Stefan Mileschin

But the iPhone could face double tariffs

US president Donald (Prince of Orange) Trump has spared the Apple iWatch from his tariffs, but will not save the iPhone.

According to Bloomberg, the next round of China tariffs won't include devices that receive and transmit voice data, a category that includes the Apple Watch, Fitbits, Sonos Speakers, and a host of other fitness trackers and home assistants.

The White House recently backed down on the rate at which the imports would be taxed. Over the weekend a list of goods which would be taxed was set at 10 percent. Trump had considered setting the rate at 25 percent.

Customs documents describe the category in vague terms, listing the devices as "machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data". But that vague category has come to encompass a wide range of personal tech, including fitness trackers and personal voice assistants.

The Apple Watch, AirPods, HomePod, BeatsWL, AirPort, and Time Capsule all fall under the code, according to the letter submitted by Apple to the US Trade Representative. Other categories of Apple products will still be affected by the tariff, including adapters, the Mac mini, and any circuit boards or internal components shipped individually to the United States.

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