Trump Expands Tariffs on Steel, Aluminum

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Why Trump's Metal Tariffs Won't Lead to the All-American iPhone

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President Trump announced he was adding to his growing list of tariffs with a new 25 percent charge on imported aluminum and steel.

Aluminum is used heavily in the casing for premium handsets like Samsung 's Galaxy S25 and Apple 's iPhone 16.

Around 80 percent of the world's phones are made in China , and while Apple has moved some of its manufacturing and assembly to India , millions of iPhones are still produced by Foxconn .

Apple was granted tariff exemptions from China tariffs in the past.

The company was granted numerous exemptions during Trump 's first term.

Apple 's A18 and A18 Pro chipsets are made by TSMC , mostly in Taiwan .

The iPhone 16 Pro’s IMX903 camera sensor is made by Sony Semiconductor Solutions Group .

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