News Trump administration exempts computer chips and copper from sweeping tariffs, but only for now — report says chip tariffs coming later

[Admin]

Donald Trump's new tariff plan imposes sweeping import taxes on nearly all U.S. trading partners starting in April, but key exclusions, especially for semiconductors, offer relief to American tech firms even as high-tech goods from Asia face steep price hikes.

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[why_wolf]

The raw GPU die is tariff free (for now) the completed GPU assembly is not.

 

[bluvg]

Regarding the cost increases, could someone confirm the numbers on ASML equipment? My understanding is that tariff pass-throughs "are typically calculated on the basis of cost insurance and freight (CIF) prices, rather than retail prices," which is often a substantially different number.