Tech devices to be exempted from President Trump’s reciprocal tariffs

(NBC, KYMA/KECY) - Smartphones, computers and other tech devices will be exempted from President Donald Trump's reciprocal tariffs.

The guidance, issued by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) late Friday evening, comes after the president, earlier this month, imposed 145% tariffs on products from China.

The guidance also includes exclusions for other electronic devices and components. This includes semiconductors, solar cells, flat panel TV displays, flash drives, memory cards and solid-state drives used for storing data.

The 20-product categories listed by the CBP are apparently exempt from the 125% tariff imposed by President Trump on Chinese imports and the 10% baseline tariff on imports from other countries.

A 20% tariff on all Chinese goods remains in effect.

On Saturday, the White House said the exemptions were made because the president wants to ensure that companies have time to move production to the U.S.