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Digital Camera World
Digital Camera World
Hillary K. Grigonis

A new semiconductor tariff is here. But the newest tariff may actually be GOOD news for American photographers

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US President Donald Trump has announced a new tariff on semiconductors imported into the US – but the additional tariff is both a lower rate and narrower scope than the sweeping semiconductor tariffs threatened last year.

On January 14 Trump announced a 25% tariff on some semiconductors, which went into effect the following day. The tariff is an additional import tax on top of existing fees.

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