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POLITICO

This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Adam Behsudi on politico.com on July 26, 2019.
US President Donald Trump said on Friday that Apple will not be granted waivers from tariffs on parts and components it imports from China to make its new high-end Mac Pro computer.
“Apple will not be given Tariff waiver, or relief, for Mac Pro parts that are made in China. Make them in the USA, no Tariffs!” he tweeted.’
Apple applied last week for an exemption from the 25 per cent tariff on 15 parts it uses to manufacture the computer.

Apple will not be given Tariff waiver, or relief, for Mac Pro parts that are made in China. Make them in the USA, no Tariffs!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 26, 2019

The requests were posted July 18 on the US Trade Representative’s public docket. The administration has established a so-called exclusion process from the tariff and has given waivers to some importers.
For years, the president has tried to press the tech company to make more of its products in the US. Apple had previously assembled its Mac Pro in the US, but decided to shift production to China, The Wall Street Journal reported in June.
Apple CEO Tim Cook has taken a personal approach with Trump to sway him against slapping tariffs on the company’s popular products made in China.




The Apple Watch and AirPods were removed last year from a list that targeted roughly US$200 billion worth of Chinese imports.
Cook has continued to press Trump for leniency as he continues to threaten tariffs on all remaining imports from China – a list that would ensare iPhones and other popular Apple consumer products.
“US tariffs on Apple’s products would result in a reduction of Apple’s US economic contribution” and “weigh on Apple’s global competitiveness”, the company wrote in the brief letter to US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer in June ahead of hearings to consider the next round of possible tariffs on China.
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/07/26/trump-apple-tariff-waivers-1437284


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Donald Trump says Apple’s Mac Pro parts won’t get tariff waivers

Apple’s new Mac Pro. Photo: AFP

Apple CEO Tim Cook has continued to press US President Donald Trump for leniency as he continues to threaten tariffs on all remaining imports from China. File photo: AP

Will Apple CEO Tim Cook’s relationship with President Donald Trump be enough to protect the iPhone from China trade war?

Apple CEO Tim Cook. Photo: AFP

Logos of Apple, Huawei and Samsung are pictured on cell phones at a workshop of the Oxflo company, specialised in refurbishment of broken European smartphones which will be resold and provided with a warranty as part of an eco-responsible approach, in Lusignac, France, June 20, 2019. REUTERS/ Regis Duvignau

(FILES) In this file photo taken on September 22, 2017 an Apple logo is seen on the outside of an Apple store in San Francisco, California. - Apple is warning the US administration that proposed tariffs on Chinese imports would be counterproductive, saying they would hurt the iPhone maker's competitiveness and "tilt the playing field" to non-American rivals. In comments filed this week to the US Trade Representative, Apple said the tariff proposal by President Donald Trump would hurt Apple's ability to compete and also end up reducing the tech giant's contributions to the US economy in taxes and investments.The Apple comments dated June 17, 2019 noted that the company is the largest US corporate taxpayer and also is on track to invest some $350 billion in the country over five years. (Photo by Josh Edelson / AFP)

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These are trying times to be an American company operating in China, let alone an American tech giant that counts on China for contract manufacturing and sales

FILE PHOTO: An attendee uses a new iPhone X during a presentation for the media in Beijing, China October 31, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo

Apple CEO Tim Cook, who is in China this week, seen speaking during an event at the Steve Jobs theatre at Apple Park on September 12, 2018 in Cupertino, California. Photo: AFP

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Trump’s announcement comes amid growing trade frictions between China and the United States



Donald Trump’s announcement comes amid growing trade frictions between China and the United States.


Politico | Donald Trump says Apple’s Mac Pro parts won’t get tariff waivers

Trump’s announcement comes amid growing trade frictions between China and the United States