Apple Is Still Not Safe From The Tariffs

Summary: While Donald Trump has excluded certain forms of tech from the tariffs, Apple could still suffer from them. China has threatened to retaliate against companies that cooperate with the U.S. in any way that affects Beijing negatively. This could bode ill for Apple.

A few days ago, many companies in the tech industry breathed a sigh of relief, as U.S. President Donald Trump announced certain types of tech, like semiconductors, were excempt from the tariffs. This helped some companies, but it’s not a solution to the problem. There’s still an ongoing trade war with China that could still have some pretty bad effects on the global economy.

Right now, one of the main companies that could be affected by the tariffs is Apple. We’re all watching for the price of the coming iPhones because they could skyrocket if these tariffs don’t change. The company is left with a tough decision. It could either take the extra cost of its iPhones or it could trickle it down to its customers. The possibility of a $3,000 iPhone is still up in the air.

Apple could still suffer because of the tariffs

Right now, it’s tough to know what’s going to happen. China’s threats only make things even worse. The U.S. is trying to pressure other countries to limit their dealings with China using tariffs. As such, China has threatened to reciprocate and impose tariffs on any country that goes along with the U.S.

This means that Apple is not out of the woods just yet. While there’s a 90-day pause on the tariffs, the current situation could make building the iPhone in China an impossibility. Most of the units are built in China, so anything that happen in China can effect the iPhone as a whole.

This trade war is still raging on, and we have no idea who will come out on top. All we know is that the first casualty will be the customer.