US Says Separate Tariffs On Electronics, Semiconductors Coming In ‘Month Or Two’
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US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick made the comments in an interview with ABC News.
US President Donald Trump speaks at an event at the White House, in Washington, US. (IMAGE: REUTERS)
The United States on Sunday said that smartphones, computers, other electronic devices, and semiconductors may face separate tariffs in the coming weeks under new trade measures.
The comments, made by US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick in an interview with ABC News, came amid President Donald Trump’s wave of tariffs — currently on pause — which has created uncertainty in global stock markets.
“We can’t be relying on China for fundamental things that we need: our medicines and our semiconductors need to be built in America,” Lutnick said in the interview.
On Friday, the Trump administration had granted temporary exclusions from the steep tariffs for certain electronics, most of which are imported from China. The move provided relief to major tech companies like Apple, which depend heavily on imported components and finished products, Reuters reported.