Trump is pushing Apple: threat of huge customs on iPhones from China!

Trump is pushing Apple: threat of huge customs on iPhones from China!

Houston, Texas, USA - President Donald Trump exerts pressure on Apple to shift iPhone production to the USA. On the Truth Social platform, he threatened a 25 percent customs fee on every iPhone that is not manufactured in the United States. Despite these demands, it remains unclear whether Trump is legally able to specifically prove individual companies with tariffs. This development comes at a time when Apple's market value temporarily dropped by $ 300 billion and the share price has fallen by 15 percent in the past few weeks, which corresponds to a loss of around $ 500 billion.

Apple CEO Tim Cook pointed out that the majority of the iPhones sold in the USA will come from India in the future. However, industry experts estimate that relocating production to the United States is extremely difficult. The highly specialized workers in China and India as well as the complex supply chain, which has been established since the 1990s, make such a decision practically impossible. ZDF emphasizes that Apple has announced in February in February, investing $ 500 billion in the USA, but not for the production of iPhones.

challenges of relocation

Analysts warn that production in the USA could drastically increase prices for end customers. According to Dan Ives from Wedbush Securities, this could drive the price of an iPhone from $ 1,000 to over $ 3,000. Full relocation would not only take years, but also require billions in investments.

Aktuell Apple expects the existing tariffs with additional costs of around $ 900 million, which corresponds to about one percent of the expected quarterly turnover of $ 88.7 billion. The CEO emphasized that the long -term effects of tariffs are difficult to predict. Winfuture reports that most other products such as iPads and Macs are already manufactured in countries like Vietnam.

political and economic implications

Trump's threats are not new; Already during his first term he put Apple under pressure to bring parts of the production back to the USA. However, experts argue that automation and adjustments in design would be necessary to efficiently implement a partial production in the USA. The challenges are increased by the global supply chains, which are crucial for electronics products. These complex structures cannot be easily redesigned overnight.

The US government has so far excluded certain electronic items from the tariffs, which supports Apple's current strategy. Definitely, the pressure on the company remains, especially against the background of political positions and economic uncertainty.