Trump plans 100% tariff on computer chips, unless companies build in US
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President Donald Trump says he's imposing a 100% tariff on computer chips— a move that raises the specter of higher prices for electronics, autos, household appliances and other essential goods that depend on the processors.
  • artyom@piefed.socialEnglish
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    24 days ago

    That’s not how tariffs work. You can’t just circumvent them by packaging them differently.

    • SaltSong@startrek.websiteEnglish
      2·
      24 days ago

      Packaging, no. But manufacturing it into something else, yes.

      Do you think a tariff on copper would apply to an iPhone? Or a tariff on oil?

      • artyom@piefed.socialEnglish
        1·
        24 days ago

        Do you think a tariff on copper would apply to an iPhone?

        …of course?

        Or a tariff on oil?

        Do your iPhones usually take oil? 🤔