Apple could be hit with a 25 percent tariff unless it relents and decides to manufacture the iPhone in the United States, which analysts don't think is feasible.
Apple may prefer 25% tariff over relocating iPhone production to the US
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Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders delayed in the United States as a result of tariffs
On Wednesday, Nintendo announced that the Nintendo Switch 2 would go on pre-order in the United States on April 9th, 2025 with initial unit availability beginning on June 5th. Unfortunately, the video game company had to backtrack a little bit on its pre-order plans in the United States, directly because of tariff changes imposed by the government’s current administration, the BBC reports.
Tim Cook gifted Donald Trump an American-made Mac Pro sans $400 wheels
Apple's chief executive gave former US President Donald Trump a 2019 Mac Pro as a gift, Trump's executive disclosure shows. The unit was assembled in the United States, but the gift came without a set of optional wheels and Apple's Pro Display XDR, sold separately.
Analyst: Apple cut iPhone component cost by $30-$50 to offset the impact of Trump tariffs
While Apple said Trump’s tariffs would affect product costs and give its global competitor Samsung an edge, analysts believe the company has a few tricks up its sleeve to absorb the effects of the tariffs and avoid passing the tariff cost to customers.
Shares of Apple slide after Trump said US companies should look for alternatives to China
Shares of Apple and semiconductor stocks took a notable hit after US President Donald Trump said in a tweet last Friday that American companies should “immediately start looking for an alternative” to their operations in China, a comment that should concern many Silicons Valley companies that manufacture their consumer electronics products in China.
Apple is afraid that Trump tariffs could give its chief global competitor Samsung an edge
Tim Cook made a "good case" at a dinner with President Trump last Friday that its chief global competitor Samsung Electronics could gain an edge because all of Apple's "Designed in California", "Made in China" products like iPhone will get hit with the new US tariffs.
Kuo: Apple will absorb most of the additional costs due to tariffs
Apple has argued that Trump's additional tariffs, effective September 1, could have a wide range of negative impact on its earnings while tilting the playing field in favor of its global competitors, but one analyst is out with a new report predicting that the iPhone maker will absorb most of the additional costs stemming from tariffs.
Apple supplier Sharp reportedly building a plant in Vietnam due to the US trade war with China
Apple's supplier Sharp is reportedly gearing up to move part of its production out of China in response to President Trump’s latest escalation of the growing US trade war with China.
Trump declines to give Apple tariff exemptions on the new “Assembled in China” Mac Pro
Apple won't be exempt from any new tariffs, US President Donald Trumpt tweeted today.
Apple says Trump’s tariffs would affect product costs, reduce company’s contributions to U.S. economy
A trade war with China is making some companies in the United States less-than-positive about the future, and Apple is no different. The company has issued a warning, saying that additional tariffs could have a wide range of negative impact on the company -- and consumers.
Trump says tariffs could also be placed on iPhones and Mac notebooks
President Donald Trump has implied that the US government might place a ten percent tariff on iPhones, Mac notebooks and other computers imported from China.
US spares some Apple products from latest round of Chinese tariffs [updated]
The Trump Administration has decided to exclude a category of high-tech products from its latest round of tariffs on Chinese made products. The move comes just days after Apple contacted the U.S. government expressing its concerns about the possible levies, according to Bloomberg.