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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

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This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Adam Behsudi on politico.com on July 26, 2019.

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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.

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.
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