News U.S. Government extends tariff on graphics cards and motherboards for another year

[Admin]

U.S. administration extends tariff exemptions on China-made graphics cards and motherboards for another year.

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[bit_user]

Article is currently titled U.S. Government extends tariff on graphics cards and motherboards for another year. What's meant is "tariff exemptions", as made clear by the first sentence of the article.

Thanks for the correction.

 

[bit_user]

Increasing tariffs would feed inflation, which they're currently trying to fight. I wonder if that's a key consideration.

 

[peachpuff]

Article is currently titled U.S. Government extends tariff on graphics cards and motherboards for another year. What's meant is "tariff exemptions", as made clear by the first sentence of the article.

@JarredWaltonGPU

Anton had a hangover it seems.

 

[garrett040]

Increasing tariffs would feed inflation, which they're currently trying to fight. I wonder if that's a key consideration.

The only thing that feeds inflation is an increase in the supply of money.

 

[bit_user]

The only thing that feeds inflation is an increase in the supply of money.

That's incorrect.

 

[helper800]

The only thing that feeds inflation is an increase in the supply of money.

Here is how inflation actually works. Read it...

 

[thisisaname]

The only thing that feeds inflation is an increase in the supply of money.

Or things being more expensive.

 

[williamcll]

Considering EVGA, one of the few (if not only) non-chinese AIB manufacturer only gave up a few years ago I don't see anything that's convincing other board partners to set up shop in the US. Subsidizing is a no-go because that takes a bite out of the government budget and if you try to force them you risk losing votes.

 

[bit_user]

Considering EVGA, one of the few (if not only) non-chinese AIB manufacturer only gave up a few years ago

FWIW, I'm sure the tariffs don't apply to Taiwan. Also, what probably matters is where the board is made, rather than where the manufacturer is based.

I don't see anything that's convincing other board partners to set up shop in the US.

The tariffs specifically target China, rather than non-US. That's why a lot of factories have migrated to Vietnam.

Subsidizing is a no-go because that takes a bite out of the government budget and if you try to force them you risk losing votes.

The US government already has plenty of subsidies for industries like agriculture, fossil fuels, and semiconductors (recently).

 

[williamcll]

The US government already has plenty of subsidies for industries like agriculture, fossil fuels, and semiconductors (recently).

The subsidies won't work if they don't actually lower the consumer price. People won't buy the more expensive product when it gets dragged down to the same quality as cheaply made ones due to planned obsolesce.

FWIW, I'm sure the tariffs don't apply to Taiwan. Also, what probably matters is where the board is made, rather than where the manufacturer is based.

I recall Gigabyte, which claims itself as being non-mainland built is also affected.

 

[bit_user]

The subsidies won't work if they don't actually lower the consumer price. People won't buy the more expensive product when it gets dragged down to the same quality as cheaply made ones due to planned obsolesce.

That's one of the purposes of tariffs. If there's a country you think is selling products with artificially low prices, then tariffs provide a means to address that imbalance.

I recall Gigabyte, which claims itself as being non-mainland built is also affected.

But where do they do their manufacturing? They shouldn't be affected, unless some of it is on the mainland.