nir Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 President Trump has told The Wall Street Journal he expects tariffs to be placed on all Chinese imports, including items like iPhones. This could boost the cost of an iPhone by 10 percent, a hike which Trump believes would not be a problem. “People could stand that very easily,” Trump told the Journal. The news comes four days ahead of a summit between Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping. China’s top priority for the summit is to try to persuade the US to not implement a planned tariff increase that’s set to kick in on January 1st, which would raise existing tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods to 25 percent. Trump says Beijing’s request to hold off on this increase is “highly unlikely.” If negotiations don’t pan out, tariffs would likely also be imposed upon the $267 billion worth of Chinese imports that still remain untaxed, which would include Apple devices and other tech products. Trump has not decided if the rate for these new tariffs would be 10 or 25 percent. This new tariff could affect many hardware-producing tech companies, and increase the price of goods like Apple’s iPhones and laptops imported from China. When asked about whether consumers would have an adverse reaction to paying more for these types of products, Trump said, “Maybe. Maybe. Depends on what the rate is.” The 10 percent rate, he said, could be “very easily” shouldered by consumers. Trump suggested companies consider relocating facilities if they want to avoid steep tariffs. “What I’d advise is for them to build factories in the United States and to make the product here,” he told the Journal. “And they have a lot of other alternatives.” Xi and Trump are set to meet at the G20 Summit in Argentina later this week. Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BioHazard Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 He is a nut case. 🤡 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven36 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 2 hours ago, BioHazard said: He is a nut case. 🤡 If you can afford a 1000 US$ for Iphone XS you can afford 1100 US$ Thing is Samsung Galaxy S9 witch is slimmer is just $719 Samsung got plants in places were there is no tariffs already so there not going up any... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BioHazard Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 13 minutes ago, steven36 said: If you can afford a 1000 US$ for Iphone XS you can afford 1100 US$ Thing is Samsung Galaxy S9 witch is slimmer is just $719 Samsung got plants in places were there is no tariffs already so there not going up any... lol it won't really effect me cos I bought an iPhone X last year and won't be getting one at least for couple of years from now, things might change then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knowledge-Spammer Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 its like i said day ago I want you to deal with your problems by becoming RICH! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ha91 Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 Haha all those crazy iPhone lovers are not wishing that they should instead rot in hell 😛 Jokes apart, it's always easier for China to re-export these products from elsewhere by just packaging or wraping the final stuff in any other country or its regions - like Hong Kong or Taiwan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronY-Man Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 23 hours ago, knowledge said: its like i said day ago I want you to deal with your problems by becoming RICH! The Money Chant !! "Hmmmm....hmmmm ..hhmmmhhmmmh mmhhmmm !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkc21 Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 Spoiler of course they would Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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