CPUs, graphics cards, and motherboards are among the most expensive PC components, so the industry is watching closely how the tariffs will affect their prices. For now, it looks like GPUs are exempt from the import duties imposed last week by the Trump administration, but the situation may change once the government decides to tax imports of semiconductors, reports PCMag. When it comes to graphics cards, the situation is different.
The document detailing the latest U.S. import tariffs (Executive Order 14257) on various goods includes Annex II, which lists numerous products that are, for now, relieved from additional import tariffs. When it comes to semiconductor imports, the list includes processors, controllers, amplifiers, memories, and 'other.' However, the list does not include 'graphics processing modules' (codes 8473.30.1180 and 84733011) or similar items that describe actual graphics cards or GPU accelerators.
