Apple Granted 10 of 15 Tariff Exclusion Requests for Mac Pro Parts, Docket Shows
Of 15 categories of Chinese-sourced Mac Pro components Apple sought exclusions from 25 percent Section 301 List 3 tariffs in July (see 1907260027), the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative granted 10, agency records show. Of the five denials, USTR…
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rejected all because Apple “failed to show that the imposition of additional duties on the particular product would cause severe economic harm to you or other U.S. interests,” said Sept. 23 notices posted Monday and searchable in the public docket. The denials were for Mac Pro CPU heat sinks, BIOS printed circuit boards, AC power cables, caster wheel assemblies and data cables, said the docket. Waivers were granted on the 10 other requests in mid-September. Apple didn’t comment.