Trump warns exemptions on smartphones, electronics will be short-lived, promises future tariffs

The US president has said no one is getting off the hook', as he promises to launch a national security investigation into the semiconductor sector

The exemption of smartphones, laptops and other electronic products from import tariffs on China will be short-lived, top US officials have said, with Donald Trump warning that no one was getting off the hook."

There was no Tariff exception', Trump said in a social media post on Sunday. These products are subject to the existing 20% Fentanyl Tariffs, and they are just moving to a different Tariff bucket.'"