CNN: Smartphones, Computers and Some Electronics Exempt from Tariffs

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ROSALES: “The U.S. is now exempting some of the most popular goods imported to the U.S. from the president‘s sweeping tariffs. In a notice from the U.S. customs and border patrol, electronics, including smartphones and computers, are now excluded from the tariffs. Those items are among the most heavily imported from China, even as the two nations entrench themselves in a tariff standoff. The Trump Administration hitting China on Wednesday with a whopping 145% tariff on its exports to the U.S., China retaliating with a 125% tariff on U.S. goods. CNN‘s Kevin Liptak is in West Palm Beach, Florida, near where President Trump is spending his weekend. Kevin, how did the White House decide to exempt these popular products?”