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Smartphones, computers and other electronic goods entering the US are to be exempted from the tariffs imposed by the Trump administration on imports, according to a notice by the US Customs and Border Protection office published late on Friday.
The move will go some way to cushion American consumers from the expected cost impact of the tariffs on a range of high-tech products.
The exemption includes electronics coming from China, which are currently hit by an additional 145% tariff.
Semiconductors are also excluded from the "baseline" 10% tariff on most US trading partners and the added 125% levy on China.
Edited by Jenipher Camino Gonzalez
