(Morning News) Apple's smart watches and wireless headphones have not included US $ 200 billion (about S $ 273.9 billion) of Chinese goods in this round of taxation operations in this round of taxation operations.but.Apple is still facing the threat of Chinese retaliation measures, and the iPhone's production in China may be hit.

Dongwang reported that two of the three new iPhone and one new smart watch began delivery this week.The market is expected to boost Apple's sales this year. Based on the past year, it is estimated that these three months of Christmas shopping sales accounted for about one -third of Apple's annual income.Apple CEO Cook has recently urged Trump to avoid fighting a trade war to avoid harming American companies, but expressed his optimism for the two countries to resolve disputes.

The industry has been worried that Apple products will be hit by double tariffs in the United States and China.Once China implements revenge and restricts the supply of materials, equipment and key components to American manufacturers, iPhone and other apple devices will also be affected by dependence on China.

Once the United States will impose tariffs on the additional 267 billion US dollars of imported goods, it will cover all goods imported from China, and it will be difficult for iPhone to escape at that time.Apple warned earlier this month that its smart watches, AirPods wireless headphones and other devices may be affected.

Earlier report: The latest taxation measures for Chinese products will exempt many technology products such as Apple Watches

A high -level official of the US government said on Monday that the latest round of tariffs on Chinese goods imposed on Chinese goods will exempt Apple's Watch and other consumer products.

The U.S. government's proposal to levy taxes of US $ 200 billion in Chinese goods has attracted opposition from science and technology companies; but among the final tax collection products announced by the official, it does not include many well -known consumer brands and products.

The official said that taxation measures will take effect on September 24, with a tax rate of 10%, and will increase to 25%at the end of the year.

Smart watches and devices using Bluetooth wireless communication-such as Apple's AirPod and other products used with smartphones-will be excluded from the new tax list.

In the previous round of $ 50 billion in tariff measures, the Trump administration removed Tablet TV on the final list of June.

The new tariff list does not include health tracking equipment such as Fitbit, and the company has issued a letter to the regulatory agency that tariff measures will affect its investment in the United States.

However, the official said that routers and other products to help computer network operations are still in the new tariff list.This may affect smaller technology companies, such as EERO, which produces home routers, and the company has requested tariff exemption.A total of 300 commodities are exempted from tariffs, including some non -technology consumer products, such as bicycle helmets and baby car safety seats.

Despite these adjustments, the new tariff measures still cover about $ 2000 billion in Chinese goods, which is part of the upgraded Sino -US trade dispute.

Apple and EERO did not reply to Reuters' request for comment, and Fitbit did not comment.Apple CEO Cook had dinner with Trump last month, but neither of them disclosed the details of the conversation.

Apple said earlier this month in a letter of comment on government proposals that US tariff measures will affect the price of "large -scale" Apple products, including Watch.

"The concern of these tariff measures is whether the United States will be hit by the most serious impact, which will lead to slower economic growth and reduced competitiveness in the United States. For American consumers, prices have risen.Calculating.

Following Apple's comment, Trump published a tweet on September 8 that if Apple wants to avoid tariffs, there is a "simple solution", which is "producing your products in the United States, not in the United States, not in the United States, not in the United States, not in the United States, not in the United StatesChina. Let's start building a new factory now! "

Bloomberg reported earlier on Monday that Apple's Watch will not face a new round of tariffs.(End)