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Trump threatens Apple with 25% tariff on iPhones made outside U.S.
The United States President, Donald Trump, has threatened Apple with an import tariff of 25 percent on iPhones sold, but not manufactured, in the country.
The President issued the warning on his Truth Social platform on Friday.
He said: “I have long ago informed (chief executive) Tim Cook of Apple of this.
“I expect their iPhones that will be sold in the United States of America will be manufactured and built in the United States, not India, or anyplace else.
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“If that is not the case, a Tariff of at least 25 per cent must be paid by Apple to the U.S.”
Trump has long demanded that Apple build the iPhone, its most important product in the U.S.
Experts argue that this would require huge investments and make smartphones drastically more expensive.
Under Cook’s leadership, Apple has built up supply chains in Asia over the last few decades with large factories, mainly in China.
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