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Trump Exempts Electronics, Including Headsets, From His "Reciprocal" Tariffs

April 13, 2025 3 Min Read
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US President Trump has now exempted many digital units, together with VR headsets, from his “reciprocal” tariffs.

Enacted by govt order final night time, the brand new exemptions apply to a variety of US HTS (Harmonized Tariff Schedule) protecting electronics like smartphones, tablets, laptops, and extra. Semiconductor chips have been already exempted.

One such newly exempted code is 8528.52.00, “Displays and projectors, not incorporating tv reception equipment; able to immediately connecting to and designed to be used with an computerized information processing machine.” In keeping with an official US customs ruling, and sources aware of importing VR headsets to the US, this code applies to VR headsets.

Will Trump’s Tariffs Drive Up VR Headset Costs?

With a 54% tariff set to use to Chinese language-made items and 46% for Vietnam, will the worth of VR headsets within the US quickly enhance?

This implies VR headsets will not be subjected to Trump’s 125% extra tariff on items made in China, nor the ten% tariff for nations like Vietnam, charges which kicked in on Wednesday, and the exemptions are retroactive too. Most headsets are made in these two nations.

When first introduced firstly of the month, the “reciprocal” tariffs have been set to be 34% for China and 46% for Vietnam, and Trump had already enacted a 20% tariff on Chinese language imports in latest months, which might have introduced the full for China to 54%.

Nevertheless, when Wednesday arrived, the day on which the tariffs have been set to kick in, Trump introduced he would restrict the speed to 10% for 90 days, aside from China, which might see a complete fee of 145%. Had this held with out exemptions for electronics, it probably would have seen Meta produce Quest in Vietnam solely, whereas another headset corporations would have been compelled to lift costs.

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Now, these considerations ought to not apply.

Meta Transferring Some Quest Manufacturing To Vietnam To Mitigate China Tariffs

Meta is transferring as much as half of Quest manufacturing to Vietnam as a hedge towards a potential commerce conflict between the US and China.

Electronics which are made in China, together with headsets, will nonetheless be topic to the 20% tariff Trump imposed earlier within the yr, however at the moment are exempt from the later “reciprocal” tariffs that kicked in on Wednesday.

As such, barring an surprising change within the US president’s thoughts, headset costs within the US ought to not be compelled to extend. Hear that? It is a sigh of reduction from our business.

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