a dedicated to dozens of nations, which was a sudden change in the session after he said that there would be no stopping for them, only negotiations.

At the same time, the Trump administration raised the bet on its tariffs on China to 125 %. This led to China to raise the customs tariffs on American imports from 84 % to 125 % amid the ongoing trade war between the great powers.

A Trump administration official told Fox News Digital that the stoppage had occurred after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessin and Trade Minister Howard Lootnik Trump encouraged this customs tariff on ice after receiving a flow from good commitments from trading partners to re -negotiation

It is possible to reduce the new step from a blow to consumers while giving a boost to electronics giants like Apple, Samsung and Dell. (Lightrockquket/Lightrockket via Getty Images/Getty Images)

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Trump, with the official, confirmed that while the administration was “clear” watching the volatile market on Wednesday morning, Trump’s top priority is how to “address our national condition in cases of trade deficit” in the best way.

He said that the temporary suspension for 90 days will allow countries to reach bilateral deals with the United States, and administration officials say that the president aims to conduct 90 deals with countries in 90 days.

Emma Colon in Fox News contributed to this report