Trump administration announces smartphones and other electronics exempt from new tariffs

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The Trump administration has exempted smartphones and various other electronics from the sweeping tariff package the president rolled out last week.

President Donald Trump announced he would pause the higher reciprocal tariff rates for nearly every country on Wednesday for 90 days, while keeping a universal 10% tariff for those countries, and raising tariffs on China to a total of 145%.

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