Yesterday, President Donald Trump reminded Tim Cook that if the iPhone is not manufactured in the United States, a minimum tariff of 25% will be imposed on devices imported for the local market. In a press conference, Trump also stressed that in addition to Apple, Android device manufacturers such as Samsung will also be subject to the same action if this order is not complied with.
No time period was given by Trump before the tariffs were imposed. The process of building factories in the United States and building a local supply chain will certainly take several years. From the beginning, Trump said that the high tariffs were introduced to put pressure on companies to move production to America.
Apple has already stated its intention to move manufacturing from China to India and Vietnam for products for the American market to avoid the high tariffs imposed on China. With yesterday's announcement, the headache that Apple is facing will now also affect Samsung, Nothing, Motorola and OnePlus, which see America as their main market.